Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA
So I have been wringing out a “new to me” 38-55 lever gun, I will run it in long distance rifle matches this up coming summer. It was shooting hard right so first thing to do was verify sight alignment. I realize everybody has their own method and there is really no wrong way to do it provided you are accurate. Me being a DIY guy I simply tie a piece of dental floss to front site post then pull it tight past hammer. If she is centered all good, if not give it a little bump with brass punch. I have been experimenting with Unique powder, as I have a bit of surplus. There is not a lot of recipes out there for Old cowboy cartridges using modern powder, some but not a lot. The target shown has everything from 25 yards to 100 yards all buck horn sights. This target is the culmination of many experimental loads. In the end what worked best in this rifle, was Just under 10 grains of Unique pushing a 260 grn FP. I cannot tell you how long it took to get here! Hah! Do not replicate this load in your firearm, you must develop your load for your Firearm.
So I have been wringing out a “new to me” 38-55 lever gun, I will run it in long distance rifle matches this up coming summer. It was shooting hard right so first thing to do was verify sight alignment. I realize everybody has their own method and there is really no wrong way to do it provided you are accurate. Me being a DIY guy I simply tie a piece of dental floss to front site post then pull it tight past hammer. If she is centered all good, if not give it a little bump with brass punch. I have been experimenting with Unique powder, as I have a bit of surplus. There is not a lot of recipes out there for Old cowboy cartridges using modern powder, some but not a lot. The target shown has everything from 25 yards to 100 yards all buck horn sights. This target is the culmination of many experimental loads. In the end what worked best in this rifle, was Just under 10 grains of Unique pushing a 260 grn FP. I cannot tell you how long it took to get here! Hah! Do not replicate this load in your firearm, you must develop your load for your Firearm.