Took a box of this ammo out into the Nevada hills the other day
and took a table and chair this time with a sand bag and even my chrony.
Had a new scope to put on and dial in on the auto to replace an old one that had seen its days and not clear any more.
It took eight shots to tune the win 61 pump into a straight shooter for 15 yards for any unwanted critters in the back yard.
After putting the scope on the Marlin Auto, I got down to business with the first shot............
Woha baby.........
2 3/4" low and 1 1/4" left. So much for my "Guesstamation".
three shots later and I was getting there and finally shot 6 just off the side and #7 taking out the number printed on a sheet of paper that was 1/4" tall.
Next time I print that target sheet out I will have to hit the "Bold" key, for these old eyes.
Final fine tuning came from the full "Soda pop" can distance........ first hit gets a big surprise !!
It was interesting to see that the pump only got 640 fps out of this load, with a "Closed system".
The Auto, that would not eject this low energy load, managed to get 695 fps. Maybe a lot newer barrel has something to do with this?
Any way, it is all good and ready for the kids, when they want to get out and get some fresh desert air, instead of that city junk.
Later.
PS:
Did I mention that it is really nice not to have to put the ear muffs on !!!