I brought a few single actions to the local 25yrd bullseye range today.
The 1911 is my trusty Kimber CustII with the dreaded external extractor, I guess I got a good one because it has been trouble free going on over 3K at this point. The six shooter is Rugers Bisley Flattop in .44sp, these are built on the newer .357 frame size.
Ammo was Black Hills reloads in .45acp, a lead 200swc target load. In .44sp I used Magtech 240gr lead flat points...they felt light like any typical Cowboy load. Chubby little bullets.
After using 25rounds of each on the internet match (fun, but tricky), I put up a fresh target and glowy sticker and tried for a 25 shot group from each gun.
Did pretty solid with Kimbo, it likes this load and no troubles with function or accuracy, despite being somewhat softly loaded.
With the Ruger, I was a little up and down today with the stringing, probably 'dipping' a little as it's a weightier gun and holding that thing out there while lining up over 25shots probably had me rush a few downrange. Still, solid effort and most clustered in there pretty tight when I did the work. Held the sticker, anyways.
Between these two guns, I could switch best efforts from one day to the next, as they both can demonstrate very tight groups. It's especially nice shooting these bigger bore low pressure rounds, they deliver a satisfying down range performance without pounding you around or inducing flinch. I like that.
The 1911 is my trusty Kimber CustII with the dreaded external extractor, I guess I got a good one because it has been trouble free going on over 3K at this point. The six shooter is Rugers Bisley Flattop in .44sp, these are built on the newer .357 frame size.
Ammo was Black Hills reloads in .45acp, a lead 200swc target load. In .44sp I used Magtech 240gr lead flat points...they felt light like any typical Cowboy load. Chubby little bullets.
After using 25rounds of each on the internet match (fun, but tricky), I put up a fresh target and glowy sticker and tried for a 25 shot group from each gun.
Did pretty solid with Kimbo, it likes this load and no troubles with function or accuracy, despite being somewhat softly loaded.
With the Ruger, I was a little up and down today with the stringing, probably 'dipping' a little as it's a weightier gun and holding that thing out there while lining up over 25shots probably had me rush a few downrange. Still, solid effort and most clustered in there pretty tight when I did the work. Held the sticker, anyways.
Between these two guns, I could switch best efforts from one day to the next, as they both can demonstrate very tight groups. It's especially nice shooting these bigger bore low pressure rounds, they deliver a satisfying down range performance without pounding you around or inducing flinch. I like that.
