canoeguy
US Veteran
I've been working on duplicating some of the trick shots of the great "Old Time " shooters, Ad Topperwein, Annie Oakley, etc. One of their favorites was shooting a lit cigarrette from the mouth of their assistant...
I've been having a hard time finding willing asssistants, so I staple cigarrete butts I've scrounged off the ground to a target board, and shoot at them from 7 yards, 21 feet. With my Ruger .22/45, I'm a little over 50% hit ratio. I figured with a bigger bullet, my hit ratio should climb.
Tried it today with my most accurate revolver, a 4" Model 64-1, a surplus police or security gun. With my pet accuracy load, Missouri Bullet Company's "Cowboy #11", 158 grain lead round nose with 3.2 grains Trail Boss powder (around 700 FPS), my hit ratio approached 100%. Here's some pics:
Where will this skill take me? Probably not far, but it is fun perfecting the shot.....
Why is this load and revolver combination so accurate? A big part of it I think is the Missouri Bullet Company 158 grain LRN "Cowboy #11". It is a little softer lead alloy (Brinnell 12), and .358 diameter, so it fills the lands and grooves of the revolver. The mild load of Trail Boss powder is just right for a mild, accurate, pleasant shooting load.
The revolver has a great trigger, sights are regulated dead on, and the ugly Pachmar grips fit my hand perfectly.
I've been having a hard time finding willing asssistants, so I staple cigarrete butts I've scrounged off the ground to a target board, and shoot at them from 7 yards, 21 feet. With my Ruger .22/45, I'm a little over 50% hit ratio. I figured with a bigger bullet, my hit ratio should climb.
Tried it today with my most accurate revolver, a 4" Model 64-1, a surplus police or security gun. With my pet accuracy load, Missouri Bullet Company's "Cowboy #11", 158 grain lead round nose with 3.2 grains Trail Boss powder (around 700 FPS), my hit ratio approached 100%. Here's some pics:
Where will this skill take me? Probably not far, but it is fun perfecting the shot.....
Why is this load and revolver combination so accurate? A big part of it I think is the Missouri Bullet Company 158 grain LRN "Cowboy #11". It is a little softer lead alloy (Brinnell 12), and .358 diameter, so it fills the lands and grooves of the revolver. The mild load of Trail Boss powder is just right for a mild, accurate, pleasant shooting load.
The revolver has a great trigger, sights are regulated dead on, and the ugly Pachmar grips fit my hand perfectly.
