Just pulled out my old copy of Elmer Keith's "Sixguns". The dust cover has pictures of some targets, a 20 Yard Standard of the old days & an ace of Spades w/ the spade completely shot out. Never paid much attention to them until I caught the words"...Colt's Dragoons.." on the 20 yd target. Using my trusty magnifying glass, I could read most of the writting, to wit:
"? Shooting alternately by H W Bradly & Elmer Keith Sunday Apr 19-1931 with two Colt's Dragoons serial numbers 12774 and 5847. Load 50 grs F.F.F.G. Dupont black, greased felt wad and 146 gr round ball. 10 yards standing both hands. Very hard trigger pulls and both ? ? sighted so we had to select separate aiming points ? ."
Question marks are words I couldn't make out. Anyway, measuring one of the holes I could make out, & with a little math, the group is about 2.0" in maximum diameter, about 1.7 at minimum.
Aiming points were about 2.7" at 7 O'clock, & 3.6" at 5 O'clock. I could count 11 distinct ball cutouts, didn't say how many shots. Very tight group, even at 10 yards, & the load is something we've discussed at length on this forum. Notice the greased wads & low aiming points. In 1931, these were original Colts, not quite a hundred years old yet. Of course, Elmer's pistol skills are legendary.
"? Shooting alternately by H W Bradly & Elmer Keith Sunday Apr 19-1931 with two Colt's Dragoons serial numbers 12774 and 5847. Load 50 grs F.F.F.G. Dupont black, greased felt wad and 146 gr round ball. 10 yards standing both hands. Very hard trigger pulls and both ? ? sighted so we had to select separate aiming points ? ."
Question marks are words I couldn't make out. Anyway, measuring one of the holes I could make out, & with a little math, the group is about 2.0" in maximum diameter, about 1.7 at minimum.
Aiming points were about 2.7" at 7 O'clock, & 3.6" at 5 O'clock. I could count 11 distinct ball cutouts, didn't say how many shots. Very tight group, even at 10 yards, & the load is something we've discussed at length on this forum. Notice the greased wads & low aiming points. In 1931, these were original Colts, not quite a hundred years old yet. Of course, Elmer's pistol skills are legendary.