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I recently acquired a .62 Jaeger. I had posted for load suggestions and thought it appropriate to give a range report. First about the rifle. This is a gun made by Steve Zihn. 31” swamped Getz barrel and a Chambers round faced lock. 13 3/4” lop. This gun fits me perfectly and points like a dream. In my mind it’s a perfect match for my English Sporting rifle in terms of handling. One is 18th century, the other 19th century- cool beans.
Here’s a pic:
This is not a photo I took - been busy shooting…
So now the range report. Hunting season is rapidly approaching so I went to the range to get to work on a load.
I tried powder charges of 80 and 90 grains, using Goex 2F as well as Swiss 2F. I had patches from .010 to .018 as well as felt wads. All I had yesterday were .610 RB from TOTW. I did get a new mold but it came later in the mail and I didn’t have time to cast bullets.
The load the gave the best performance was:
90 gr Swiss 2F powder
20 gauge pre-lubed felt was from Eastern Maine Shooting supplies (in my experience they are a bit larger in diameter than Ox-Yoke)
.018” pillow ticking pre cut and pre lubed patch.
.610 RB from TOTW
I got this 3 shot group at 50 yards.
The hole at the top was with the folding leaf up. So, it’s hitting 1 1/2” high at 50 yards. The top hole was 8” above point of aim. I ran out of time to shoot out to 100. Darn the luck, I’ll have to go back out to shoot more - a real tragedy…
The gun was 100% reliable. I swabbed between shots just for the sake of consistency- plus it was quite warm at the range.
A lot of other folks were at the range getting ready for hunting season. I didn’t see a single rifle with a wood stock or blued steel. I’m in a small town so I knew 90% of the folks. They were all enamored with my rifle. Then their casual interest changed when they saw how well it shot. Most commented how “fast” it went off - they expected pull, click, bang…
I have an appointment with some hogs on Wednesday morning. If I have success I’ll be giving a hunting report soon.
Here’s a pic:
This is not a photo I took - been busy shooting…
So now the range report. Hunting season is rapidly approaching so I went to the range to get to work on a load.
I tried powder charges of 80 and 90 grains, using Goex 2F as well as Swiss 2F. I had patches from .010 to .018 as well as felt wads. All I had yesterday were .610 RB from TOTW. I did get a new mold but it came later in the mail and I didn’t have time to cast bullets.
The load the gave the best performance was:
90 gr Swiss 2F powder
20 gauge pre-lubed felt was from Eastern Maine Shooting supplies (in my experience they are a bit larger in diameter than Ox-Yoke)
.018” pillow ticking pre cut and pre lubed patch.
.610 RB from TOTW
I got this 3 shot group at 50 yards.
The hole at the top was with the folding leaf up. So, it’s hitting 1 1/2” high at 50 yards. The top hole was 8” above point of aim. I ran out of time to shoot out to 100. Darn the luck, I’ll have to go back out to shoot more - a real tragedy…
The gun was 100% reliable. I swabbed between shots just for the sake of consistency- plus it was quite warm at the range.
A lot of other folks were at the range getting ready for hunting season. I didn’t see a single rifle with a wood stock or blued steel. I’m in a small town so I knew 90% of the folks. They were all enamored with my rifle. Then their casual interest changed when they saw how well it shot. Most commented how “fast” it went off - they expected pull, click, bang…
I have an appointment with some hogs on Wednesday morning. If I have success I’ll be giving a hunting report soon.