Spent the afternoon killing paper targets with my TC .45 rifle. I bought the rifle used. I'm guessing at least 25-30yrs old. Has not been shot in probably a decade. I tore it apart last week and cleaned it. Went to the range not knowing anything about it.
Bench shooting off a rest and sand bags.
Projectiles: .440 cast lead balls
Powder: Goex 3F - 50 grains
Caps: CCI #11
Patches: blue & white striped pillow tick patches
Lube: my own redneck brew - basically Napa water soluble cutting oil mixed with water and bore butter
Started at 25yds and tried to get a group. You can see by my shot numbers that it was shooting high. I turned the rear adjustment screw the wrong way. Corrected it and put a few more rounds into the paper.
Here is the shot order below:
Moved out to 50yds expecting them to drop. So I held a snerch high for the first couple shots. They didn't drop much, so I decided to let the gun do the thinking and the shots started showing up closer to the center mark if I simply held for center of the target. Amazing how that works.... :idunno:
Moved out to 100yds. First shot was aimed dead center. Hit bottom of the white. Started aiming at top of the white after that.
Went back to the 25yds range and shot my TC Patriot pistol. 45 cal barrel. First 3 shots off the bench. Rest of the shots were off-hand. I was tired and shaking quite a bit. Was 4pm and had not ate or drank anything all day. Hand looked like a parkinsons patient out there flopping around. :rotf:
Can't remember the shot order on this target. Sorry, I'm wore out.
Bench shooting off a rest and sand bags.
Projectiles: .440 cast lead balls
Powder: Goex 3F - 50 grains
Caps: CCI #11
Patches: blue & white striped pillow tick patches
Lube: my own redneck brew - basically Napa water soluble cutting oil mixed with water and bore butter
Started at 25yds and tried to get a group. You can see by my shot numbers that it was shooting high. I turned the rear adjustment screw the wrong way. Corrected it and put a few more rounds into the paper.
Here is the shot order below:
Moved out to 50yds expecting them to drop. So I held a snerch high for the first couple shots. They didn't drop much, so I decided to let the gun do the thinking and the shots started showing up closer to the center mark if I simply held for center of the target. Amazing how that works.... :idunno:
Moved out to 100yds. First shot was aimed dead center. Hit bottom of the white. Started aiming at top of the white after that.
Went back to the 25yds range and shot my TC Patriot pistol. 45 cal barrel. First 3 shots off the bench. Rest of the shots were off-hand. I was tired and shaking quite a bit. Was 4pm and had not ate or drank anything all day. Hand looked like a parkinsons patient out there flopping around. :rotf:
Can't remember the shot order on this target. Sorry, I'm wore out.
