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Post by 45MAN on Oct 11, 2020 17:04:30 GMT -5
WENT TO THE RANGE BY THE RIO GRANDE THIS MORNING (10/11/20) TO SHOOT SOME LOADS IN THE MODEL 97 327 WITH A NOE .313 120gr GC'ed RNFP FROM MONTANA BULLET WORKS. USED OFT FIRED FEDERAL AMERICAN EAGLE CASES, CCI 500 PRIMERS, AND 6.7grs OF LONGSHOT. NOTHING MAGICAL ABOUT 6.7grs, JUST A CONVENIENT SETTING ON THE POWDER DISPENSER. I REALLY LIKED THE WAY IT SHOT AND IT GAVE A GOOD WHACK/SMACK TO THE 4 INCH SWINGER AT 25 YARDS AND THE 6.5 INCH SWINGER AT 50 YARDS, SO WHEN I GOT HOME I LOADED UP 100 AND MAY CARRY THE MODEL 97 AFIELD LATER THIS WEEK WHEN I GO UP TO MY RANCH. FOR SURE IT WILL GET "PORCH GUN" DUTY. DID NOT CHRONO BUT IN BRIAN PEARCE's LATEST 327 ARTICLE IN HANDLOADER HE SHOWS 1,36Xfps IN A 7.5 INCH SINGLE 7 USING 6.0grs OF LONGSHOT UNDER 115gr AND 130gr CAST BULLETS.
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Post by 45MAN on Oct 25, 2020 14:17:48 GMT -5
WEEK BEFOR LAST, I WAS SHOOTING THE 120gr/6.7grs OF LONGSHOT LOAD AT STEEL TARGETS UP AT THE HIGHPOINT, AND I WAS DOING VERY WELL, YESTERDAY (10/24/20) I WENT TO MY RANGE ON THE RIO GRANDE AND WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE LOAD ON PAPER AT 25 YARDS, AND ON STEEL AT 25 AND 50 YARDS, AND I AM GETTING USED TO THE GUN AND SHOOTING IT BETTER OFFHAND. TODAY (10/25/20) I WENT BACK TO THE RIVER RANGE AND CHRONO'ed THE 6.7grs OF LONGSHOT LOAD DESCRIBED IN MY 10/11/20 POST ABOVE. SHOT 9 SHOTS, NOT ALL AT ONCE, MY 2 LOWEST WERE 1,307 & 1,314 fps, MY 2 HIGHEST WERE 1,383 & 1,403 fps, THE MIDDLE 5 WERE 1,347 TO 1,371 fps, ALL 9 AVERAGED 1,356fps, THE MIDDLE 5 AVERAGED 1,358fps. TEMPERATURE WAS 80 DEGREES.
I WAS DREAMING FOR 1,5xxfps, EXPECTING 1,4xxfps, AND GOT ALMOST 1,360fps. I HAVE LOADED THAT BULLET OVER 7grs OF LONGSHOT SO I MAY BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE 1,4xx RANGE WITH LONGSHOT, BUT WITH PRIMERS IN SHORT SUPPLY, AND WITH THE 6.7grs LOAD SHOOTING AS GOOD AS IT DOES, FOR NOW I AM GOING TO STICK WITH THE 6.7gr LOAD.
ON THAT LAST TRIP TO THE RANCH THE MODL 97 327 DID DOUBLE DUTY AS A PORCH GUN AND A BELT GUN. I HAVE A EL PASO SADDLERY TANKER HOLSTER FOR 5.5 INCH BLACKHAWKS THAT WILL ALSO WORK FOR THE MODEL 97, AND MAKES AN EASY ON AND OFF OPTION FOR CARRY AROUND CAMP AT THE RANCH AND THE DEER LEASE OR WHILE OUT AT THE RANGE. I AM REALLY LIKING THIS GUN.
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