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Post by sixshot on Feb 24, 2014 11:06:32 GMT -5
I have a 10 1/2" Ruger 44 maggie that is scary accurate at long range, well beyond 200 yds. Another would be my Alan Harton 480 or a 10 1/" 357 Maximum. It could also be an old 3 screw 30 carbine...but that thing is loud, even the rock chucks cover their ears when that thing shows up!
I watched Ken O'Neill whack rock chucks & he was way over 90%, almost over 100% with a near double! I'd hate to bet against Zeus's 454 or Callshots FA 41 maggie!
Dick
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Post by seancass on Feb 24, 2014 11:07:00 GMT -5
I have several I could use out to 200 yds effectively IF,,,,,,,,, I do my part. That was the point of this thread. Most shooters have guns capable of this level of accuracy, but which one do you know and trust enough to try it on command. Would you be willing to "bet money" or just pride on a particular gun. Pretty much everybody with an T/C could connect after a few shots. This thread was about which gun does the individual know well enough to say "yeah, i can hit that!" |
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 24, 2014 15:00:14 GMT -5
Some sight dope from the old IHMSA days, 1979:
1)
XP-100 7mm Gates (7mm/308x1.75")
Barrel: 14.9" Douglas Air Gauge, 1:9" twist
Micro rear, 0.075" blade front sights
chicken &, pig=8 clicks
turkey=9 clicks
Hornady 139 Spire Point
28/IMR 4895
TW '68 brass
CCI BR-2
ram=9 clicks
Nosler 140 Partition
28/IMR 4895
TW '68
CCI BR-2
2)
T/C Contender .30 Herrett
Barrel: T/C 10", 1:10" twist
T/C iron sights
chicken=8 clicks
pig=9 clicks
turkey=10 clicks[/u[
Sierra 150 SP
25/RL-7
ram=12 clicks
Speer 165 RN
24/RL-7
3)
Ruger S410 "Silhouette Super" .44 Mag
Barrel: 10-1/2", 1:20" twist
8-click elevation screw
chicken=1 click
pig=3 clicks
turkey=8 clicks
ram=15 clicks
Sierra 240 JHC
21/Hercules 2400
CCI 350
Winchester brass
David Bradshaw
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Post by xtratoy on Feb 24, 2014 16:12:49 GMT -5
1. Dan Wesson 744 8"
2. Ruger 10.5" Super Blackhawk
3. Ruger OM 30 Carbine
Or whatever I had at the moment!
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 24, 2014 19:04:58 GMT -5
Managed inadvertently to deface with underlines much of my above text. Meant to show via sight dope the drop of a revolver, as compared with a bottleneck single shot. The XP-100 in 7mm/308x1-3/4" takes just ONE-click of the Micro sight to go from 50 meters to 200 meters.
Whereas the Ruger .44 Mag with 10-1/2" and Rugers bargain basement copy of the Micro requires 14-clicks to carry it slug from 50 meters to 200 meters.
Both sights have relatively coarse 8-click per rev adjustments.
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Gladdens my heart to hear members of the forum put short barrel revolvers into the distance game.
David Bradshaw
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Post by oldschool on Feb 24, 2014 19:45:48 GMT -5
My 4-5/8" OM .357 Blackhawk. Don't get to shoot it at long range much any more, but 30 years ago, it was responsible for a lot of long range jack rabbits and coyotes. That 140 gr Speer JHP, pushed by a max charge of H110 seemed to shoot plenty flat!
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Post by tangocharlie on Feb 24, 2014 22:17:55 GMT -5
Axehandle knows that Sako .222 belongs at my house and that he only has temporary custody. It will be mine...
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Post by unclezeb on Feb 24, 2014 22:31:12 GMT -5
1. Les Baer premier II 1.5 inch just because I've pulled stupid shots off with it impressing friends.
2. Eabco 97D falling block pistol in 6.5BRM I've hit clay pigeons at 400 yards with it.
3. Any of my other pistols chambered in .429 or bigger.
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Post by kmcmichael on Feb 25, 2014 6:30:55 GMT -5
I have two, both 5 1/2" stainless Bisleys in .357 and 45 ACP.
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rawly
.240 Incinerator
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Post by rawly on Feb 25, 2014 9:36:14 GMT -5
1. FA 454 scoped....scarry accurate
2. 358 JDJ Contender...scarrier accurate
Both provided someone better than me is hitting the bang button...
Rawly
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Post by Cholla on Feb 26, 2014 5:21:42 GMT -5
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Post by Jamey Worrell on Feb 26, 2014 9:37:13 GMT -5
Probably a cheat, but I'd go with my T/C Contender in .222 Remington. Has a nice Leopold scope and with a sandbag, I was pretty mean with it as a kid  |
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Post by seancass on Feb 26, 2014 10:32:00 GMT -5
Note to self: Do not bet against cholla.
I was wondering how many would pick 44spc, since it's got a lot of fans around here. Very few have. Thanks for (re)demonstrating that you don't need a magnum to reach out. (I think some Keith fellow did the same thing a while ago)
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Post by seancass on Feb 26, 2014 10:58:13 GMT -5
Anybody here like statistics? After Four pages, here's a rough count of the responses. Very few people picked only one gun, so i had to pick the first gun they typed, even if they said "either, or". Also, Ruger brand includes customs built on Ruger frames.
By Brand:
Ruger: 14
FA: 8
S&W: 6
DW: 4
Autos: 3
BFR: 1
Colt: 1
Uberti: 1
The autos included various 1911's.
By Caliber!
22: 2
9x23: 1
38spc: 1
357M: 7
357Mx: 1
375At: 1
41M: 3
44spc: 3
44M: 7
45A: 2
45C: 2
454C: 6
475: 1
500L: 1
Or, arranged differently:
44Mag 7
357Mag 7
454Cas 6
44spc 3
41Mag 3
So, what have we learned so far? Common calibers are more common? Power matters? Honestly, one of the first thing that jumped out was only a single BFR! I also wouldn't have expected Ruger to be that far ahead of S&W. I wonder how much more common FA's are vs BFR's. FA made a pretty strong showing here. As did 454Cas, which appeared in a couple rugers. The FA's were not all 454.
Had I included people's back-up choices, 480Ruger would have made a strong showing. Maybe if i get bored later I'll go back thru all this again and include everything mentioned.
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Post by Cholla on Feb 26, 2014 11:42:40 GMT -5
Note to self: Do not bet against cholla. I was wondering how many would pick 44spc, since it's got a lot of fans around here. Very few have. Thanks for (re)demonstrating that you don't need a magnum to reach out. (I think some Keith fellow did the same thing a while ago) Bear in mind, not ALL the groups are that good and on the 200 yd. target what you don't see are the 3 shots that missed the target entirely! Cholla |
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