I decided to see how well I could shoot the 44 mag SRH at 200 yards. Rick assures me it is capable of fine groups. I just hope he realizes it may take me a bit of time to learn how to shoot that well myself!
I started by estimating the drop from 100 yard to 200 yard sightin. I used 2 targets at 100 yards with centers 13.75 inches apart. I aimed at the bottom bull while adjusting the scope based on impact on the top bull. This was to get me on paper and pretty well centered at 200 yards. It worked pretty well. After 10 rounds at 100 yards I was ready for 200 yards. Or so I hoped.....
The white center is about 5 inches across. The shooting created more of a pattern than a group. Much blame is to be placed on my poor shooting. I also think the addition of BLL as an undercoat to my normal lube had a detrimental effect too. I think the lube became overly slick and wet. The muzzle had a far more significant lube star than in the past. In the future I will be trying BLL by itself for this load to see how that lube handles some pressure in a revolver.
The crowning moment of the day was the two older guys who showed up to shoot. Both are 600 yard F class shooters. One pulled up first, saw what i was shooting and asked if i was hitting anything. He was concerned that I might not be hitting the berm at 100 yards. You shoulda seen his eyes when I mentioned I planned to be shooting at 200 yards shortly.
The other guy then pulled in and said something about a pistol on this range? Did I know it was a 300 meter range? I told him I was quite aware of that and was on paper at 200 yards. He walked away.
I was unhappy with the overall results. The gun and load are capable of far more. The first old guy thought I should be very happy, he couldn't believe I even hit the paper at all at 200 yards with a handgun.
I see lots of work on the 200 yard line in my future.
I started by estimating the drop from 100 yard to 200 yard sightin. I used 2 targets at 100 yards with centers 13.75 inches apart. I aimed at the bottom bull while adjusting the scope based on impact on the top bull. This was to get me on paper and pretty well centered at 200 yards. It worked pretty well. After 10 rounds at 100 yards I was ready for 200 yards. Or so I hoped.....
The white center is about 5 inches across. The shooting created more of a pattern than a group. Much blame is to be placed on my poor shooting. I also think the addition of BLL as an undercoat to my normal lube had a detrimental effect too. I think the lube became overly slick and wet. The muzzle had a far more significant lube star than in the past. In the future I will be trying BLL by itself for this load to see how that lube handles some pressure in a revolver.
The crowning moment of the day was the two older guys who showed up to shoot. Both are 600 yard F class shooters. One pulled up first, saw what i was shooting and asked if i was hitting anything. He was concerned that I might not be hitting the berm at 100 yards. You shoulda seen his eyes when I mentioned I planned to be shooting at 200 yards shortly.
The other guy then pulled in and said something about a pistol on this range? Did I know it was a 300 meter range? I told him I was quite aware of that and was on paper at 200 yards. He walked away.
I was unhappy with the overall results. The gun and load are capable of far more. The first old guy thought I should be very happy, he couldn't believe I even hit the paper at all at 200 yards with a handgun.
I see lots of work on the 200 yard line in my future.