I shot my 1860 Henry in 45 Colt. Load was a 200 grain RFN in front of 5 grains of Clays. This load is approximately equivalent to the loads I shot a couple weeks ago during my accuracy test of five 45 Colt rifles. And it shot accordingly. My misses were close, except in a couple of instances when I knew I pulled the gun off target during the shot... IOWs, my follow-thru sucked!
![Twisted Evil :twisted:](./images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
But, when shooting a gun not capable of the precision needed to do well, that was enough to really make my score dismally poor! I have to mention that the guys at the Haltom City Gun Club were really helpful... offering to help with sight suggestions and notes that "...45 Colt isn't really a good choice for this game..." All of which I knew, but... I really wanted to shoot THIS gun. I also need a new prescription for my glasses! They're fine for most activities... but precision shooting isn't among them!
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
I had a great spotter... attested by the fact that he was a "Master" class shooter in CLA Pistol Caliber. But, even when I did my job, the fact that the gun (er... I) wasn't capable of holding a fine enough sight picture, meant I had more misses than hits! But... when I did hit... the targets fell over smartly!
I had fun... and will probably return with the EMF Rossi 1892 Short Rifle and a tang sight... maybe even a Lyman 17A front sight! When I break down and buy one... and some slightly hotter loads!
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)