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Made a trip to the range today and actually remembered to bring along my camera.
Wanted to see how my Chinese 1887 would pattern with slugs, so I set-up the target stand at 30 yards to see. #1 - shoots low and to the right. #2 - I'm sure it would group better with better ammo. and #3 - even 2-3/4" slugs from the bench will bruise you good.
(each square is 1" by 1")
Decided to try the marlin 1894 44mag I picked up a week ago. Only had an old box of Imperial ammo (thought it was Dominion when I marked the target) and I'm still waiting for a rear sight elevator to come in with my order or replacement screws for it. So seeing as how I couldn't make any adjustments, I left it at 30 yards. With some load development I think I could really get to like this gun.
And finally dragged out my 1/2 round 1/2 octagon Marlin 1893 in 38-55. First time shooting it and first time with this load. With a little tweeking could be quite good.
And a couple videos for those so inclined (and yes, I know the video quality from my little digital camera isn't that great).
Noah Zark wrote:KK: What slug ammo did you use in the Chinese 1887?
Great range report, BTW, thanks!
Noah
Winchester 1 oz hollow point rifled slugs. Just cheap stuff I had kicking around. I've been thinking about picking up a roundball mold and loading up my own to see what kind of accuracy I can get out of a pumpkin ball.
BTW - the more I shoot this 1887 copy, the more I like it. Quickly becoming one of my favorite guns. If you have any inkling towards one, I'd suggest getting it sooner rather than later. I've heard that the factory in China that produced them was sold and is currently "restructuring".
I shoulda taped what the 44 Magnum did to it 
