Thread: 25-20 60 grain and NZ available powders

Originally Posted by akaroa1

I just got home from a week working away and the bullets had arrived

So I put a few down range
Hornady 60 grain JFP
10 grains and 12 grains 2207
30m range with a tang rear and blade only front sight .
So wasn't expecting single hole groups

Promising for when I improve the sights

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It might have grouped better(or worse) if there was a forend to hold and not just the barrel?
There is a technique for achieving single hole groups you know��

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

It might have grouped better(or worse) if there was a forend to hold and not just the barrel?
There is a technique for achieving single hole groups you know��

Yeah
Single shot single hole groups

Someone rebarreled the action and left it heavy straight bull barrel profile

But they made the action up from various parts from other 1885s
They made some mistakes and it would cock with the lever but nit manually from half cock.
So I swapped a few bits around from my 1885 parts bin and got it going properly.

These are the first shots I've taken with it.
And I need too find or make a stock set for it because the butt is from my 22 WMR 1885

The Frankensteins monster rifle consider yourself a blend of the Dr and Igor, digging through the rifle graveyard, an arm here, a leg over there, and a hardly used brain in the corner. A bit of sewing to put it all together, throw the switch and cry "It's alive!". Crikey I really need to get out more.