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I decided on Friday that this will be a lever weekend at the range.
I included my 1895 405 Winchester, my 1873 44-40, my 71 in 348 Win and my 1886 takedown in 45-90.
They all faired very well. All shooting was done at 50 yards for target and then different ranges for fun.
This is a picture of the 348 and 45-90
348 was shooting 157 grain hammers at 2935 fps. Very accurate load and a thumper. Disappointed at Hornady for discontinuing their 348 bullets for loading!
45-90 did 300 TSX at 2280 fps not a max load
the 44-40 was shooting 200 xtp at 1300 fps via RL7.
This is the best 2 groups I ever got at 100 with it. Just open sights.
The 405 did 2256 fps with the 300 Hornady SP
We had a blast!
I included my 1895 405 Winchester, my 1873 44-40, my 71 in 348 Win and my 1886 takedown in 45-90.
They all faired very well. All shooting was done at 50 yards for target and then different ranges for fun.
This is a picture of the 348 and 45-90
348 was shooting 157 grain hammers at 2935 fps. Very accurate load and a thumper. Disappointed at Hornady for discontinuing their 348 bullets for loading!
45-90 did 300 TSX at 2280 fps not a max load
the 44-40 was shooting 200 xtp at 1300 fps via RL7.
This is the best 2 groups I ever got at 100 with it. Just open sights.
The 405 did 2256 fps with the 300 Hornady SP
We had a blast!
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