I recently bought a brand-spanking-new 1885 in .375H&H from Prophet River (a rarity for me; usually buy used), along with a set of Talley rings (first time I've tried them, aside from the Ultralight 1-piece type). In keeping with my efforts to reduce the collection, I immediately sold off another of my .375's, and it was a tough one to let go. The new owner has already shown it in this thread, adding to my pain; thanks a lot, Steve! 
Several 260gr and 270gr loads I had on hand shot well...not terrific, but encouraging. A recent spell of severe winter weather kept me indoors, and in the midst of a fit of house-cleaning I discovered a half-box of factory loaded 300gr TSX ammo. Nothing worse than a half-box of ammo...so when the sun finally came out yesterday, so did the gun, and out I went to my standing bench. This gizmo allows me to sight in guns from a standing position, which pretty much mirrors the way most of my hunting shots are taken...solidly supported, but not bench-rested.
A new gun...an actual commercially-printed target, rather than the DIY painted ones I usually use...a windless day...and a beautiful 3-sbot 200-yard group. I even had my phone in my pocket...a fluke, since I have no service at home. The target wasn't my usual mishmash of .22-cal holes, followed up by .30-cal, followed up by something bigger (...yeah, I'm cheap; what's it to you?). How could I not take a pic?
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I had high hopes for this gun, and they don't appear to be futile. The straight grip is not quite as comfortable to hold as a pistol grip, but recoil is much softer than the same cartridge fired in a Ruger #1. I have a nice cheekweld for scope use, but can still get away with using the irons as a back-up if worse comes to worst. Before somebody informs me that my rear sight is on backwards...thanks, I know. Mounting it this way allows me to put a scope right down low over the barrel, and also moves the rear blade several inches further from my eye allowing it to be noticeably clearer when focusing on the front blade. It's a useful trick when dealing with older eyes.
Several 260gr and 270gr loads I had on hand shot well...not terrific, but encouraging. A recent spell of severe winter weather kept me indoors, and in the midst of a fit of house-cleaning I discovered a half-box of factory loaded 300gr TSX ammo. Nothing worse than a half-box of ammo...so when the sun finally came out yesterday, so did the gun, and out I went to my standing bench. This gizmo allows me to sight in guns from a standing position, which pretty much mirrors the way most of my hunting shots are taken...solidly supported, but not bench-rested.
A new gun...an actual commercially-printed target, rather than the DIY painted ones I usually use...a windless day...and a beautiful 3-sbot 200-yard group. I even had my phone in my pocket...a fluke, since I have no service at home. The target wasn't my usual mishmash of .22-cal holes, followed up by .30-cal, followed up by something bigger (...yeah, I'm cheap; what's it to you?
). How could I not take a pic?
I had high hopes for this gun, and they don't appear to be futile. The straight grip is not quite as comfortable to hold as a pistol grip, but recoil is much softer than the same cartridge fired in a Ruger #1. I have a nice cheekweld for scope use, but can still get away with using the irons as a back-up if worse comes to worst. Before somebody informs me that my rear sight is on backwards...thanks, I know. Mounting it this way allows me to put a scope right down low over the barrel, and also moves the rear blade several inches further from my eye allowing it to be noticeably clearer when focusing on the front blade. It's a useful trick when dealing with older eyes.
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