3/4 inch group with a 45-70 at 300M

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I got out to shoot a bit in the "warm" two degree weather today. My range isn't really set up for prone shooting. This was my first time shooting from cross sticks at a silhouette target. I set up a full sized pig target at 300M. It took a bit of sight adjusting from my 100 yd zero to get it dialed in, but I amazingly put the last 3 shots on the pig into 3/4" with iron sights!! ��
My .308 with 16 power scope and match ammo can't even do that!

This is with my Pedersoli 45-70 rolling block loaded with CCI 200 primers, 67.5 gr Swiss 1.5 fg, .02 card, .06 fiber wad and 522 gr Lyman 457125 bullet lubed with SPG











 
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I'm not sure yet. It was my first time shooting from the sticks, and first time not shooting at a circular target. I plan on trying some more at a 385 meter turkey target next week. We'll see how that goes.
 
Love it, looking forward to getting out at the distance.

Couple of questions - I'm assuming you are using a vernier rear sight and globe front sight - can you provide details i.e. make, config. Also where did you get the pig target?

Thanks, Retreever
 
Yes I use a vernier and globe sights. Rear sight is the Pedersoli mid range soule sight. Front sight is a Lyman 17 sight with a small circular aperture insert. Lee Shaver makes the inserts.
The target I made myself. It's orange posterboard covered in a layer of packing tape. Then you spray paint it. When the bullet hits, the paint flakes off around the hole, and it's easy to see hits in a scope. What rifle do you have?
 
I should also mention that I swab between shots with 2 patches dampened with 10-1 mix of water/Ballistol and the bullets are cast of a 20-1 alloy.
 
yeah, it's a pretty slick way to make targets. It just takes forever to cover it all with tape. The backerboard took me like 2 hours.
 
The target I made myself. It's orange posterboard covered in a layer of packing tape. Then you spray paint it. When the bullet hits, the paint flakes off around the hole, and it's easy to see hits in a scope. What rifle do you have?[/QUOTE]

Nice shooting. A little trick I learned from a friend. Home Depot has a carpet protector that's 24 " wide saves time, but it does help to have 2 people
 
flintyboom said:
Yes I use a vernier and globe sights. Rear sight is the Pedersoli mid range soule sight. Front sight is a Lyman 17 sight with a small circular aperture insert. Lee Shaver makes the inserts.
The target I made myself. It's orange posterboard covered in a layer of packing tape. Then you spray paint it. When the bullet hits, the paint flakes off around the hole, and it's easy to see hits in a scope. What rifle do you have?
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Thanks for this , great tip on the target - sounds like a winter project. I have a couple of vernier rear sights including the Pedersoli you have, I also have Pedersoli and Lyman front Globe sights. I have a Tasco vintage brass scope which I'm hoping to mount on the rolling block and I recently acquired a Hi-Lux 6x Scope (Wm Malcolm repro) which I am planning to mount on the Uberti highwall.

As for rifles , I have the following in 45-70
1884 Springfield Trapdoor (Antique)
1885 Winchester Highwall (Uberti reproduction)
1873 Remington Rolling Block (Pedersoli reproduction)
1874 Sharps Sporting - Double Set Triggers (Armsport reproduction)

Retreever
 
Sounds like a good arsenal you've got there. I'd like to get a Shiloh Sharps one day, but that is about an $8000 gun with everything I want on it (maybe in the next 10 years). I think I may put an MVA scope on my rolling block when I get the Shiloh. Lee Shaver makes inserts for both types of front sights. I think the Pedersoli soule sight is pretty good for now, but I'd like to upgrade to an MVA sight one of these days.
 
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