Why didnt You tell me! 38-55 Goodness

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WhelanLad

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The 38-55 is full of goodness!

Why didnt you guys of CGN express the beauty of the 38-55 instead of dismaying the 375 winchester :D

i dropped the 10 grains of powder from my charge.... an went up to 8gr drop, an FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK yeah, I just had to come inside to log in an ask yas!!!

so to catch up on this, i down loadd the 375 BB XTR model 94 down to published 38-55 data with the same powder ad bullet weight, im using a 245gr hardcast for now... and AR2207... 4198..

im intending to use no further than say 150m, mostly under the 100m... on game! big game per say. elk /sambar...more sambar than elks :D :p

Peep sighted , traditional etc...

So with 18gr of powder, what a beauty to shoot , red pad included!
up to 20 and got a reasonable group for initial tests to confirm a bullet pulling mission is in order....... an re weigh some charges in :)



LETs hear your own 38-55 stories...... slow an steady certainly won the race for the Battle of the 38/375 in the model 94 IMO.

photos to come

Cheers
WL
 
Riiight, so 1500 fps or so maybe lesser? 20gr 2207 245gr in moddel 94 20 inch? tube.. anyways.
100m Zerod, shoots like a dream, most accurate ive seen it? most likely due to no recoil anticipation... :) it wasnt crazy but it was reasonably sharp and stout i rekon.

target indicates all of this arvos shooting, few outer circles were some other loads 19 and 18 i think for usen them up, then put a heap of rounds down range an adjusted the sights after each few shots to get it into that centre nicer.
all good either way from 100m

cheers
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I shoot two Cast bullets in my 38-55, a 265 grain GC, and a 285 grain GC.
Shot at modest velocities ( c. 14-1500 fps) these shoot very well indeed.
I am using a Williams Foolproof aperture sight at the rear, and a Firesight
on the front, and despite "older" eyes, can shoot these well. Dave.
 
FLHTCUI said:
Nice looking rifle and nice looking group too.
A little more finesse;) and you'll be tighter yet.
Rob
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haha Rob, its a dandy of a shotgun pattern though! should be good for those turkey birds..

there target was swung round a few times and shot different loads and holds, thats a six inch circle tho, most got clsoe to that :D

smartrrrrs! haha!


how far are you guys shootin game with these rifles?
 
Eagleye said:
I shoot two Cast bullets in my 38-55, a 265 grain GC, and a 285 grain GC.
Shot at modest velocities ( c. 14-1500 fps) these shoot very well indeed.
I am using a Williams Foolproof aperture sight at the rear, and a Firesight
on the front, and despite "older" eyes, can shoot these well. Dave.
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hey dave at 100m my front bead, takes up the whole six inch circle. ive just been tryin to get it inside of that.

im in the same ball park i rekon for speed, an a FP site, you knocked some game with thiese?
 
WhelanLad said:
hey dave at 100m my front bead, takes up the whole six inch circle. ive just been tryin to get it inside of that.

im in the same ball park i rekon for speed, an a FP site, you knocked some game with thiese?
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One doe whitetail with the 265 grain offering. She went only 2 steps and collapsed.
I shot my biggest Whitetail buck with the Barnes 255 gr Jacketed FNSP. He also only
took a couple of steps before expiring. Neither bullet was recovered.
BTW, when shooting open sights or apertures, you should hold right at 6 o'clock on the
round bullseye. That will get you more consistent results. Dave.
 
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.......

Well, i put a hardast boolit into this one This afternoon about an hour before dark on the shadey side of the mountain... i got lucky really and had three Sambar slink across the face above me as i was down in a gulley, i was waiting for some kangaroos to feed off, or move enough so i could slip past, when from above those big brown shadows slinked through the gaps in the trees.

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But im really not Happy with the Front bead, the Gold dot has busted off, but its still very round...... Im guna file it to a point or flat top!

what you say
 
i just see on "life below Zero
the guy in chandellar found an old cabin 40 years old, scavengers through the hut nd finds a box of ammo, inside, boxes of 30-06 andddd...you wont believe it..... BIG BORE 94 Ammo..... 375 winchester! in Alaska hey!

the 30-06 was big round nose id say 220gr corelokts.

the 375 winnie stuff was in a blue and white box? like the link below
https://images.app.goo.gl/fZgJwK94Bq2WWAdb9

pretty coooool i thought! id say that may have taken the old moose or caribou for sure
 
WhelanLad said:
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.......

Well, i put a hardast boolit into this one This afternoon about an hour before dark on the shadey side of the mountain... i got lucky really and had three Sambar slink across the face above me as i was down in a gulley, i was waiting for some kangaroos to feed off, or move enough so i could slip past, when from above those big brown shadows slinked through the gaps in the trees.

U8LWduK.jpg


But im really not Happy with the Front bead, the Gold dot has busted off, but its still very round...... Im guna file it to a point or flat top!

what you say
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Good work, Rhys. I would replace that front sight with a Firesight, if you can get them in your part of the world.
I have on in fluorescent red, and it shows up really well in low light, even to my old eyes. Dave.
 
WhelanLad said:
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.......

Well, i put a hardast boolit into this one This afternoon about an hour before dark on the shadey side of the mountain... i got lucky really and had three Sambar slink across the face above me as i was down in a gulley, i was waiting for some kangaroos to feed off, or move enough so i could slip past, when from above those big brown shadows slinked through the gaps in the trees.

U8LWduK.jpg


But im really not Happy with the Front bead, the Gold dot has busted off, but its still very round...... Im guna file it to a point or flat top!

what you say
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Nice work!!

Is that a brush blind in behind you on the right or is that just natural?
 
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