contender
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A friend brought out a nice Ruger Redhawk in .357 Mag. It's an early gun,, and sported a 7-1/2" bbl. He wanted me to try it out to see what I thought of it. Well, I just grabbed a bit of ammo I had loaded,, with a 158 grn JHP bullet,, to see what it'd do.
At 50 yds,, standing, offhand, shooting at 8" steel plates,, the first cylinder full, I nailed 3 of the 6. I saw where the others had gone a bit high. So, I switched to a paper target,, and my suspicions were confirmed. It was shooting a little high. I took his ammo, & tried it again. It too was high. Well,, a little sight adjustment,, then settling down into a Keith style sitting position, I got serious. A little more adjusting was necessary,, then it was dialed right in. I put a solid 3"x4" group on paper,, then switched to my ammo,, and rung 6 for 6 on the steel.
His comments? He didn't think anybody would shoot at 50 yds,, and hadn't seen it done like that. But he was a happy camper to know his gun can shoot.
Those Rugers aren't often seen & used,, but they are a TANK of a .357. Very mild shooting due to the weight & size. Gotta love things like that.
At 50 yds,, standing, offhand, shooting at 8" steel plates,, the first cylinder full, I nailed 3 of the 6. I saw where the others had gone a bit high. So, I switched to a paper target,, and my suspicions were confirmed. It was shooting a little high. I took his ammo, & tried it again. It too was high. Well,, a little sight adjustment,, then settling down into a Keith style sitting position, I got serious. A little more adjusting was necessary,, then it was dialed right in. I put a solid 3"x4" group on paper,, then switched to my ammo,, and rung 6 for 6 on the steel.
His comments? He didn't think anybody would shoot at 50 yds,, and hadn't seen it done like that. But he was a happy camper to know his gun can shoot.
Those Rugers aren't often seen & used,, but they are a TANK of a .357. Very mild shooting due to the weight & size. Gotta love things like that.