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Post by bigblue on Feb 7, 2009 14:20:44 GMT -6
I finally got a chance to get to the range today. There's still 5" of snow there and I just barely made it out of there with my car, but I did get some shooting in with my 1895 SDT. I tried several different combinations of powder and bullets and found several that worked well and two in particular that I'm very pleased with. Both of these targets were shot without changing the scope settings. In this first target I have three shots fired at 50 yards using 460gr. Cast Performance Bullets over 38.0gr. of RL-7. This load had worked very well in my 22" barreled Marlin 1895 and this 16 1/4" barreled rifle seems to like them as well.  In this second target I have three shots also fired at 50 yards using 405gr. Remington SP bullets over 48.1gr. of IMR3031.  Here's a picture of the rifle with the Leupold M8-3X scope I mounted on it.  Don |
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Post by DocHolladay on Feb 7, 2009 18:43:42 GMT -6
I think you have 2 winners. Great job on both and without having to many scope adjustments.
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Post by juliang on Feb 8, 2009 4:18:57 GMT -6
Looks great. The rifle looks very easy to carry, the barrel really does look short. Pretty rifle and near perfect as a brush gun, I'm sure that will be making the trip to TN.
Don, it was almost 70f here yesterday, no sign of snow.
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Post by bigblue on Feb 8, 2009 9:40:03 GMT -6
Thanks guys! I was sort of hurried to get this rifle set up. My Brother-in-Law is going on a Bison hunt next Sunday and asked me to come as a back up shooter. He seems a bit afraid, but insists on shooting this Bison with his .35 Marlin. As I've told him, I personally wouldn't choose that cartridge for Bison and offered to let him use the 45/70, but he's as recoil shy as he is Bison shy. LOL At any rate I think either of these loads will do a Bison, but I'll be loading up the 460gr. bullets for this one. I'll let you know how it all works out.
Don
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Post by bigblue on Mar 12, 2009 12:18:01 GMT -6
Some bloke, and I won't say who, talked me into changing my bloody scope mount to the DNZ mount. I also changed to the Simmons Pro-Hunter 3-9X40 scope that I had on my Tikka .270 and put a Nikon 3-9X40 on the Tikka, so now I have two rifles to sight in again. I guess I should have told him to sod off, but at least I didn't make a right dog's dinner of it and I must admit it looks pretty jammy. LOL!!! Don  |
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Post by juliang on Mar 12, 2009 14:30:07 GMT -6
 Who would that be? Some bloody foreigner I bet!
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Post by bigblue on Mar 12, 2009 15:54:44 GMT -6
Who would that be? Some bloody foreigner I bet! LOL!!! |
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Post by DocHolladay on Mar 12, 2009 17:57:17 GMT -6
Looks good. I think that scope will help you if you ever get to the 100yd range.
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Post by bigblue on Mar 13, 2009 5:11:04 GMT -6
I think that scope will help you if you ever get to the 100yd range. That's one problem with the fixed low powered scopes. The reticle hides too much of the target at 100 yards for good target work, but they are strong, quick and very practical for most shots on big game. Having been advised to take out the first or second vertebrae on the buffalo, in order to drop them quick, it made for a tricky shot at 100 yards. A lung shot would have been much easier, but not as certain. Don |
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Post by bassaddict on Mar 16, 2009 14:35:24 GMT -6
I like the compactness of the fixed power scope in your first post, but, the brushed stainless looks better.
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