First time shooting my Blackhawk .45LC at 50 yards....

[MacTech]

Yesterday I was at my local range, mainly doing some 50 yard target with a couple of my .22LR rifles (Savage MkII-G+Bushnell Trophy 3-9X 40mm, Ruger 10/22+Bushnell Sportview 4-12X 40mm), I happened to have my NMBH .45 in my range bag, so I decided to see if I could hit my paper target at 50 yards.

The NMBH is sighted in for around 20 yards or so, so I aimed for the very top of my target paper, and fired off a cylinder, all I was looking to do at this range was to get them on the paper

Amazingly, out of six shots, from a two-hand crush grip, four were on the paper, admittedly, they weren't exactly *close* (about 4-5" groups), but I was shooting with the factory irons, and wasn't expecting them to be even that close

With a little more tweaking, I'm sure I could shrink the groups to something tolerable, and that may in fact be my next project, get the NMBH sighted in for 50 yards, if I can shrink groups to 1" or under, this gun would have definite potential as a hunting gun, and seeing as up here in Maine, the furthest shot I could see myself taking when hunting would be no more than 150 yards max, 50 to 100 would be the range I'd feel safe at

The NMBH is a '81/'82 vintage gun with the 7.5" barrel, I'm shooting my reloads, 7.1Gn of Trailboss under a LSWC 200Gn bullet, I'm sure the gun is capable of grouping quite well at 50 once it's sighted in, at this point, the limiting factor here is *me*...

 

[Guillermo]

Good shootin Tech

 

[huntershooter]

I've a Bisley (Ruger) in .45 Colt.
I had a .44 mag cylinder fit to the frame and line bored/rechambered to .45 Colt (Ben Forkin). Barrel is stock but cut to 5.5".
It will shoot 1.5" to 2" at 50 yds. with select handloads of 250, 285. 300 and 330 gr. It may do better than that from a Ransom, I'm NOT a great bench shooter.
I scored the front sight with a machinist file for elevation at 100 and 150 yds., painted the "hash marks" with white enamel. With the pistol dialed in for 50 yds. it's no great feat to hit targets from 25 to 150 yds.
The pistol and caliber are up to it.

 

[BCRider]

Amazingly, out of six shots, from a two-hand crush grip, four were on the paper, admittedly, they weren't exactly *close* (about 4-5" groups), but I was shooting with the factory irons, and wasn't expecting them to be even that close

You're being too modest. That sort of grouping at 50 yards from a free standing position is darn fine. Realistically you won't get 1 inch groups at 50 unless shooting from a pistol rest and using a pistol scope.

 

[robctwo]

I like to shoot at 50 yards. I was at the range this afternoon trying out some loads for my S&W25-13 Mountain Gun. I just got it used, lnib a couple weeks ago. Shooting at 20 & 25 yards in one of the long outdoor pistol bays. Decided to move it back to 50 yards, and also set out some clay birds.

Pretty accurate gun. I hit the birds now and then, lol. Got most of my rounds on paper. I shoot 6" circle targets printed on 8.5x11 paper. Good shooting for me is to put three or four in the circle, and all on the paper. Great shooting is getting all 6 rounds in the target with some close together.

I started shooting at 50 yards with pistols when I bought my Les Baer PII with the 1.5" guaranteed groups at 50 yards. Why have a 50 yard gun if you don't shoot 50 yards?

I had better luck shooting the birds at 30 yards!

 

[MCgunner]

I've a Bisley (Ruger) in .45 Colt.
I had a .44 mag cylinder fit to the frame and line bored/rechambered to .45 Colt (Ben Forkin). Barrel is stock but cut to 5.5".
It will shoot 1.5" to 2" at 50 yds. with select handloads of 250, 285. 300 and 330 gr. It may do better than that from a Ransom, I'm NOT a great bench shooter.
I scored the front sight with a machinist file for elevation at 100 and 150 yds., painted the "hash marks" with white enamel. With the pistol dialed in for 50 yds. it's no great feat to hit targets from 25 to 150 yds.
The pistol and caliber are up to it.

Off bags, at 50, my 4 5/8" will do that all day and it's bone stock. Probably do better if I mounted a scope on it, but it'd have to be a no drill as I don't wanna mess up my engraving. However, it's not really a gun I wanna scope. i have a contender for that.

That's good shootin' off hand at 50. Keep practicing! I mostly shoot 50 to 200 yards from field rested postitions as I would when hunting. I only shoot the Contender beyond 100, though. Target is danged tiny at 200 with iron sights.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

That's pretty good for shooting off hand. Don't think I could match it.
My Blackhawk is the 7.5" model as well. I just loaded up 100 rounds today using Missouri Bullets 255 grain LSW and I can't wait to go see what they'll do. Maybe saturday I'll find out.

 

[GRIZ22]

4-5" groups for a first try at 50 yds is pretty good. Work at it and I'm sure you can cut those substantially. Doing it with ammo you rolled yourself makes it even better.

 

[Cornhusker77]

Pretty good shooting.
I've been able to hit a coffee can at 100 yards 4 out of 6 with old eyes and iron sights.
I can't see anything smaller than a coffee can at that distance.
Oh Super Blackhawk 44 mag 7.5"

 

[ljnowell]

I have a 7.5" barrel 45 colt NMBH. I shoot it regularly at 50 and 100 yards. I can keep six on target easily at 100, and shoot decent groups at 50. I feel mine would benefit from a more narrow front sight, but all in all it does pretty good. I also have a 300gr LTC load, that is about twice SAAMI spec that I used to shoot long distances with. I can ring the gong at the 235 yard mark at my club with it.