Frankenstein Range Report
Well, I finally got "Franky" to a point that I could try to throw some lead downrange. Being I had no idea of what to expect I mounted it in my test stock, which is a cut down military stock that I bedded and free floated the barrel. I use it to help sort out the particulars of these 1903s.
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8962/img3142cd6.jpg?s=1
Anyway I loaded up 10 rounds from a recipt that I know should shoot reasonably accurately from this type of firearm.
175 gr. Sierra Match Kings/56.0 gr. reloder 19/CCI BR primers/in well prepped Winchester casings/OAL 3.350
Set it up on the bags. Did a 10 cent bore sight at 100 yrds. And away we went. Point of aim is between the 2 red circles. Here's the results.
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8641/img3148ya4.jpg?s=1
This is the first time I ever pulled the trigger on this thing.
Made 2 scope adjustments to get to the 3 shoot group.
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9450/img3145rc3.jpg?s=1
Second 5 rds.
This thing may actually prove to be pretty darn accurate.
It will be very interesting to see what happens when I put it all into the full military stock.
Well, I finally got "Franky" to a point that I could try to throw some lead downrange. Being I had no idea of what to expect I mounted it in my test stock, which is a cut down military stock that I bedded and free floated the barrel. I use it to help sort out the particulars of these 1903s.
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8962/img3142cd6.jpg?s=1
Anyway I loaded up 10 rounds from a recipt that I know should shoot reasonably accurately from this type of firearm.
175 gr. Sierra Match Kings/56.0 gr. reloder 19/CCI BR primers/in well prepped Winchester casings/OAL 3.350
Set it up on the bags. Did a 10 cent bore sight at 100 yrds. And away we went. Point of aim is between the 2 red circles. Here's the results.
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8641/img3148ya4.jpg?s=1
This is the first time I ever pulled the trigger on this thing.
Made 2 scope adjustments to get to the 3 shoot group.
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9450/img3145rc3.jpg?s=1
Second 5 rds.
This thing may actually prove to be pretty darn accurate.
It will be very interesting to see what happens when I put it all into the full military stock.
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