Getting the Franken-Ruger 44 Magnum dialed in

[xphunter]

I was able to spend a little bit a time out at Mac’s Gunworks last week.
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I had not to zeroed my 44 Magnum Franken-Ruger. Using some Black Hills ammunition-240 grain JHP.
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First two shots at 100 with me shooting from a standing position and the Bog-Gear on the bench were touching.
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Other pic is me working my way (slowly moving it to the left) to getting it zeroed at 100 yards.
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Center punched the 150 steel by using the Plex/Post at 8x. Puffcake to shoot.
I plan to get my drops out to 250 yards or so in the future. But I will be shooting from a seated position for the further distances.

 

[Riomouse911]

Man, that’s a cannon!

You’ve hit one fantastic piece of hardware there, it looks like it’ll be a deerslayer out to 250-275 yd easy.

I love the range!! I can’t imagine how nice it is to have a spot like that to exercise the firearms in the safe... I’m stuck with indoor ranges 3/4 of the year because a run to the desert from the mid spring to mid October is a 100+ degree effort of sunburn and futility.

Shooting indoors compared to a beautiful, wide open outdoor spot like that is like riding a stationary bicycle while watching the Tour de France on TV... you get a bit of physical exercise but you’re not exercising the soul...

Stay safe.

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

There's just something about shooting those big revolvers. The weight soaks up a good portion of the recoil, making it a treat to see the holes just magically appear.

 

[Tallball]

Amen to both. I enjoy large revolvers, and I MUCH prefer shooting outdoors to shooting at an indoor range.

 

[xphunter]

Thanks guys. It is a blessing to be so close to a permanent steel range. Targets out to 2K+