Dave Bulla
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Hi guys, just went and shot my new toy today and I thought I did okay but that I certainly have room for improvement. Just wondering how my shooting compares to you all who are good at it and do a lot of it.
The "toy" is a Ruger super blackhawk, Hunter Bisley in stainless steel with a 7.5" barrel. Got it a couple weeks ago but didn't get to shoot it until today.
Went and shot it today for the first time and was pleasantly surprised.
I do NOT consider myself to be much of a handgun shooter and this is the first time I've shot a handgun at paper in about 19 years so.... if I talk about groups I like that you all would laugh at, cut me a little slack eh? (But DO be honest, I can take criticism when it's needed.) I hope to get better with some practice. My most limiting issue is my eyesight. I was shooting with my reading glasses on to help me see the sights better but it made things a little fuzzy at the target.
Temperature outside was about 22 degrees so I wore a pair of those stretchy spandex camo gloves that are real thin. They're pretty slick though and I wondered if I'd have trouble hanging on to the grips.
All shots fired were from the bench with wrists resting on a padded block.
Anyway, I started out at 15 yards with some Hornady 200 grain Hp's. Shot 3 rounds in a 1 1/2" group about 5 inches low holding with the front bead covering the center of the target.
Shot 3 Hornady 240 Hp's at the second target and hit same POI in a 7/8" group. Not bad I figured.
Next, I shot 3 more 200gr Hdy's and had two touching and one less than an inch away. Adjusted the rear sight about one full turn up and got a little under 3 inches of upwards movement. Shot two shots there almost touching. Gave the screw another full turn and fired one shot to verify elevation was now "on".
Shot some cast lead that I'd loaded 19 years ago when I had my other 44 and it did real well. Put 9 shots into 7 visible holes. If you throw out the two worst, the other 7 went into 1 5/8".
Once I felt I was dialed in at 15, I moved the target out to 25 to see how I'd do. I put 6 shots into a 3.5" group a little right of center. If you throw out the worst one, it's a 2" five shot group.
I spent the rest of the time shooting at snow clumps on the backstop about 60 yards out and did pretty good hitting them. I think I did better than on paper because my sights showed up better against the dirt and snow than against the black target circle.
I finished off shooting a little N.A.A. "Black Widow" 5 shot 22 deringer at 7 yards. That little bugger shoots pretty good for as tiny as it is! It needed a firm hold to do well though. That's 10 shots on the left, 15 on the right and 5 on the bottom middle. Remington milk carton cheapo ammo.
The "toy" is a Ruger super blackhawk, Hunter Bisley in stainless steel with a 7.5" barrel. Got it a couple weeks ago but didn't get to shoot it until today.
Went and shot it today for the first time and was pleasantly surprised.
I do NOT consider myself to be much of a handgun shooter and this is the first time I've shot a handgun at paper in about 19 years so.... if I talk about groups I like that you all would laugh at, cut me a little slack eh? (But DO be honest, I can take criticism when it's needed.) I hope to get better with some practice. My most limiting issue is my eyesight. I was shooting with my reading glasses on to help me see the sights better but it made things a little fuzzy at the target.
Temperature outside was about 22 degrees so I wore a pair of those stretchy spandex camo gloves that are real thin. They're pretty slick though and I wondered if I'd have trouble hanging on to the grips.
All shots fired were from the bench with wrists resting on a padded block.
Anyway, I started out at 15 yards with some Hornady 200 grain Hp's. Shot 3 rounds in a 1 1/2" group about 5 inches low holding with the front bead covering the center of the target.
Shot 3 Hornady 240 Hp's at the second target and hit same POI in a 7/8" group. Not bad I figured.
Next, I shot 3 more 200gr Hdy's and had two touching and one less than an inch away. Adjusted the rear sight about one full turn up and got a little under 3 inches of upwards movement. Shot two shots there almost touching. Gave the screw another full turn and fired one shot to verify elevation was now "on".
Shot some cast lead that I'd loaded 19 years ago when I had my other 44 and it did real well. Put 9 shots into 7 visible holes. If you throw out the two worst, the other 7 went into 1 5/8".
Once I felt I was dialed in at 15, I moved the target out to 25 to see how I'd do. I put 6 shots into a 3.5" group a little right of center. If you throw out the worst one, it's a 2" five shot group.
I spent the rest of the time shooting at snow clumps on the backstop about 60 yards out and did pretty good hitting them. I think I did better than on paper because my sights showed up better against the dirt and snow than against the black target circle.
I finished off shooting a little N.A.A. "Black Widow" 5 shot 22 deringer at 7 yards. That little bugger shoots pretty good for as tiny as it is! It needed a firm hold to do well though. That's 10 shots on the left, 15 on the right and 5 on the bottom middle. Remington milk carton cheapo ammo.
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