lionking
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On vacation this week been shooting a lot, and this baby came in Tuesday got it off gunbroker and Wednesday tested it out. The previous owner installed a Beaches folding front sight and a Marbles rear aperature so there was a few different sights to test.
Let me say if you wear glasses beware cause I scratched my lense when the aperature was folded down. Also busted my lip and a bang on my cheek ha ha! I learned to back my head away some from that rear sight cause the rifle has some umph recoil even though it is a heavy rifle.
I only tested the sights with HSM 405gr. Normally I do 5 shots or more to test but in this case staying with three shots to see groupings. The aperature is shooting WAY high , top target with circle front sight and aperature was at edge of the top of the target and rear aperature with the blade front shooting at bottom target hit the upper target. Using the blade front and stock buckhorn sight the elevation seems on but the windage is on the edge of the paper left side.
Next time I will start to sight it in, and got some testing to do with ammo but I managed a 2 1/2 inch group at 100 yds with the circle front and rear aperature. How accurate I am with this rifle really is a question until I try it more.
But the craftmanship of Japan made in Miroku is just beautiful. Great action too the loading gate and the action of the lever loading and ejecting is just smooth as silk.
Let me say if you wear glasses beware cause I scratched my lense when the aperature was folded down. Also busted my lip and a bang on my cheek ha ha! I learned to back my head away some from that rear sight cause the rifle has some umph recoil even though it is a heavy rifle.
I only tested the sights with HSM 405gr. Normally I do 5 shots or more to test but in this case staying with three shots to see groupings. The aperature is shooting WAY high , top target with circle front sight and aperature was at edge of the top of the target and rear aperature with the blade front shooting at bottom target hit the upper target. Using the blade front and stock buckhorn sight the elevation seems on but the windage is on the edge of the paper left side.
Next time I will start to sight it in, and got some testing to do with ammo but I managed a 2 1/2 inch group at 100 yds with the circle front and rear aperature. How accurate I am with this rifle really is a question until I try it more.
But the craftmanship of Japan made in Miroku is just beautiful. Great action too the loading gate and the action of the lever loading and ejecting is just smooth as silk.