I had a pretty rough day at work so ended up taking a half day and playing some hooky. I ended up going out with my uncle for some target shooting, rabbit hunting, hiking and maybe even an adult beverage at the end of the day. The weather was beautiful and the events certainly helped me relax from a pretty stressful day at work.
I was shooting some laser-cast 255 gr. LSWC .452" diameter bullets over 8.0gr and 9.0gr Unique in my Ruger Blackhawk. Obviously two different lots of ammo. I wanted to see which was shot better. I would have to say that it was a wash accuracy and recoil wise...the 9.0gr Unique load was a little heavier and a little louder but was not unpleasant at all. Both loads were very accurate at 15 yards (about as far as I felt like walking to change a target today). Holes in the paper were nice and sharp.
The best part were the bullets. They didn't lead up my barrel and they weren't too smoky. The Unique (new cleaner) was also pretty clean. The gun smells like it was shot, but wasn't a mess at all. I am very happy with the laser-cast bullet performace and plan to do some major loading on Sunday.
We only saw one rabbit but we did see about 7 turkey...too bad the turkey were out of season and the rabbit was gone before we even had a chance. At least the shooting was good, the day was nice and the company was great.
I was shooting some laser-cast 255 gr. LSWC .452" diameter bullets over 8.0gr and 9.0gr Unique in my Ruger Blackhawk. Obviously two different lots of ammo. I wanted to see which was shot better. I would have to say that it was a wash accuracy and recoil wise...the 9.0gr Unique load was a little heavier and a little louder but was not unpleasant at all. Both loads were very accurate at 15 yards (about as far as I felt like walking to change a target today). Holes in the paper were nice and sharp.
The best part were the bullets. They didn't lead up my barrel and they weren't too smoky. The Unique (new cleaner) was also pretty clean. The gun smells like it was shot, but wasn't a mess at all. I am very happy with the laser-cast bullet performace and plan to do some major loading on Sunday.
We only saw one rabbit but we did see about 7 turkey...too bad the turkey were out of season and the rabbit was gone before we even had a chance. At least the shooting was good, the day was nice and the company was great.