BullRunBear
Member
Gotta love the ROA
I picked up a blued 7.5 inch ROA from circa 1981 a few months ago and finally got a chance to try it. This wasn't one of my brightest days as I forgot the variable powder measure (which restricted me to 25 grains of 3F), a screwdriver to adjust the sights, and the cornmeal for filler. The gun shot high but grouped well keeping 2 to 3 inch groups at 25 yards offhand. I'm not the most consistent marksman so to group this well says the gun is doing the job. Now I can't wait to get out there again with the means to work up a proper load and sight adjustment.
As far as I can tell, I'm the first to actually shoot this piece. For the gun to do this well "out of the box" shows what a quality firearm the ROA is. I love days like this.
Jeff (Member # 19)
I picked up a blued 7.5 inch ROA from circa 1981 a few months ago and finally got a chance to try it. This wasn't one of my brightest days as I forgot the variable powder measure (which restricted me to 25 grains of 3F), a screwdriver to adjust the sights, and the cornmeal for filler. The gun shot high but grouped well keeping 2 to 3 inch groups at 25 yards offhand. I'm not the most consistent marksman so to group this well says the gun is doing the job. Now I can't wait to get out there again with the means to work up a proper load and sight adjustment.
As far as I can tell, I'm the first to actually shoot this piece. For the gun to do this well "out of the box" shows what a quality firearm the ROA is. I love days like this.
Jeff (Member # 19)