alemonkey
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I picked up an 1851 Navy from the Cabelas bargain cave about a month ago. It needed some TLC, as apparently the previous owner was one of those guys who thinks all screws need to be cranked down as tight as humanly possible. The wedge screw was all buggered up from using a wrong size screwdriver, and the wedge had been pounded in so tight that it was almost impossible to knock it back out. It looked like he had been using a metal hammer to knock it out, as the side of the barrel was all buggered up. The nipples were also cranked in so ridiculously tight that I ruined one getting them out, had to drill it out with an easy-out screw remover.
I draw filed the barrel to remove the gouges, and defarbed it at the same time. After a couple replacement screws to fix the ones he had ruined, I now have a nice looking gun for very cheap.
So anyway, I took it out for the second time this morning. The previous time I'd only shot it at the 7 meter range, but shooting two handed it easily put all 6 shots into one big hole. That's impressive, because I'm a horrible shot with a handgun.
Today I decided to see just how accurate it was, so I shot it from a bench at 25 meters. Target was a paper plate with a black dot in the center. The first three plates I couldn't even keep all 6 shots on the plate. It was all over the place, and shooting to the left. For the fourth one, I decided the heck with it, and just shot standing, two handed. All 6 right onto the plate and centered right on the target.
Weird, huh? I am not a good shot with a handgun so I can't claim any credit. It's strange that it seems to shoot worse from a rest, though. It's also weird that it seems to shoot to the left from a rest but not when unsupported.
I draw filed the barrel to remove the gouges, and defarbed it at the same time. After a couple replacement screws to fix the ones he had ruined, I now have a nice looking gun for very cheap.
So anyway, I took it out for the second time this morning. The previous time I'd only shot it at the 7 meter range, but shooting two handed it easily put all 6 shots into one big hole. That's impressive, because I'm a horrible shot with a handgun.
Today I decided to see just how accurate it was, so I shot it from a bench at 25 meters. Target was a paper plate with a black dot in the center. The first three plates I couldn't even keep all 6 shots on the plate. It was all over the place, and shooting to the left. For the fourth one, I decided the heck with it, and just shot standing, two handed. All 6 right onto the plate and centered right on the target.
Weird, huh? I am not a good shot with a handgun so I can't claim any credit. It's strange that it seems to shoot worse from a rest, though. It's also weird that it seems to shoot to the left from a rest but not when unsupported.
