Zero distance for .45 Colt carbine?

[RainDodger]

My eyes are old for non-scoped rifles. I sight in such rifles at a distance that's comfortable and clear to shoot at... 50 yards for me. Then, at the end of a range day, I go home happy because I generally hit what I'm aiming at. Nothing worse than going home after a less-than-good range day!

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Whatever the reasoning, it existed.

That's for sure, they went to a lot of trouble loading the cartridge down, and then supplying two types of ammo to the troops. The battle of the Rosebud involved both infantry and mounted troops. Of course, in a pinch, one can fire either load in carbine or rifle.

For some reason, recoil has never bothered me, (within reason, I'll not shoot my five pound single shot 12 gauge with 3" slug loads again) and I can kind of zone out, and take the punishment without flinching, although I still feel it. ?

 

[Ugly Sauce]

.there enough other things that will explode or combust, without the FFFg laying around.

Yeah...like the Wife or girlfriend. I keep the wife out of my library-man-cave-reloading room where my powder is stored.

 

[halfmoonclip]

Okay, the replacement front sight (5/32" ivory instead of 1/16" gold) arrived, and we had one more nice day before the weather turns to crap. Decided on 50 yards, at least partially because my closest range has 50yd butts. The biggest struggle was finding a target; had a 3" and 5" bull, and some orange squares. After some squinting and fiddling, got an 1 1/8" POA group. That was with the tang peep.
Did discover that getting a sight picture and breaking the shot worked better than waiting until my focus wilted. I'm an old fart, with eyes that only cooperate to a point.
Also have a co-witnessing, folding open sight, mid-barrel. Popped it up, the tang down, and zeroed it to the same POI.
Now to try some targets of opportunity, off my hind legs. Clangers and claybirds and such.
Pleased with the ricer Winchester as well; really smooth action, decent trigger, and it is a genuinely pretty gun.
Thanks gang,
Moon

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Or would that be a "Ricechester"? 1 and 1/8" that is good. For some reason I missed that you were using a peep. I love peeps, but the aren't the best for hold under and hold over. More accurate of course, and with peeps you don't have to spend any time focusing. Just put the bead in the middle and KA-pow! Or, "get the sight picture and break the shot". !!!

I've seen a Ricechester, and they are beautiful.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Nothing worse than going home after a less-than-good range day!

I can have my range-days at home, but for sure, kind of depressing when I have trouble sighting in, or keep getting wild flyers, or less than acceptable accuracy no matter how many different loads I try.

 

[halfmoonclip]

Had one of those days with a S&W 41; retightened all the screws holding the optic, and lost the zero. Messed around for half an hour; got frustrated, rapped it on the wooden bench...then it settled down...I was reminded of the old admonition to tap your scope every time you make an adjustment.
Moon