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BFR .500 JRH. I set up 5 shells on their side and shot into the bases at 50 yards. I found 3 after searching the whole range. One had the brass peeled off and the shell was cut almost in half when the boolit nicked the rail. I then put up a bunch of black walnuts and turned all to mush. I shot my last three at 100 and they drop 2-1/4" with a dead on setting at 50. The 3 were in 1-1/4". 50 rounds gone in a blink of the eye! I had to sight in again after gluing in the base screws and changing rings. Took a while to find paper. I had 5 shots in one ragged hole while fooling with the scope. I hate the friction windage settings and can't find my paper work for the loopy. Elevation has the wonderful target turret. This scope is near 50 years old.  | ||
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What's that funy looking thing on top of your revolver?  Nice shooting, Jim! "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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That is a target turret with click adjustments. You will be hard pressed to find a revolver scope with it anymore. I wish the windage had the same. I need to buy an Ultra Dot and rings but for now, this is working. I don't know about deer hunting and will feel handicapped. The important thing is that the gun shoots lights out. If you can see a dime at 50 yards, it will DIE! But deer in the early morning and late evening will not be seen. I hate scopes. I am hitting boolit size targets at 50 yards with the dumb thing. | |||
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..those are impressive revolvers...as is your shooting... Bob | |||
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Geez, don't tell him that! His head is going to swell so large that he won't be able log on to the forum, and if he manages, he's going to start lecturing us about shooting technique. Oh wait, he already does........  "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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bfr, I do not know if they still will, but at one time, Leupold would put the Target Knobs on most any of their scopes. Elevation or Windage. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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I have heard the same thing...... "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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Yes, I got a set for my rifle scope, they came with it. A windage turret would be nice on this pistol scope because I have spin drift. Sighted dead on at 50 has boolits hitting right at 100 and 200. It would be nice to dial it out. This gun will eventually get an Ultra Dot anyway. | |||
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Thats good shooting! Ive never shot a pistol enough to get nearly that good. Have started practicing more in the last year though, hoping to feel confident enough to deer hunt with it one day. Thanks for giving me something to strive for. | |||
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Not me, it is the gun. Had a friend out to sight his rifle and I gave him a shot at 100 yards with my BFR .475. Told him how and he took a can off the rail first shot. He never shot a revolver before. He looked at me funny and I asked him to do that with his rifle. Nope! I make my revolvers shoot and that means ANYONE can shoot it. Matt, 5 minutes and I will have you do it. I am not some crazy, fantastic shot, just average. but I understand the revolver and good ones and bad ones. How to load for them. You will find a bad or a perfect gun from every gun maker. If it does not shoot, sell it. Had Rugers that would do no better then 3" at 50 yards and Freedoms hard pressed for 6". Had Freedoms do 1/2" and Rugers do 1/2" too. It is the individual gun, not the make. Had a Taurus do 1/2" and a 1911 do 1/2". I have a BFR that will put 5 shots in 5/16". Those that defend a gun are those that spend the most. I am sure I can have you shoot 1-1/4" groups at 100 with an old Ruger. | |||
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Using a scope is cheating. Do it with the open sights that come on the gun.  _____________________________________________________ A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. - Winston Churchill | |||
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Thats good shooting, but I wouldnt be real keen on laying my gun in the dirt like that. | |||
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When I had vision, I would shoot 1/2" groups at 50 meters from Creedmore with S&W 29's. I don't like a scope at all and prefer a red dot yet I have shot 1/4" groups at 50 with a 4 minute dot. Open sights are as good as you can get but you need to see them. You need to see the target. To say a scope is better---yes, at loooong range. They have no advantage until you cant find your shoe laces. I have shot a zillion 1/2" groups at 100 with open sight rifles, many old military guns. My old 1919 Swede did a .432" group. Open sights are no excuse if you can see the durn things. This was 2 shots off hand with my Swede and open sights at 100 yards.  | |||
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Hey, JWP, what is that funny white box with WW on it?  I thought you loaded your own. No wonder you hit low on the one shell.  | |||
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He does roll his own, but when you are on the road as many months out of the year as he is, he uses factory loads. Besides, those are defensive loads, not hunting loads -- you know that, don't act ignorant. "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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I shoot handloads as well as factory loads. The White box Winnchester 240 grain flat point jacketed bullets are rather soft and as Whit stated above are a good defensive load and are availible at Wal Mart. The Remingtom Green box 240 JFP is a tougher bullet that pentrates deeper. I know this because I shoot a lot of different types of ammo  _____________________________________________________ A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. - Winston Churchill | |||
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It was meant to draw a laugh, not serious reply.  | |||
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Hi bfrshooter, I am 68 years old, can you get me shooting that good with a revolver in 5 minutes? When can I come up to Bakerton for training? Or do you want to come to Texas to train me and shoot some hogs or a deer after you get me trained? But it has to be with my Ruger, S&W or FA. Your choice. | |||
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Naw, you can shoot, so can everyone else here. I put them on bags and just show them how to hold it. The gun just needs to hit to the sights because you will never get your shooting down good if it throws shots or lousy groups. That is all I push, accuracy first. Now off hand---hee, hee, you must be joking! We do OK but I need those bags. When I spill soup out of the spoon, watch me with a gun! | |||
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Turk, I am sure he is eager to try your FA out! "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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Darn right, my position has always been they make exceptional guns but do have those failures like any other brand. By the way Whit, I still have that guys 686-1 here that he want's to sell. If anyone is interested let me know. I have not shot it and I don't want it. | |||
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I have a deal with Ruger, S&W and FA. They will let me keep their guns if I don't post any targets I have shot with their guns!!! When can I schedule the training? | |||
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