Ben Cartwright SASS
NES Member
I picked up a Ruger #1 at the Marlboro show last spring and took it out to the range with some of my handloads and was getting 6 inch groups.
I decided to get some factory loads to benchmark it and see if it could shoot. Damn those cartridges are expensive! $48 for 20, ouch.
Anyhow I went to the range with a rest and shot 8 shots at 50 yards, got 7 in one hole and flinched on the last shot and put it 1/2 inch outside. Then I took 5 of my lead handloads and got a 7 inch group.
Factory
405 grain jacketed soft point
1850 fps
Remington Powershock
handloads
405 gr lead
28 grs 5744
Winchester LRP
1250 fps
I want to try to work up a handload to use cheap lead bullets like I do in my Trapdoor. I was thinking of trying trail boss as it is soft shooting and maybe even at 1250 fps the lead is not grabbing the rifling?
Thoughts?
I decided to get some factory loads to benchmark it and see if it could shoot. Damn those cartridges are expensive! $48 for 20, ouch.
Anyhow I went to the range with a rest and shot 8 shots at 50 yards, got 7 in one hole and flinched on the last shot and put it 1/2 inch outside. Then I took 5 of my lead handloads and got a 7 inch group.
Factory
405 grain jacketed soft point
1850 fps
Remington Powershock
handloads
405 gr lead
28 grs 5744
Winchester LRP
1250 fps
I want to try to work up a handload to use cheap lead bullets like I do in my Trapdoor. I was thinking of trying trail boss as it is soft shooting and maybe even at 1250 fps the lead is not grabbing the rifling?
Thoughts?