Fun range time!

[Handsome Rob]

This is the Springfield M73 I inquired about a few months ago, re: getting a bequeathed item back from Florida

 

I had a couple of hours at the range today to try out the 1884 manufactured, '73. I had some suitable loads already built for my 1885 target gun. 510gn 19:1 Postell bullet over 25gn of 5744 at 1165fps

 

I made a new, taller front sight to get me a little closer to the paper at 100 (standard 'battle' sight is zeroed at 250) & gave her a punt.....

 

The 3 on the right were my first shots. Obviously I was a little nervous, pulling the 9lb trigger on this 133 year old, famously fragile antique! I adjusted left a little & took another 4 that centered very nicely, being in mind that I've done ZERO load development!

 

Just for poops & grins, I popped the ladder sight up, without adjustment of the slide, & successfully clanked steel at 500yds! I'm pretty sure everyone at the range stopped shooting, wondering who the giggling maniac was, shooting the potato cannon.......

 

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[ReeferMac]

That's Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

 

- K
 

[MacGyver]

That’s awesome!

[hipower]

Whatever gives you pleasure! I'd probably get laughed off the range with my shooting.

[rugerla1]

Wow, very nice!

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11 hours ago, robtattoo said:

pretty sure everyone at the range stopped shooting, wondering who the giggling maniac was, shooting the potato cannon.......

That is so funny

Good shooting with an old war horse!