quicksylver
Well-Known Member
Yup a saga of old stuff.....
So as you know the shooting season is upon us...it's what we have been patiently waiting and preparing for..
Yesterday was particularly nice....mid sixties , no wind, blue skies...perfect....perfect I thought especially for IRON SIGHTS....YES MY WORLD....
So...with trembling hands I dialed the safe combination ...creaked open the door and .....stood frozen for a moment ..and then reached in...anticipation...then it came to me...USE THE WELL WORN WORK HORSE...
She's an old war horse for sure..a Remington 1903, done up as match rifle in the sixties, used extensively in matches by an old gentleman.. Lou Benner...she wears a Sidgley USMC barrel, C-stocked, Lyman 48 long slide rear, Lyman 17 globe front sight made for the 1922 , 22 LR( it gives me more elevation).....
The barrels' throat is well worn from shooting at matches through the years... there is NO leade to speak of.. I have not been able to find the rifling with any bullets I have.... including a 314299 with a 304 nose, seated until it nearly falls out of the case....
I was about ready to rebarrel it with a NOS High Standard barrel ...but this voice kept saying "FIT IS KING"..
and although the rifling is also well worn I thought it can't be any worse than a Marlin Micro Groove barrel..
So moving on ... at he end of last season I took heed of the voices and my logic and sized bullets for her at .312 and ones with the larger noses..
I also used the slowest powder I have......
I took my time and enjoyed the day at the range...How did she do...?
Well that's the Old News part ...always one out....my shooting...not the lube or the bullet...ME....
After adjusting the sights to shoot on paper, placed at the bottom of the target (NRA B-2).. here's the results...
IMO...Not bad for Old Eyes, Old Gun, Old Barrel, Old Bullet....
BTW...why do we use scopes...?
So as you know the shooting season is upon us...it's what we have been patiently waiting and preparing for..
Yesterday was particularly nice....mid sixties , no wind, blue skies...perfect....perfect I thought especially for IRON SIGHTS....YES MY WORLD....
So...with trembling hands I dialed the safe combination ...creaked open the door and .....stood frozen for a moment ..and then reached in...anticipation...then it came to me...USE THE WELL WORN WORK HORSE...
She's an old war horse for sure..a Remington 1903, done up as match rifle in the sixties, used extensively in matches by an old gentleman.. Lou Benner...she wears a Sidgley USMC barrel, C-stocked, Lyman 48 long slide rear, Lyman 17 globe front sight made for the 1922 , 22 LR( it gives me more elevation).....
The barrels' throat is well worn from shooting at matches through the years... there is NO leade to speak of.. I have not been able to find the rifling with any bullets I have.... including a 314299 with a 304 nose, seated until it nearly falls out of the case....
I was about ready to rebarrel it with a NOS High Standard barrel ...but this voice kept saying "FIT IS KING"..
and although the rifling is also well worn I thought it can't be any worse than a Marlin Micro Groove barrel..
So moving on ... at he end of last season I took heed of the voices and my logic and sized bullets for her at .312 and ones with the larger noses..
I also used the slowest powder I have......
I took my time and enjoyed the day at the range...How did she do...?
Well that's the Old News part ...always one out....my shooting...not the lube or the bullet...ME....
After adjusting the sights to shoot on paper, placed at the bottom of the target (NRA B-2).. here's the results...
IMO...Not bad for Old Eyes, Old Gun, Old Barrel, Old Bullet....
BTW...why do we use scopes...?