model88_308
Banned
This morning I managed to get there a few minutes before SR, so all alone again! I had decided on a couple of possible choices for opening day in Kentucky in another week and a half. I really wanted to shoot the new Henrys I'd gotten over the spring and summer, first was a BB in .45 Colt, the 2nd a BB in 45-70. I shot the .45 first getting it on paper with a 250gr XTP (about 1350 FPS out of the Carbine) and then the hunting load I'd chosen a 265gr WFN cast GC.
The two loads printed to pretty much the same POI, which is nice should I want to let one of my Grandsons use it to hunt. That XTP has zilch for recoil, but the 265gr had a noticeable bit more getting about 1800 FPS. That load is roughly equivalent to the 38-55 load I shoot in my .375 Win (255 @ 1900). The little Henry was done rather quickly. Next up was the 45-70, shooting a 300gr JHP @ 2100, a bit warmer than standard 300gr loads at 1800.
That load had flames coming out...lol. It shot very well, however. Better than I'd ever have hoped for. I checked the trajectory @100 being 1" high at 50 and the two I shot settled into about 5/8", almost 1" high at 100...perfect. I'm very happy with that load that I got from Wisconsin Cartridge. I will be ordering more of those for deer! Last came the new Browning A-Bolt 12ga I picked up at a great price on sale at Cabelas, NIB.
I brought a couple different slug loads for the Browning, but had figured to only use the Sabots I'd bought loaded by Remington. A 3" magnum load spitting a 385gr .58cal Bonded Bullet @ 1900 FPS, a pretty stout load. The boresight had it a bit low but right on line windage-wise. One correction had it dead on, so out to 100 to see it's trajectory, after being 1" high at 50. It printed 1/2" high at 100 3/4" or so left, both holes touching. Yup, as impressed as I was with the 45-70, that darn 12ga outshot it @ 100...lol. These were only 2 shot groups to check elevation, but even so, I was very happy at the final results.
And yes, the A-Bolt SG has noticeably more recoil than the 45-70, about on a par with my .450 Marlin out of my BLR. Perhaps a tad more? Anyway, a nice weather opening morning will have me holding the Henry 45-70, while rainy or drizzly weather will have me holding that ugly SG
Almost forgot. The Henry all weather 45 wears a Weaver 1-3x20. The Henry 45-70 a Hawke 1-4x24 with illuminated reticle and the A-Bolt a VX3 30mm 1.5-5 with illuminated reticle.
I finished right after a couple other fellas showed up!
The two loads printed to pretty much the same POI, which is nice should I want to let one of my Grandsons use it to hunt. That XTP has zilch for recoil, but the 265gr had a noticeable bit more getting about 1800 FPS. That load is roughly equivalent to the 38-55 load I shoot in my .375 Win (255 @ 1900). The little Henry was done rather quickly. Next up was the 45-70, shooting a 300gr JHP @ 2100, a bit warmer than standard 300gr loads at 1800.
That load had flames coming out...lol. It shot very well, however. Better than I'd ever have hoped for. I checked the trajectory @100 being 1" high at 50 and the two I shot settled into about 5/8", almost 1" high at 100...perfect. I'm very happy with that load that I got from Wisconsin Cartridge. I will be ordering more of those for deer! Last came the new Browning A-Bolt 12ga I picked up at a great price on sale at Cabelas, NIB.
I brought a couple different slug loads for the Browning, but had figured to only use the Sabots I'd bought loaded by Remington. A 3" magnum load spitting a 385gr .58cal Bonded Bullet @ 1900 FPS, a pretty stout load. The boresight had it a bit low but right on line windage-wise. One correction had it dead on, so out to 100 to see it's trajectory, after being 1" high at 50. It printed 1/2" high at 100 3/4" or so left, both holes touching. Yup, as impressed as I was with the 45-70, that darn 12ga outshot it @ 100...lol. These were only 2 shot groups to check elevation, but even so, I was very happy at the final results.
And yes, the A-Bolt SG has noticeably more recoil than the 45-70, about on a par with my .450 Marlin out of my BLR. Perhaps a tad more? Anyway, a nice weather opening morning will have me holding the Henry 45-70, while rainy or drizzly weather will have me holding that ugly SG
Almost forgot. The Henry all weather 45 wears a Weaver 1-3x20. The Henry 45-70 a Hawke 1-4x24 with illuminated reticle and the A-Bolt a VX3 30mm 1.5-5 with illuminated reticle.
I finished right after a couple other fellas showed up!
