Shooting The Rescued Remington

[Semisane]

Hey Guys, remember my post on "Rescuing a Remmie"? (See it here: http://huntingnet.com/forum/black-powder/331832-rescuing-remmie.html)



Saturday afternoon I got a chance to see how it shoots.

Looking through my bullet bag I found a box with thirteen 300 grain .4515 Sierra Jacketed Soft Points. Having no plans or other use for those bullets, I figured I would use them up in the Remington's virgin outing.

I loaded them over 80 grains of GOEX FFFg in Harvester short black sabots, and shot targets at 50 yards.

The first thing I discovered is the gun has the worst possible sights for my bifocal eyes - a tiny "U" notch at the rear and a small ramped dot up front. For sure, it would be a waste of time and powder trying to shoot targets any farther than 50 yards.



Most of my sighting with this set-up was of the "I think that's it" variety. Anyway, here are the targets with the 13 Sierra bullets.







As you see, I didn't get great groups. Not too bad - but not great for 50 yards. I really don't think it was a fair test of the gun. I have an extra scope or two sitting around here someplace and have just about talked myself into buying a set of bases and rings for the Remmie just to see what it will really do.

Now you know I just had to shoot at least one target with some 250 grain Gold Dots. So I did. Here it is.



The gun's breech stayed cleaner than I expected. I fully cleaned the gun after the session, including pulling the bolt, nipple and breech plug. I also pulled the firing pin from the bolt. That proved unnecessary as I could detect no fouling behind the striker or in the spring area. The total clean up wasn't too bad, but not as simple as the Mustang or Omega, and nowhere near as quick as a sidelock.

My original plan was to clean her up, play with it a while, then sell it. Now my fear is that if I scope it and it shoots really great I may be tempted to keep it. It feels mighty good at the shoulder.

[ronlaughlin]

If it were me trying to focus, on them sights, with my eyes, i would say them is mighty fine groups. Focus on the rear sight would be impossible; focus on the front would require squinting as tight as i can.

Seems you wrote earlier, the rifle has some pitting? Shoots pretty good, it does.

[Gotbuck]

When I get a salvaged gun the first thing I do besides clean it, is just shoot at the center of a target and not worry about sighting yet. I look at what the bullets are doing on the target, do they look like they are tumbling, tears can tell alot about how that shoots. Your bullet holes are excellent so the rifeling in the barrel is excellent and the bullets are spinning like they should. The groups are not that bad considering what you are using, heck that is a dead deer! I think once you put a scope on her and dial her in, I think you have a winner for sure. Those groups will tighten based on how well those bullets are flying which seems to be excellent out of that gun.

[cayugad]

not bad for the fact you could not focus on the sights... pretty good groups.