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I added another BP rifle to the safe

Old 12-28-2007 | 09:10 PM
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Default I added another BP rifle to the safe

My new toy is a H@R target rifle single shot in 38-55 Winchester
will loads 55 grains of BP over a soft lead 20:1 255 FP cast bullet FPS around 1350 out of a 28" barrel
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Old 12-28-2007 | 09:25 PM
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That sounds pretty cool. Some of those older cartridge caliberguns would be fun to hunt with. Where did you ever find such a rifle? By the way, you needed another rifle. I could just feel it..
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Old 12-28-2007 | 10:59 PM
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Those rifles are real nice. I have a friend who has the 45-70 and it is alot of fun to shoot. And at a reasonable price. Only problem we had was there is not enough elevation in the sight. I hope you do not have that problem. Tom.
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Old 12-29-2007 | 12:01 AM
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I have a rifle in the same 38-55 caliber. Mine is the Browning copy of the Winchester High Wall. I bought a bunch of the cast silver bullets for it and it shoots them just great. I only wish I had more time to spend with it. Have to get the muzzleloaders shot first and am getting way behind. Forgot to add that it is the Browning copy of the Winchester Highwall that was a copy of the original Browning Highwall. Now that really goes around doesn't it?
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Old 12-30-2007 | 10:23 AM
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sweet an off caliber cool
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Old 12-31-2007 | 07:15 AM
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A friend of mine had the same gunin .45-70 and I enjoyed shooting it. However, I had enough guns inthat caliber and wanted it inthe other caliber itcame in, .38-55.

I also loadit with the holy black and itis ahoot to shoot:






The only thing that bugs me is thatIhave to replace the fine rear sight to make it SASS Legal in Cowboy ActionShooting (CAS). I will probably put a tang sight on it.

I will be going up to the mountainsfor the last four days of our season and am toying with the idea of taking it with me. I maydo that and use my BPCR shells. I likethesmoke!!!
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