So, I dug out the OMSBH, 50 rounds of 240-grain LSWCs over 22 grains of 296 and another 50 of Speer factory 270-grain SPs, stopped to vote on the way to the range, stapled up a B6C (50-yard repair center, because I had some) at the 15 yard line because I hadn't shot this gun for at least ten years and was hoping to be able to at least stay on paper at that range, and commenced to make some noise. After a while, I did remember a little of how to shoot this thing...
That's five rounds each of the above loads, offhand. Not as good as I used to be, but with 66-year-old eyes, I'll take it.
After 90 rounds, I noticed that I had a pea-sized flap of skin loose on my palm. I shot the last five rounds one-handed just to remind myself what it felt like. As I packed up, my right shoulder went into
"WTF were you thinking?" mode, but calmed down after a while.
This was a big change of pace after having concentrated on defensive shooting for the past few years. I'm going to let my palm heal and then start taking the .44 with me when I practice with my 9x19s. With
one box of ammo.
It'll be like dessert after a good meal!