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    The Model 29 .44 Magnum at 150 yards with pics

    So I took my 5" Model 29 Classic with Burris Fastfire RDO out Sunday to confirm zero, and to readjust the zero for 150 yards.

    It only took a few shots to re-adjust the sights as I had previously been zeroed at 100 yards.

    I only had time to shoot 2 groups, but I figured I would share the results. Once I made my adjustments, I shot a 3 shot group on one target, and a 5 shot on the other.









    I was using the old Elmer Keith method, leaning against an object, which in this case was my truck tire, bracing the revolver between my knees and shooting.


    This is 5 shots at 150 yards.

    For reference, the circle/target is my highly precise Folgers coffee can lid that I used as a template to spray paint





    The load is a 240 grain hard cast powder coated hollow point pushed by 10 grains Unique.
    The 240 Cast/10 Gr Unique has long been my standard mid range load and is a pretty solid working load.


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    The Snake.

    While walking up to check the target, I jumped about two feet up and back when this silver snake came out of nowhere and tried to bite me..





    Scared the crap out of me. I am not scared of snakes though, really.

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    Nice shooting!

    I’ve been using 10/U/240 for close to 30 years. It’s one of the best-kept secrets of the 44 Magnum world. Accurate enough for rabbits, powerful enough for deer.

    A few questions:
    1. Why did you want to zero for 150?
    2. What’s your mid-range trajectory with the 100- and150-yard zeros?
    3. Where did you get the bullets?
    4. What’s your velocity in that gun? I’d estimate about 1,150 fps.

    Thanks,


    Okie John
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    "Don't fuck with it" seems to prevent the vast majority of reported issues." BehindBlueI's

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    Great shooting, wonderful photos, and beautiful country. Looks very much like west central New Mexico where I was raised on my family's cattle ranch for much of my early life. Thanks for sharing!

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    Personal load or factory ammo?

    Nice shooting. I am not scared of snakes either or spiders.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eb07 View Post
    Personal load or factory ammo?

    Nice shooting. I am not scared of snakes either or spiders.
    Ignore my first question I was reading on phone and didn't see the bottom

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    Quote Originally Posted by okie john View Post
    Nice shooting!

    I’ve been using 10/U/240 for close to 30 years. It’s one of the best-kept secrets of the 44 Magnum world. Accurate enough for rabbits, powerful enough for deer.

    A few questions:
    1. Why did you want to zero for 150?
    2. What’s your mid-range trajectory with the 100- and150-yard zeros?
    3. Where did you get the bullets?
    4. What’s your velocity in that gun? I’d estimate about 1,150 fps.

    Thanks,


    Okie John

    Thanks OJ,

    When I went back to driving ( I had about a 450 mile drive, I decided that I did not care for the distance/accuracy combo. I would like to be able to keep them closer to a 4" group on demand (real world, not over a bench), which means I will re-zero again back to 100 yards. That is a huge benefit of an RDO. The groups at longer range are substantially smaller for me, than when using irons.

    As far as the mid range at 150, I don't know, as its the first time using a red dot and zeroing at that distance. The change in eyesight has caused me to switch my hunting revolvers that I intended to shoot past 50 yards or so to RDOs. IIRC there was not that big of a max ordinate for the 240/10G.U load as one might think. Literally aiming a few inches low at 25 and not bothering from 50 yards on out was what I recall, as they were well within the heart lung area of a mature Mule Deer. The next time I go out and re-zero, I will put up some paper and check it out.

    The bullets are from Idaho 1945 over at the cast bullet/24HrCF forum. He is a true SME when it comes to the subject of not only casting but handgun hunting in general.

    Reference velocity, yes you are spot on.

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    Funny, the day before you posted this, I’d been thinking that I need to run a batch of ammo for my 5” Classic 629. I planned on doing the 240s with Unique too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lost River View Post
    Thanks OJ,

    When I went back to driving ( I had about a 450 mile drive, I decided that I did not care for the distance/accuracy combo. I would like to be able to keep them closer to a 4" group on demand (real world, not over a bench), which means I will re-zero again back to 100 yards. That is a huge benefit of an RDO. The groups at longer range are substantially smaller for me, than when using irons.

    As far as the mid range at 150, I don't know, as its the first time using a red dot and zeroing at that distance. The change in eyesight has caused me to switch my hunting revolvers that I intended to shoot past 50 yards or so to RDOs. IIRC there was not that big of a max ordinate for the 240/10G.U load as one might think. Literally aiming a few inches low at 25 and not bothering from 50 yards on out was what I recall, as they were well within the heart lung area of a mature Mule Deer. The next time I go out and re-zero, I will put up some paper and check it out.

    The bullets are from Idaho 1945 over at the cast bullet/24HrCF forum. He is a true SME when it comes to the subject of not only casting but handgun hunting in general.

    Reference velocity, yes you are spot on.
    Thanks. I think I'm headed down the red dot road, too. Probably sooner rather than later.


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    "Don't fuck with it" seems to prevent the vast majority of reported issues." BehindBlueI's

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lost River View Post
    ...When I went back to driving ( I had about a 450 mile drive, I decided that I did not care for the distance/accuracy combo. I would like to be able to keep them closer to a 4" group on demand (real world, not over a bench), which means I will re-zero again back to 100 yards. That is a huge benefit of an RDO. The groups at longer range are substantially smaller for me, than when using irons.

    As far as the mid range at 150, I don't know, as its the first time using a red dot and zeroing at that distance. The change in eyesight has caused me to switch my hunting revolvers that I intended to shoot past 50 yards or so to RDOs...

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    Have you shot with a pistol scope any? I picked up a used 2x Leupold long ago, but never used it. I ended up trying it in a heavy barreled k-22. My offhand basement groups went from so-so OK to little fingernail size. Ive been wanting to try it in more open environments, or on something centerfire for various longer ranges.
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