My first levergun silhouette shoot

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My first levergun silhouette shoot

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Some local folks hold a silhouette shoot on the last weekend of the month on a range about 30 miles south of town. I went out to shoot with them on Sunday, my first time ever to do such a thing in an organized sort of way. They shoot 22's first, then 25's, and then "handgun caliber levers". I didn't really have a competitive 22 but figured since I'd never done this before it would be worth shooting just to gain the experience. So I screwed a Marble's tang sight on the wife's Rossi pump and used that. Little thing just hates the Federal pistol match cartridges I thought would work in it, but it really, really hated the CCI standard velocity which were the only two I took to try. I came in dead last in the 22 competition but it was fun and I even hit the 200 yard ram a couple times.

The old 25/20 was smokin' em pretty good for the 50, 100, and 150 but then it was real pitiful at the 200 and I only hit it a couple times. Still came in second or third I think. There was a fellow there with a 25 single shot (you know that long skinny cartridge) loaded with black powder and it was fun to watch him shoot that thing. And he was our winner for the 25's.

Then this same fellow (goes by the handle of "Brownie") comes out with a Whitney-Kennedy in 44/40 with black powder loads and proceeds to wax us with that baby. Man, was it fine to see the nifty rifles the folks were using. And again I ran second to Brownie with my 38/40.

I took my friend Butch along to be my "spotter" and I'm betting he'll go back with me next month and take some of his shooters. He has a model 92 takedown 44/40 in really nice condition that we just need to chase down a tang sight for and he'll be in business. And several 22's that also just need some sort of proper sight to lob to the 200 yard zone.

I am a slooow learner. Been missing out on this fun deal for years now (I guess they started doing these shoots about 7 years ago). But I'll go back for sure -- seem like our sort of folks. And certainly our sort of weaponry.

Any of you fellers in this part of the world want to join in, this is the COSSA range east of Bend, Oregon and the folks putting on this shoot are the "Great Basin Sharpshooters" and they have a web site with their schedule of shoots.
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Sounds like fun :D

Say, what was that long skinny .25"? That is ringing my bell!

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I used to shoot with a guy who shot .22 lr at 200 yds, it was a pain to mark his targets but I admired his marksmanship.. :D
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That long skinny 25 might have been the 25-20 Single Shot case.
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Checked it out, looks a dandy small game getter to me :)

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Nath wrote: Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:23 amSay, what was that long skinny .25"? That is ringing my bell!
Maybe 25-35....?
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Thunder50 wrote: Wed Jun 27, 2018 10:26 am That long skinny 25 might have been the 25-20 Single Shot case.
Yes, that 's the one. Must be kinda' challenging to find brass -- next time I see him I'm going to ask what he does for brass. And see what bullet he is using.

Another fellow had a custom 25 cal. single shot but had it chambered for the 25 wcf, though with a 10" twist (normally 14"). Which is probably what I'd do if I went that route, just because the brass is so much easier to acquire (at least for us folks who already have a bushel of it stashed away and it is also easily made from 32/20). The little 25 wcf has a nice long neck so it is not any trick to use with cast bullets.
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Glad you had fun!

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Earl,
It's addicting, that silhouette game. I've been doing it for mmmmm about 15 years. We shoot .22 in the morning, pistol caliber mid morning and big bore after lunch. I also attend the big matches and state champs all over Pa.

Continue, you will really like it. After a while you stop becoming competitive against the others and just start shooting against yourself. I'm rated AAA but seldom shoot my class scores anymore. I'm in it for the camaraderie and showing off my leverguns and generally, just something to do.

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Earl, I remember Brownie from the year or two that I was a COSSA member -- and they did hold a special quarter-bore single-shot match at least when I was there. I just watched in wonder and envy. At that time, Jamison was still making very good .25 SS brass, but I am afraid those without a stash are having to go back to Bertram currently.
There were some good folks in that Great Basin bunch and I enjoyed trying to shoot long-range steel with my Model 1884 Trapdoor with those oh-so-fine Buffington sights.
So glad you went and had a good time!
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