Float Pilot
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It has been awhile since I have taken the Browning 1886 out to shoot.
It is a pre-safety model in the saddle ring carbine version.
The only beef I have with it is the rear sight. They made it a folding type, but the elevation slide does not lock on the ladder. It is most for looks. So it is darn near impossible to get the darn thing zeroed.
The 22 inch barrel seems to like jacketed bullets better than cast lead. And one of these days I will remove that glossy Japanese finish on the stock and replace it with a real linseed oil finish.
Loads:
Bullet: 405 grain jacketed soft point Remington Bulk bullet
Brass: Winchester virgin
Primer: CCI-250 magnum
COL : 2.65 inch, taper crimp
Range: 100 yards, from sand-bags
50.0 grains IMR-3031= 1,660 fps and a 1.0 inch group
54.0 grains IMR-4064= 1,765 fps and a 1.5 inch group
44.0 grains RL-7.......= 1,751 fps and a 1.5 inch group
42.0 grains RL-7.......= 1,675 fps and a 2.0 inch group
38.0 grains IMR-4198= 1,690 fps and a HORRIBLE GROUP
46.0 grains IMR-3031= 1,538 fps and an other horrible group
350 grains Oregon Trail Lazer cast, lubed with no gas check
54.0 grains, Varget= 1,687 fps and a 4.0 inch group.
It is a pre-safety model in the saddle ring carbine version.
The only beef I have with it is the rear sight. They made it a folding type, but the elevation slide does not lock on the ladder. It is most for looks. So it is darn near impossible to get the darn thing zeroed.
The 22 inch barrel seems to like jacketed bullets better than cast lead. And one of these days I will remove that glossy Japanese finish on the stock and replace it with a real linseed oil finish.
Loads:
Bullet: 405 grain jacketed soft point Remington Bulk bullet
Brass: Winchester virgin
Primer: CCI-250 magnum
COL : 2.65 inch, taper crimp
Range: 100 yards, from sand-bags
50.0 grains IMR-3031= 1,660 fps and a 1.0 inch group
54.0 grains IMR-4064= 1,765 fps and a 1.5 inch group
44.0 grains RL-7.......= 1,751 fps and a 1.5 inch group
42.0 grains RL-7.......= 1,675 fps and a 2.0 inch group
38.0 grains IMR-4198= 1,690 fps and a HORRIBLE GROUP
46.0 grains IMR-3031= 1,538 fps and an other horrible group
350 grains Oregon Trail Lazer cast, lubed with no gas check
54.0 grains, Varget= 1,687 fps and a 4.0 inch group.