Float Pilot
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This is one of the first of the Browning 1886 (Jap made) in the saddle ring carbine version. So no goofy lawyer safety. But the fake carbine type sights were pretty simple like the prototypes.
So I discovered a couple things.
1. This carbine only likes to shoot 3 shot groups. After three shots the barrel heat makes the group size double or triple. But if you wait for awhile you can shoot another nice three shot group. That is what happens when you have magazine tubes connected to the barrel.
2. It is very picky about the bullet types and weight. Plus the shallow rifling hates cast lead bullets.
But yesterday I stumbled across a load that seems to work just fine, although I will have to drift the sight over a touch to get the windage right on. I was using a 6 O'Clock hold at the bottom of the black. So that means that the rifle with zeroed at 170 yards for point of aim. 4 inch high at 100 yards and 4 inches low at 200 yards.
1,940 fps will work just fine for the 350 grain Hornady Flat Point.
So I discovered a couple things.
1. This carbine only likes to shoot 3 shot groups. After three shots the barrel heat makes the group size double or triple. But if you wait for awhile you can shoot another nice three shot group. That is what happens when you have magazine tubes connected to the barrel.
2. It is very picky about the bullet types and weight. Plus the shallow rifling hates cast lead bullets.
But yesterday I stumbled across a load that seems to work just fine, although I will have to drift the sight over a touch to get the windage right on. I was using a 6 O'Clock hold at the bottom of the black. So that means that the rifle with zeroed at 170 yards for point of aim. 4 inch high at 100 yards and 4 inches low at 200 yards.
1,940 fps will work just fine for the 350 grain Hornady Flat Point.