Arnie,
No, with my Hepburn 45-70 and my secret paper patch bullet
I never intended to run a test on the 44-77 for the Cup match, too important to go with an unknown, unproven rifle and being defending champion. The Hepburn was magic, even when I was not, it just laid 'em in the 10 & X-rings. A rifle like that doesn't come along too many times in one lifetime! It's pretty incredible.
I shoot the All Comers match with the 44-77 and when i get time all post those results it should be pretty obvious that I have a ways to go with the 44. Don't get me wrong, I learned a lot and will continue to get improved results with it. I did have a bus load of fun shooting the 44 at 1000 yards, but with 15 record shots plus unlimited sighters in 30 minutes there just wasn't time to work through any problems on the line. I made what adjustments I could between relays but even then not much time between shooting, spotting & pulling. A loading bench would have been nice! I stupidity loaded everything the same. What a dummy! I should have had 6 different loadings to test. Live and don't learn! I'll have all winter to rethink my errors.
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