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1886 win clone at 847 yards.

happyfast79

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  • Mar 27, 2013
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    So not a sniper rifle, so wasn't sure where to post it, but it is a old design. Was out shooting some gas guns at some gongs and at the end of the day decided to pull out a browning 1886 45-70 saddle ring carbine that was made in 1992 in Miroku japan.

    The gong is 12 inch diameter and is 847 yards away. I was shooting some stout 405 grain soft point hand loads, not sure on velocity since this is the second time I've shot this rifle.

    I set the ladder sight to 850 yards and had to aim at the small transition of dirt to grass that the gong was sitting in just above a snow drift, since I couldn't make out the gong with open sights.

    First shot was 1 mil high and .5 mil to the right according to my spotter . He had me aim at the left side of the snow drift and that put the second round about .5 mil left of the target, so 3 rd round was aimed dead center of the drift and hit the 12 inch gong.. probably dumb luck but it made my day.
    The steel butt pad is rather abusive when shooting prone.
     
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    I don't know, I'm not a very good shooter. I stopped after the hit because I would most likely have missed the next shot and might as well end the day on a high point. But I really do like the rifle. It's a replica of the original Winchester 1886 with out all the added lawyer stuff added to the newer winchesters
     
    I can’t see the pictures….
    Finally got some pictures of the rifle, not sure why some are loading upside down, sorry about that
     

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    Love it! I’ve got the 1886 Extra Light with a Marbles tang sight on it. Haven’t really taken it beyond 500, but it does smack with authority. 😈
     
    Love it! I’ve got the 1886 Extra Light with a Marbles tang sight on it. Haven’t really taken it beyond 500, but it does smack with authority. 😈
    I wouldn't mind seeing some pictures of it if you get a chance? I really enjoy these rifles, and they are so much smoother functioning than my marlins were.
     
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    I think the ballistics calculator that I plugged it into said it had around 650 inches of drop, over 54 feet of bullet drop!