Parker hale 577/58

[loiner1965]

Hi how accruete are the 2 band/3 band 577/58 at 50 .100 and 200yds what sort of loads ..thanks

how good are your eyes lol

[enfield2band]

A trained marksman could consistently hit a 4" square at 200 yards.

I think they had better powder than us. Curtis & Harvey is reckoned to have been the best one around. Even the Americans pre war,post war and during the Civil War,preferred it to their own makes.

The British also used swaged bullets so they had absolute consistency with every bullet.

The strange thing about BP is that some days they can be deadly accurate and another day they are all over the place. I've never figured out if it is the gun, theweather or the shooter that is fault. Probably the latter!

Have fun.

[tacfoley]

A trained marksman could consistently hit a 4" square at 200 yards.

I think they had better powder than us. Curtis & Harvey is reckoned to have been the best one around. Even the Americans pre war,post war and during the Civil War,preferred it to their own makes.

The British also used swaged bullets so they had absolute consistency with every bullet.

The strange thing about BP is that some days they can be deadly accurate and another day they are all over the place. I've never figured out if it is the gun, theweather or the shooter that is fault. Probably the latter!

Have fun.

Tell me more about the 'deadly accurate'. So far I'm way too familiar with the 'all over the place' style of shot placement.

I was able to shoot some genuine C&H 'fine rifle powder' straight out of its original lead-lined tin a few years back, and I have to agree with you. Made in 1893, it was as powerful as the day it was made. A 60gr load performed like 75gr of the best Swiss powder of the same grade - both shot to exactly the same POI at 100 yards with an original Springfield.

Happy shooting!

tac

[gtpkeeper]

how good are your eyes lol

lol depends on the target

and cheers guys for the info