WVFRED
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The weather was finally good enough to take my Army & Navy 450/400 3 1/4 " out for the first time.I was pleased with the results,the best load tested was 81gr of IMR4831 with a federal 215 primer and a 400gr Woodleigh soft point.Below is a pic of the target. The group was 1 1/2" wide and 3/4" tall,not too bad for a gun over 100 years old.
Fred 
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mickey
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Pretty good. You must be happy.
When are you going to let it draw blood?
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WVFRED
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Thanks Mickey and hopefully soon.
Fred
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Marrakai
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Add my congratulations too, WVFRED. Another vintage Brit double doing what they do best! 
...or seemingly achieving the impossible, according to the anglophobes! 
Fifty yards I take it? Good stuff!
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Marrakai
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WVFRED
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Thanks Marrakai,
Yes I was shooting at 50 yards with my hand resting in a sand bag.I believe thats about as good as these eyes can do.This was my first time shooting it and I'm pretty happy with it so far.Everything worked great the ejectors put the empties a couple feet behind me.I'm ready to take it somewhere hunting now.
Fred
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mehulkamdar
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WVFred,
Very nice shooting. May I request you to post a picture of the gun, please?
Thanks and good hunting!
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Mehul Kamdar
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Raff
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Yes, good shooting! Aint it great when you get one of
the old ones to work? If you ever run this across a
chrono could you post the results?
Thanks
Raff
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WVFRED
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Thanks guys,
Mehul, there are more pics on here of mine if you search my user name.
Raff,I am going to try to chronograph some loads soon and will post results. 
Thanks again.Fred
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WVFRED
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first blood 
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Marrakai
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C'mon man, you're not going to get off that lightly!
DETAILS!
Congratulations, BTW.
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mehulkamdar
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WVFred,
That is a very beautiful rifle! Congratulations again - you do have some very nice guns.
Good hunting!
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Mehul Kamdar
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WVFRED
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Well lets see,
I took a little trip to Zim the last of june and crossed paths with this buff on day 7 of 12.A 400 gr woodliegh soft and a 400 gr woodliegh solid through the vitals and a 458 solid in the eye from the ph at 6 paces it was over.Nothing out of the ordinary.
Thanks again.
Fred
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