Hey yall. My mother purchased the above rifle for my father as a Christmas gift in 1976. She says it was purchased at "Gibson's Discount Store" for the whopping sum of $163 (on layaway)....including tax and a box of ammo. Ads from the time list the price at $119.35 (1975) to $130.95 (1977). Sales tax at that time in Georgia must have been relatively high or the store charged a royalty for layaway sales. I would imagine a box of 30-30 would have been around $5-$8 a box back then.
Growing up, this the was the first "high-powered" rifle I had ever shot, and still cherish those memories. Shooting it today, it stills seems pretty damn high powered in my eyes!
Anyways, I recently got the ole girl out and decided to properly zero it on paper. I initially thought to zero it at 50 yards....where it shot approximately 1.5-2" group....but about 7 inches right and 3 inches high from the point of aim. That day, I did not have a hammer/punch available to shift the rear sight.
My second range session, I decided to switch to a 25 yard zero. Given that I primarily shoot 150gr soft points, I available ballistic data shows a 25yd zero will keep round no more than 2" high all the way to about 160-175 yards.....with a drop of only 3.5" at 200 yards.
In spite of the buckhorn sights, this ole girl still shoots tight groups for a barrel banded rifle. I finally got it zeroed, but was shocked at how far I had to drift the rear sight. The sight still has approximately 3/4 engagement in the dovetail. The rear sight is noticeably off center now, in spite of shooting dead center and about 1.5 inches high at 25 yards.
Does anyone else find it odd I would have to drift the rear sight so far from center to get it zeroed?
Any discussion/input would be greatly appreciated!
Growing up, this the was the first "high-powered" rifle I had ever shot, and still cherish those memories. Shooting it today, it stills seems pretty damn high powered in my eyes!
Anyways, I recently got the ole girl out and decided to properly zero it on paper. I initially thought to zero it at 50 yards....where it shot approximately 1.5-2" group....but about 7 inches right and 3 inches high from the point of aim. That day, I did not have a hammer/punch available to shift the rear sight.
My second range session, I decided to switch to a 25 yard zero. Given that I primarily shoot 150gr soft points, I available ballistic data shows a 25yd zero will keep round no more than 2" high all the way to about 160-175 yards.....with a drop of only 3.5" at 200 yards.
In spite of the buckhorn sights, this ole girl still shoots tight groups for a barrel banded rifle. I finally got it zeroed, but was shocked at how far I had to drift the rear sight. The sight still has approximately 3/4 engagement in the dovetail. The rear sight is noticeably off center now, in spite of shooting dead center and about 1.5 inches high at 25 yards.
Does anyone else find it odd I would have to drift the rear sight so far from center to get it zeroed?
Any discussion/input would be greatly appreciated!