Winder Musket on order

stubbicatt

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Been looking for a decent Low Wall for rimfire cowboy silhouette shooting, and finally found one at Merz Antiques. I had thought to buy a new production Winchester/Browning/Miroku, but for the price difference it made better sense to me to just get the antique one. It should get here in a couple weeks. I'm pretty stoked.

Has an adjustable peep sight, which is a real plus for my old eyes.

Shoots 22 shorts, which won't set the barn a-blaze exactly, but the rules stipulate that the shooter must only topple the 50 yard chickens, but a full bullet strike on any of the others counts as a hit, so I reckon it won't be too much of a handicap. This of course assumes that I can actually hit the target! LOL!

Hopefully this dearth of ammo in 22 rimfire long rifle won't affect my quest for ammo in 22 short.

Question for you guys, I thought I would try the standard lead CCI ammo for it, which I found via ammoseek. Anybody have a better recommendation?

I'll post some photos once I receive it.
 
Had to go look.
For those of us, like me, who can't wait, here's the scoop on the Winder:
http://www.littlegun.be/ma_collection/amerique/a us winchester 1885 winder gb.htm
Bet those .22 shorts can be like shooting ping pong balls on a windy day on those 100 yard steel critters.
The best choice of ammo will probably be what ever is the most accurate in that particular barrel.
And the heavier the bullet weight (relatively speaking) the better.
Probably more important than the velocity, along with being able to read the wind conditions.
Enjoy your new (old) shooter.
 
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g.willikers, you brought up a good point: wind drift. I have no idea how much a 22 short compares to a long rifle in wind drift.

Yet another exciting adventure in the shooting sports!
 
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