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Offline 5judge

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Sweetheart Indiana sporter
« on: May 31, 2025, 02:34:23 AM »
Am just now revisiting a cute little Indiana-style unmarked c.1850 .32 caliber half stock I acquired quite reasonably decades ago from a local antique shop. Zeroed in on an optimum load today: 25 grains of FFFg under a 00 buckshot wrapped in a saliva-lubed pillow ticking patch. Photograph shows a three-shot group, minute of squirrel head, at 30 yards. Fourth shot was the result of me adjusting the rear sight. Ran through 25 or so rounds without cleaning before I quit. I've a bag of 00 buckshot I acquired perhaps forty years ago which will see me out and, using 25 grains, should get about 280 shots out of a can of powder. This little honey has leapt to the forefront of my favorite firearms.



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Offline Daryl

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Re: Sweetheart Indiana sporter
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2025, 01:42:44 PM »
Nice.
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Offline okawbow

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Re: Sweetheart Indiana sporter
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2025, 03:24:27 PM »
Nice shooter! You should shoot the ALR online match with it.
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Offline hudson

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Re: Sweetheart Indiana sporter
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2025, 05:20:47 PM »
Nice love it.
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Offline Daryl

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Re: Sweetheart Indiana sporter
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2025, 03:56:55 AM »
Now's your chance to shine. Current monthly challenge.
My .32, with a 48" ROT, required 30gr. to shoot well at 50yds.
20 and 35 would not shoot better than 2" at 50, although both shot little bug holes for 5 shots at 25yds with 20gr.3F.
50yds. needs more power to be consistent.
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Offline Gtrubicon

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Re: Sweetheart Indiana sporter
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2025, 06:05:35 AM »
That is a really nice rifle, what does it weigh?
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