I finally got to shoot it.
It's a MAGNUM.
Whew!
Shot about 50rds. It was really windy -- so much so, that it blew away one box of ammo!
:shock:
Actually, I found most of the cartridges, but still.
Tried a few factory loads. Winchester 175gr Silvertips. PMC 210gr. Buffalo Bore 170gr and I think the 230gr Buffalo Bore SWC. Also some Speer 210gr Gold-Dot. And my 200gr HP handloads w/6gr of titeGROUP.
As suspected, the 175gr Winchester was the mildest factory load. I haven't run any of them over the Chrony yet.
Shot 1 rd of the Buffalo Bore "heavy" 230gr. Just one. I
Somewhere along the line, it "bit" me and pulled a chunk of skin off my strong-hand thumb. Or maybe it bilstered and popped. Also got a blister on my support-hand.
It is light though...
Mike