This whole 40 caliber weekend got me to thinking. I have a Pedersoli Sharps in 40-65 that has been ignored for well over ten years. It was my wife's old silhouette rifle. I dusted it off and rounded up a few paper patch rounds and a dozen or so 400 grain greasers and went to the range. And the thing simply shot lights out. 100 yards, 150 yard ram, 200 meter gong, and my 410 yard swinger were ALL tagged with dead center first shot hits. I swear I don't have another rifle that will do any better, and most won't do as well without some drama involved. The wife was watching the hits through a pair of 10x42 binoculars, and when she said the hit at 410 was a pinwheel I realized that I have been neglecting an over the top hunting rifle for years. Bottom line is, I am going to use this 40-65 a LOT more in the future. This thing is so pleasant and so much fun to shoot, and the accuracy is so good that I would be foolish not to use it. It's almost like having a brand new rifle.
