I mucked around for a bit trying to find a suitable reloading recipe for them and finally settled on 180 grain round nose Hornady Interlocks and IMR 3031 powder. Since they had both been significantly disassembled, the process of sighting in the front, rear and tang sights took a bit of time. I was quite happy to get through the process in about 25 rounds. After tapping the sights around I managed to get the grouping in the photo below at 50 yards. I'm quite happy with that.

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Once they were sighted, I wanted to confirm that the 180 grain round nose Hornady Interlocks were the right choice. I lined up a few milk jugs and let one fly. The weight after recovery showed 93% retention. I'll take that any day!

All in all, I think the results were fantastic.

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I hope you enjoyed my story and I look forward to using both of these rifles for a good long time. If all goes as planned, each will be used to take a nice black bear this spring.

Last edited by Slinky_Pickle; 04/22/19.