Recoil Testing on the Sliding 6X Long Malcolm Telescope - A Century and Counting, S2E7

We're back at the range for more recoil testing of the Direct Dovetail sliding mounts. We've got the same 6X Long Malcolm Scope on the 1885 High Wall, and we're on a mission to shake it around. The ammo is too inconsistent and random to try for good groups, but we decided to shoot at 650 yards anyway. To the best of our knowledge, the bullet weights vary from 300 to 550 grains. Some of the heavier bullets don't quite agree with the twist rate in our 1885, but we'll still send them down range. The point today isn't to hit the target. That'll just be a fun bonus. 00:00 Getting started We're starting at 100 yards just to get an idea of where things are landing. Once we're on paper, it'll be time to throw some elevation on the scope and send bullets down range. Even at 100 yards, though, our groups were somewhere around 1 foot across. We sorted the ammo as best we could based on the amount of lead sticking past the neck. 01:55 Dialing A Bit With the bullets punching paper at 100, it's time to reach out. We've saved the more identifiable ammunition for this stretch of shooting. At the end of today, we'll at least have a lot of brass for reloading later on! 03:14 Reaching Out Time to send some lead to 650 yards to see what sticks! By now, we've confirmed that the 1885 doesn't like the heavier bullets. There's a small bunch of 405gr flat-tipped bullets that the rifle seems to enjoy, so we'll focus on using those up. At this point, the range day became a balance between how much fun we were having, how much ammo we still had to use up, and how much more our shoulders could take. Adjusting the 86 MOA to get started at 650 yards only used up half of the overall elevation adjustment. This setup could easily reach 1000 yards with more reliable ammo. 07:04 Hitting Steel We saved the best ammo for last - 405gr lead with Starline brass. If anything was going to consistently reach this distance, it'd be ammo similar to what the rifle likes. Still not sure how much powder was loaded up. Some shots definitely had a little more punch than we expected. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook:   / leatherwoodhiluxoptics   ► Follow on Instagram:   / leatherwoodoptics   ► Subscribe on Youtube:    / hiluxinc   https://www.hi-luxoptics.com