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Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! #125108 12/29/2012 10:22 PM
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WOW! I've NEVER shot a revolover this well without a scope! I took the Colt Anaconda out today since the local sporting good shop finally got some 45colt ammo in today. It was the American Eagle jacketed soft point stuff.

Took my rangefinder, set up the target, and ranged it to be 47 yards. First 6 shots out of the cylinder ended up in a group of 2.5 inches excluding two flyers that I knew I yanked! I thought, "Okay, this has to be a fluke."

Loaded up another cylinder full, took aim, fired, walked to the target and found a 3.5 inch group and no flyers!!! I was the only one around, but I still said outloud, "You gotta be kidding me!"

Walked back to the firing line, loaded another 6 shots, sent the little happy lead bullets on their way, then found another group of just slightly under 4 inches excluding 1 known flyer that I knew I yanked.

Guys, this stuff doesn't happen to me. I don't shoot that well without a scope. Its gotta be some Colt magic dust or something. I am going to keep practicing with this, and not use a scope. My intended range is out to 100 yards with this anyway. Even if I included the flyers, the groups would have had only another 3 inches added or so, which is STILL a kill shot at 50 yards, I don't care who ya are!!!

I'm thinkin I might have found me a new favorite! Wonder if I can hunt bunnies with this thing...

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Re: Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! [Re: Raptortrapper] #125110 12/29/2012 11:10 PM
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 Quote:
Wonder if I can hunt bunnies with this thing...


Oh yeah. And grouse, but the head is a bit smaller. Good shootin'


Rod, too.

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Re: Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! [Re: s4s4u] #125124 12/30/2012 1:00 AM
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You got a shooter.

Re: Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! [Re: racksmasher] #125140 12/30/2012 4:08 AM
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Gonna go bunny huntin tomorrow morning. This is gonna be a "blast"!!


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Re: Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! [Re: Raptortrapper] #125147 12/30/2012 5:55 AM
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can't wait to hear about your results good luck and good shooting, sounds like it should be fun

Re: Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! [Re: Cookie125] #125148 12/30/2012 7:47 AM
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Its pretty awesome when ya getthat gun that just fits ya. Youll always shoot it better than anything else and im stoked ya found the one. Sounds like an awesome gun. Ive always had a thing for those anacondas since seeing the ads way back when they first came out. Theyre def on my list of too buy guns. Ive just never found one that was reasonable but i keep my eyes open. Im glad ya found the gun....go get some blood on it!

Re: Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! [Re: tradmark] #125152 12/30/2012 1:06 PM
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 Originally Posted By: tradmark
Its pretty awesome when ya getthat gun that just fits ya. Youll always shoot it better than anything else...


Man you aint kidding!!! This very well could be my one and only handgun I ever use!

...NAAAAHHHHH!!!!
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Re: Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! [Re: Raptortrapper] #125164 12/30/2012 3:47 PM
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rap, I experienced the same thing with my S&W 41 at 49yds. With my eyes and hand shakes I was shocked to find the small size of the group I shot with iron sights....


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Re: Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! [Re: jamesfromjersey] #125180 12/30/2012 6:19 PM
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Nice shooting! Good luck on hte bunnies.

Re: Colt made me look GOOOOOOOD! [Re: MIHunter] #125182 12/30/2012 6:29 PM
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Didn't get to go this morning as planned. One of the guys had some issues on the oil pad, so I had to go fix that at 5:00 this morning. I'm hopeing to go this evening, or tomorrow morning. Gonna take the Colt and the MKIII.


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