Colorado Osprey
01-15-2011, 19:29
So, I had been looking for a while for a handgun worthy of big game hunting. Not liking big bore revolvers and not liking TC's Encore and Contender, I was looking at other single shot pistols.
I even posted here in the wanted section.
Well here is what I got for X-mas.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k175/ColoradoOsprey/DSCF0704.jpg
It is a MRI (Magnum Research) Lone Eagle
Not knowing if I would like it I didn't want to drop a couple of hundred on an optic, so I mounted a red dot and took it to the range today.
Here is the run down:
Loads with 168 Grain A-max with 12 grains of Red Dot powder
Velocity of 1300ft/sec
About the equivalent of a 357 Magnum hunting load in energy... but not in recoil.
What a pussy cat. Little recoil similar to a 6" 22 mag pistol.
Stepped up to a full house 180 grain Remington Green/Yellow box.
The blast was spectacular. Think standing next to your buddy while he shoots a snubby 44 magnum with a comp!
Recoil again was very tame. Close to a 357 magnum with full house loads.
Definitely less than a 44 mag recoil.
Now to the accuracy.
Started getting it sighted in at skeet clay targets at 25 yards.
After 3 shots they were too easy shooting free hand.
Backed up to 100 yards.
Now things got a little tougher. The gun is big and slightly heavy and keeping the red dot on target at 100 yards was tough. Still able to break a clay about every 3rd shot.
Backed up to 200 yards.
There is no way to hold the pistol steady enough to hit a clay free hand at 200 yards.
Plenty of people tried too!
Put on a bi-pod and went to the bench and 200 yard shots were about 50% on the clay targets.
Overall review:
I have wanted one of these guns for years. I wish I would have bought it many, many years ago when I could still get different barrels. The trigger is awesome. 5.5 #'s and NO creap.
If I had to do it all again, I would do it again in a second!
Now I just need to buy some decent glass :)
I even posted here in the wanted section.
Well here is what I got for X-mas.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k175/ColoradoOsprey/DSCF0704.jpg
It is a MRI (Magnum Research) Lone Eagle
Not knowing if I would like it I didn't want to drop a couple of hundred on an optic, so I mounted a red dot and took it to the range today.
Here is the run down:
Loads with 168 Grain A-max with 12 grains of Red Dot powder
Velocity of 1300ft/sec
About the equivalent of a 357 Magnum hunting load in energy... but not in recoil.
What a pussy cat. Little recoil similar to a 6" 22 mag pistol.
Stepped up to a full house 180 grain Remington Green/Yellow box.
The blast was spectacular. Think standing next to your buddy while he shoots a snubby 44 magnum with a comp!
Recoil again was very tame. Close to a 357 magnum with full house loads.
Definitely less than a 44 mag recoil.
Now to the accuracy.
Started getting it sighted in at skeet clay targets at 25 yards.
After 3 shots they were too easy shooting free hand.
Backed up to 100 yards.
Now things got a little tougher. The gun is big and slightly heavy and keeping the red dot on target at 100 yards was tough. Still able to break a clay about every 3rd shot.
Backed up to 200 yards.
There is no way to hold the pistol steady enough to hit a clay free hand at 200 yards.
Plenty of people tried too!
Put on a bi-pod and went to the bench and 200 yard shots were about 50% on the clay targets.
Overall review:
I have wanted one of these guns for years. I wish I would have bought it many, many years ago when I could still get different barrels. The trigger is awesome. 5.5 #'s and NO creap.
If I had to do it all again, I would do it again in a second!
Now I just need to buy some decent glass :)