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AEM · December 9, 1999, 04:16 PM

Thanks for your help. I took it out last weekend and fired it for the first time, using 240g Winchester factory jhp loads. What a blast! It was great fun to shoot and sure tore up some water filled jugs at 50-60 yards.

I'm looking forward to shooting some more affordable plinking loads, plus playing around with CCI shotshell loads. I don't imagine the shotshells will cycle through the action very well, but I plan to carry a few and load them one at a time through the ejection port in case I need to shred something at close range.

Now I want a .357!

December 9, 1999, 04:16 PM	#4
AEM Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 1999 Posts: 171	Thanks for your help. I took it out last weekend and fired it for the first time, using 240g Winchester factory jhp loads. What a blast! It was great fun to shoot and sure tore up some water filled jugs at 50-60 yards. I'm looking forward to shooting some more affordable plinking loads, plus playing around with CCI shotshell loads. I don't imagine the shotshells will cycle through the action very well, but I plan to carry a few and load them one at a time through the ejection port in case I need to shred something at close range. Now I want a .357!