However, once you feel the pistol recoil and the ding!
wanders back up-range to your eagerly waiting ears, the reward is immediate.
At about 70 yards there is a convergence of several important handgunning factors.
The first is trajectory.
This allows for a good, repeatable hold.
The next factor is visual acuity.
The third factor is the accuracy of the pistol itself.
Hornady HAP over 5.3 grains of HP 38.
The Ronin was immediately ringing steel at 70 yards.
Five hits came easily, then three more.
It felt great to be alive and I had a one-man celebration of Springfields craftsmen and John Brownings genius.
I had just loaded up some of the 230-gr.
HAPs and tried a few shots to get a sense of where the handloads would impact at that distance.
I walked to the target and was encouraged to see two splatters centered in the head box.
I filled the magazine with eight rounds and strode up-range.
The light was even and sharp.
I saw the sight lift from exactly the spot I intended as the steel reported a hit.
Another hit followed and then two more.
I called the last shot as a maybe as the sight picture drifted a touch high.
I took a break to soak it in and capture the target with my camera.
As summer cranked off, I had decided to share the story of what this particular Ronin had accomplished.
I dont blame them.
Check out my video at the top of the page for proof.
I took a tripod out to the range and set up to recreate some headshots.
Not the ideal shooting set-up, but I took it as cheerfully as possible as a good challenge.
And all for an MSRP of just $849.
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1911Ronin 5"
