a year ago i got to shoot sillouet (sp) levergun match for the first time. kinda liked it. bought a 180 gr mould on a group buy and have been loading and shooting the gun for some time. after many loads the best ten shot group i can get is 1.750” at 50 yds. is this acceptable? i felt like i should get one ragged hole at 50 yds. the gun was shot from a bench it has a tang sight added and the trigger pull is 3-4 lbs. i have tried many powders and loads from 1000fps to 1550fps. my thought was (is) heavy boolet at any speed should take a ram at 100yds. so i have been looking for the most accurate load and judging by group size. by the way the gun is a marlin cowboy with a 24 in bbl. in .357.
i would appreciate any pet load data.
thanks mike;}