Today it was nice and warm so I took my Ruggle’s patent underhammer pistol down to the creek to do a little target shooting.
At 10 yards I got an O.K. offhand grouping and as I shot I adjusted my point of aim to get the last four balls on the 2” orange bull.
I have absolutely no doubt that with proper load development and practice this gun will be a dandy little small game piece.
The gun is in .38 caliber and I was firing 15 grains of Swiss FFFg, Hornady .375” swaged pure lead round balls, and Track’s pre-cut .015” cotton patches.
During the 1830s-1850s when these guns were popular in New England, there are period newspaper accounts advertising them as “pocket rifles” which I think is a clever title.
Made by a number of companies, these little handguns of such novel design were inexpensive to produce and were carried for personal defense and hunting.
Rodney Olsen out of Nebraska was the builder of this fine little arm. It’s quickly becoming a favorite and I plan to wring out all of its accuracy with further trips.
Thanks gang!
-Smokey
At 10 yards I got an O.K. offhand grouping and as I shot I adjusted my point of aim to get the last four balls on the 2” orange bull.
I have absolutely no doubt that with proper load development and practice this gun will be a dandy little small game piece.
The gun is in .38 caliber and I was firing 15 grains of Swiss FFFg, Hornady .375” swaged pure lead round balls, and Track’s pre-cut .015” cotton patches.
During the 1830s-1850s when these guns were popular in New England, there are period newspaper accounts advertising them as “pocket rifles” which I think is a clever title.
Made by a number of companies, these little handguns of such novel design were inexpensive to produce and were carried for personal defense and hunting.
Rodney Olsen out of Nebraska was the builder of this fine little arm. It’s quickly becoming a favorite and I plan to wring out all of its accuracy with further trips.
Thanks gang!
-Smokey
