The Swing-Lock Target Rifle

    This .45 caliber rifle was designed and built per instruction from a customer wanting this type of style and the ability to shoot 500+ grain paper patched lead bullets using black powder. Since this rifle is really designed for use with smokeless powder, he got a rifle which far exceeded his expectations.
    It not only shoots heavy paper patched lead bullets with 1 MOA or less accuracy using smokeless powder but also shoots saboted bullets as well as jacketed precision sized"unsaboted"bullets with incredable accuracy as shown by the targets below. Because of the fast 1 x 18 inch rifling twist used in the barrel for this rifle, it has no problem stabilizing a whole range of bullet weights and types from short, light weight bullets as well as long, very heavy bullets of 500+ grain weight at high or low velocities. The bullets could be of saboted, unsaboted or paper patched types. Possible load combinations are endless with potential ranging from punching holes in targets to shooting the largest of game animals using 500 grain, full jacketed bullets.


GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS for a basic rifle like the one shown are found below.

The three targets shown below are only a small representation of the accuracy and versatility for the rifle shown and others to follow.

The targets were all shot at a distance of 115 yrds using three very different load types . Load type is indicated under each target.

This target was shot using "unsaboted" precision sized 250gr Hornady XTPHP bullets at 2864 fps. The group measures .52 Inches center to center.

This target was shot using saboted .40 caliber 200gr Shock Wave bullets at 2107fps. Possibly because of added torsional stresses imposed upon sabots when using faster twist rate rifling, best accuracy is achieved at lower velocity levels.

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