After being fortunate to be able to pick up this new Winchester 1885 Low Wall in .223 the first of the year, we have been blessed with nothing but blizzards and sub-zero weather since. I did manage to brave the elements a few times to try and do somewhat of a barrel breakin. Finally a couple of days ago, we had a break in the weather and I managed to plow my way into our range. I was anxious to start some load development. After reading about the OCW method of load develpment, I thought I would also try it out as best I could.
The results of that effort are shown in the pic below. After reading and hearing alot of stories about how inaccurate the falling blocks are, I had a lot of concerns as to weather or not it was a good decision to get one. Now my test results are certainly not prove postive as to the accuracy of this rifle, but it does give me alot of encouragemnt in that it may just be a decent shooting rifle. I do have to say though, that it is a hoot to shoot, and being it is a pretty light rifle, it packs around very easy. I am hoping that after this weekend blizzard, I will still be able to get back out to the range and continue testing.

The results of that effort are shown in the pic below. After reading and hearing alot of stories about how inaccurate the falling blocks are, I had a lot of concerns as to weather or not it was a good decision to get one. Now my test results are certainly not prove postive as to the accuracy of this rifle, but it does give me alot of encouragemnt in that it may just be a decent shooting rifle. I do have to say though, that it is a hoot to shoot, and being it is a pretty light rifle, it packs around very easy. I am hoping that after this weekend blizzard, I will still be able to get back out to the range and continue testing.
