I could tell I was hitting but couldn't call the hits from that distance. I used Winchester 240 grain soft point and started holding on the top third of the plate. My vision and hold seemed good, so I decided to make a concerted effort at my 100 yard plate. I worked the front sight down a few thousandths at a time, until I got perfect 50 yard regulation with 240 grain magnums. Ammo was Winchester’s 240 grain JSP at a shade over 1400 fps. Shooting standing unsupported at 50 yards and holding well up into a 7” picnic bowl, the new sight printed right along the bottom edge of it. But you do get a nice gold bar that’s easy to see against fur at the last shooting light. Rough shaped, the sight resembles a can opener. The solder flowed well and the joint was rock solid. Both parts were fluxed, tinned and filed lightly so the parts mated and extension would stay put under its own weight. I used an ancient Bernzomatic, which I’d opened the air feed on a bit, to work with MAPP gas. Then I sawed and filed a brass extension and sweat soldered it into place. You all know I can’t abide a gun that don’t shoot to the sights, so I hit a sight correction calculator to see how much I needed to add to the front sight.
#IVER JOHNSON CATTLEMAN FULL#
My only complaint with the Cattleman was that it shot about 20” high at 50 yards with full snort 240 grain 44 Magnum loads. I herded 5 of the hot 240 grain Winchesters into 3" at 25 yards, shooting offhand. Good news is that it works great, windage is perfect and elevation will be fine with 180 grain loads. This sixgun weighs less than a 4 5/8" Ruger Vaquero. Both are full Magnum loads and you can tell when that 240 goes off. I found some ammo locally, PMC 180 JHP and WInchester 240 JSP. It’s an Iver Johnson Cattleman 44 Mag, circa 1975.
I nearly sent it back on general principles, but I’m glad I didn’t. When I got it in my hands, it was a 44 Magnum. Photos indicated it was a clean, large frame single action revolver of the mid-1970s, with an 1860 grip frame and 7 ½ inch barrel. A few weeks ago, I ordered what was advertised as an “Uberti 45 Colt”.
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