Friday. Time to shoot!
Noticed 4 boxes of 45 Colt reloads (Keith-style semiwadcutters SWCs) laying around . Been shooting 38 SWCs lately faster than I can replenish, so. Traded up!
Besides. The 45 meplat is probably bigger than the 38 cartridge! Dayum:
Gun is a very pretty Ruger Blackhawk Bisley Convertible 45 Colt with spare 45 ACP cylinder. I used to shoot this a lot more at an outdoor range. Love shooting it from a rest at 50 yards, a true hunting handgun - a "rifle-pistol" .
Though a bit unused to the weight, this pistol absorbed recoil to the greatest extent. Just a push. These handloads are 255 grain SWCs over maybe 7, 7.5 grains of Unique? I don't remember. They're going to get reloaded with TrailBoss. Anyways.
Burned through a very fun hundred rounds - at replacement cost, $45/box! But at least they had them. Ah, cost me a hundred primers and a handful of powder. Lead I get free. 45 Colt cases can be reloaded infinitely, I believe. (hyperbole, but many x many loadings).
Considering I haven't shot it in a couple, pretty pleased. And it's a snap to clean big bores, already done.
There is a flaw with this run of 5.5" convertibles. Ruger made the cylinder mouths too small, like 450. Had mine bored out to 452. Bore is 451. Slugs are 452.
Any Blackhawk fans? Wish I had one in 327. And 357.
AA
Noticed 4 boxes of 45 Colt reloads (Keith-style semiwadcutters SWCs) laying around . Been shooting 38 SWCs lately faster than I can replenish, so. Traded up!
Besides. The 45 meplat is probably bigger than the 38 cartridge! Dayum:
Gun is a very pretty Ruger Blackhawk Bisley Convertible 45 Colt with spare 45 ACP cylinder. I used to shoot this a lot more at an outdoor range. Love shooting it from a rest at 50 yards, a true hunting handgun - a "rifle-pistol" .
Though a bit unused to the weight, this pistol absorbed recoil to the greatest extent. Just a push. These handloads are 255 grain SWCs over maybe 7, 7.5 grains of Unique? I don't remember. They're going to get reloaded with TrailBoss. Anyways.
Burned through a very fun hundred rounds - at replacement cost, $45/box! But at least they had them. Ah, cost me a hundred primers and a handful of powder. Lead I get free. 45 Colt cases can be reloaded infinitely, I believe. (hyperbole, but many x many loadings).
Considering I haven't shot it in a couple, pretty pleased. And it's a snap to clean big bores, already done.
There is a flaw with this run of 5.5" convertibles. Ruger made the cylinder mouths too small, like 450. Had mine bored out to 452. Bore is 451. Slugs are 452.
Any Blackhawk fans? Wish I had one in 327. And 357.
AA
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