Re: First revolver?
26Still looks utilitarian? Is the best I can describe them.
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I could be convinced to love one of these.tonguengroover wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 3:31 pm I don't know why but S&W wheel guns don't appeal to me at all, starting from the looks- like a cat dragged in a rodent. Sorry smiffy lovers.
They shoot nice.featureless wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:05 pmI could be convinced to love one of these.tonguengroover wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 3:31 pm I don't know why but S&W wheel guns don't appeal to me at all, starting from the looks- like a cat dragged in a rodent. Sorry smiffy lovers.
As someone whose only revolver is a pre-Model 10 M&P I can vouch for this. It's a great gun!sig230 wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:27 pm Personally, I would suggest a used S&W Model 10 as the absolute ultimate starter revolver. Get an old police turn in if you can find one and you'll have something that might not be the prettiest thing out there but very likely one sweet shooting handgun that was carried lots and shot little.
They are "upside down" to reduce barrel lift and direct recoil straight back rather than angling into your wrist. Love the concept AND the look!tonguengroover wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:13 am Wow, those Rhino's look cool in a different way. Still trying to wrap my brain around where the boolit comes out and how that works.
Rugers are just sexy lookin is the only way I can explain it.
I, too, used that pun in a text message to Hiker after spending some range time with Hiker a few months ago!
Hiker finds bearpaws. Go figure.BearPaws wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 6:53 pmI, too, used that pun in a text message to Hiker after spending some range time with Hiker a few months ago!
I have known Hiker IRL for over twenty years, and find her a wonderful person--she's the one who pointed me in the direction of this forum, in fact.
My favorite handgun round is the .45LC out my Ruger old model Vaquero. I learned how to use the plow handle and I was hooked. Also second fave is .38/.357 out my GP100. .38 for targets you can work on trigger all day with no problem. Load .357 for SD and your brain will be shooting a .38 that first shot that will be dead on. >badda boomp< Definitely reload. I got my money back after five years about fifteen years ago I say.CowboyT wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:39 pmIf you do go bigger bore like these, you will definitely need to learn how to handload/reload. Factory ammo for these cartridges is rather dear, indeed. There's no way I could afford to shoot the .45 Colt round, my other favourite behind .38/357, if I didn't handload.
We have similar tastes, then. :-) The wife is a laser with .38 Spl, BTW, so anyone messes with her and she's got .357M loaded...they're in for a world o' hurt! :-DCDFingers wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 1:51 pmMy favorite handgun round is the .45LC out my Ruger old model Vaquero. I learned how to use the plow handle and I was hooked. Also second fave is .38/.357 out my GP100. .38 for targets you can work on trigger all day with no problem. Load .357 for SD and your brain will be shooting a .38 that first shot that will be dead on. >badda boomp< Definitely reload. I got my money back after five years about fifteen years ago I say.CowboyT wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:39 pmIf you do go bigger bore like these, you will definitely need to learn how to handload/reload. Factory ammo for these cartridges is rather dear, indeed. There's no way I could afford to shoot the .45 Colt round, my other favourite behind .38/357, if I didn't handload.
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I just started loading/casting for .45 Colt this year. So far I love the round & its very versatile when chambered in a Beefy single action like a Blackhawk. So far, I’m only loading at the max of my Lyman reloading manual, (Not the Thmpson/encore section) which is well below the capability of these 2 firearms. I’m going to go down the rabbit-hole of optimizing a load for my Henry X-model, this coming year. I only have a small amount of 2400 and that seems to be the preference. If I can only land some more 2400! I have quite a bit of H-110 & that isn’t as versatile. It doesn’t need to be super stompy, just optimized for accuracy with powder, bullet weight.CowboyT wrote:We have similar tastes, then. :-) The wife is a laser with .38 Spl, BTW, so anyone messes with her and she's got .357M loaded...they're in for a world o' hurt! :-DCDFingers wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 1:51 pmMy favorite handgun round is the .45LC out my Ruger old model Vaquero. I learned how to use the plow handle and I was hooked. Also second fave is .38/.357 out my GP100. .38 for targets you can work on trigger all day with no problem. Load .357 for SD and your brain will be shooting a .38 that first shot that will be dead on. >badda boomp< Definitely reload. I got my money back after five years about fifteen years ago I say.CowboyT wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:39 pmIf you do go bigger bore like these, you will definitely need to learn how to handload/reload. Factory ammo for these cartridges is rather dear, indeed. There's no way I could afford to shoot the .45 Colt round, my other favourite behind .38/357, if I didn't handload.
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Took that long, eh? Hmm. With .45 Colt, it only took me about eight boxes of ammo for the .45 Colt press setup to pay for itself. Since I do shoot it regularly, that was about three to four weeks. Same thing with .44 Special. If I do the same analysis with my ".45 Colt Magnum" load (similar to Buffalo Bore), it's about three boxes.
The .38/357 press took a little longer, a couple of months, but that's still all it took. That press setup paid for itself pretty darn quickly.
The casting gear paid for itself in one day. It's amazing how much you save per round by casting your own. Fortunately, .45 Colt is very often shot at CAS matches, which tend to be cast-bullet-friendly ranges. Also fortunately, so is my range, even though it's indoor. People in, for example, California who cast their own tend to powder-coat them and then load 'em up, for those ranges that don't like cast bullets.
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