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Scott Tschirhart

Unique isn’t magic but at 7.5 gr in the .44 Special it seems to be remarkably consistent.

I just loaded some .432 diameter Keith bullets which should seal the chamber mouths much better.

A .430 slips right through the throats on my Ruger new model flattop.

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barbarossa wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:21 am

Hardest thing I ve had to do in my life was sit through a sensitivity course with an instructor who was a 6’5” man wearing a dress and I suppose a wig and makeup.Try doing that with a room full of guys trying not to laugh .Was the longest 3hrs of my life

I honestly don’t think I could do that.

Scott Tschirhart

I like .45 ACP in a single action and I have a couple of convertible Rugers.

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The new vaqueros seem to be pretty well regulated. Front sight might be a little high ( which is a good thing).

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Really nice!

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Those big Keith bullets throw off a lot of lube.

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Fortunately all I did was get bullet lube in my paint.

I can use a tarp to prevent thus in the future.

Any ideas how to get it he lube off without damaging the paint?

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Bowen.44 Special conversion on a 3 screw.

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I was washing the truck again this morning and the rear driver’s side panel has some spots of something on it. It’s really hard to clean off and I’ve been wondering for several months about what it could possibly be because I’m not parked under a tree and it’s only on that quarter panel. Turns out t...

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. I trusted it a LOT more than even my Combat Commander. Our PPC qualification course yielded 300 points out of 60 shots and it shot 300s with mid-to-upper 30s in X count. We carried 158 JHPs +P ammo for duty use. It still sits in the safe with a cylinder full of those same rounds, ready and capabl...

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What’s bad is that after I started this project, I found the perfect sixgun.

That’s why this project lapsed for so long.

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I’m not sure why they went with such a short front sight. They had to figure that we would want to shoot them.

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I cleaned it last night and all fouling came out with a patch soaked with Hoppes No. 9. So the barrel is plenty slick now. I installed the bead front sight yesterday after shooting over the chronograph. I really like how it picks up my eye. Fermin has this bead screwed into the blade rather than pre...

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Kind of making me want to go shoot my Single Six Special! I have a bunch of 250 cast bullets but no Unique. I do have Universal which is just a tad slower. Though no data for it with 250s. You can use the same data as Unique. Start with 6 gr and work up if you feel the need. You may decide to stop ...

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I think the Model 10 is the sweet spot for the .38 Special cartridge. Small enough for comfortable carry and big enough to shoot well. The triggers on the older guns are particularly easy to work with.

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You have indeed done everything to make it shoot. Keep us posted! I was shooting some .430 diameter Keith’s today and I noted that they were lose in the cylinder throats. They clocked just under 950 fps. So I ordered some .432 diameter Keith bullets this afternoon. That should fill the chamber thro...

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That's a beaut! What exactly is the experiment here ? The gun did not shoot well from the factory. It seems to be mechanically correct, but it did not shoot well. I lapped the barrel to slick it up and re-cut the forcing cone. Opened up and made the chamber mouths uniform. I had Bobby Tyler put a F...

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JimT wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:28 pm I like that grip!!

These stocks were Hogue cowboy stocks with no figure at all. Seemed like they had a painted on finish.

I sanded them down to reshape and narrow them and I was surprised to see the beautiful wood underneath

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Thanks Jim.

Still a work in progress

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Modern Keith inspired revolver in .44 Special:

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I like the 4 inch heavy barrel Model 10s and 13s.

But I shoot better with a little heavier gun. SAPD marked 681.

A fixed sight service revolver is still the top of the heap as far as I am concerned. I guarantee that the flier in this group is not the gun but my fault.

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Whatever works!

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I saw one similar to that at the Holiday last June. The strangely scalloped cylinders would take me some time to get used to.

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Very nice!

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I’m still kind of amazed that you even let me be on this forum!!!

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I've got the same one, closest thing to a factory version of Keith's No.5 that's ever come along. There was a period of time after the .44 Special Flattops had been out for a while where I'd see used ones for around $450 all the time. I wish that I'd grabbed up every one of them now. That’s exactly...

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I’ve owned a number of machine guns over the years. If I would have known how much they would appreciate I would have kept some of them!!!!

Freedom Arms has the patents and tooling to make the American 180 though…..if we ever get rid of the machine gun ban.

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I found a couple.

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Several hundred rounds later.

Shoots everything well from 3 gr of Bullseye and a 158 gr machine cast slug to 14.5 gr of 2400 in .357 cases a small rifle primer and 158 gr XTP.

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I always liked Marlin’s print advertising.

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Happy Easter!

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I’m backing off to 20 gr of 2400 to see if that shoots well.

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I occasionally buy a box or two because this is a predictable load that shoots very well in my Marlin carbine (which doesn’t shoot cast bullets that well). Recoil seems the same box to box and lot to lot. I think I just had something wrong with the chronograph or the conditions’were not conducive to...

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Prosecutors are generally immune from suits regarding prosecutorial decisions.

Prosecutorial immunity.

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/si ... jc0168.pdf

There’s a paragraph in this AG opinion explaining it.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:01 pm Did you have any of the other box to try as well?
Not sure what powder Winchester uses, of course it's different than we can buy but still a fast load for sure!

I used up the other box.

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22 gr 2400 is wonderfully accurate. But it’s too hot with sticky extraction.

1688
1663
1657
1648
1654

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The gun is fast, but not that fast.

New battery and overcast sky.

New box of Winchester White Box

1485
1479
1486
1501
1466

Empty cases fall freely from the chambers.

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maybe just maybe your Redhawk is just the perfect storm of barrel dia, throat, forcing cone , barrel cylinder gap and everything is just right giving you that exactly right combo. I measured the throats and they are a slip fit for a .430 diameter bullet. Actually bigger than I thought but they seem...

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I don’t shoot with anyone else. I just use my range on the ranch.

I’ll change the battery again and try it out on a different day and compare with something I know is consistent

I think I’ll load up some warm 2400 loads and see.

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Where are they gonna find cops to arrest me?

I’ll just identify as a potted plant.

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Sounds like false numbers Scott. Sky screens? Bright sun or overcast? I got 1820±/‐ with 210gr 41 mags with lilgun out of 20" and questioned the load, another test on a different day showed the same. I'd say test them on a different day. Sky screens and bright sunshine. The odd thing is that t...

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That’s why I changed the battery.

This same box of ammo clocked from a 20 inch Marlin on October 8, 2023:

1793
1785
1769
1767
1777

I don’t believe that my readings today can possibly be accurate.

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This shouldn’t happen. So I changed batteries and backed off another 10 feet or so from the chronograph.

1760
1762
1754
1726
1757

This is still looking strangely high.

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Then I got out some white box Winchester 240 gr soft point.

1815
1800
1811
1809
1830

These are carbine velocities!!!!

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I have a question. Is this even possible? I set up my chronograph to test some loads in a 7.5 inch Super Redhawk. Skeeter loads are consistently clocking 950 fps in my Bowen 4 5/8 inch Blackhawk. So I expected a bit of increase from a 7.5 inch barrel. This load clocked: 1015 999 1005 1022 1009 This ...

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My interest is that I have a double rifle chambered in .480.

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At a reasonable price.

Just FYI

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Major disaster to be sure. I hope that the investigation is complete and leaves no room for dispute.

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Would you believe that I’ve never actually had a broom handle Mauser in my hands?

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