Be careful how many max 454 loads you shoot in a revolver. My Super Red Hawk has had around 600 near max loads through it and the bottom of the top strap has significant gas cutting where the cylinder and forcing cone gap is. Had 2 gunsmiths look at it and both said the cutting is deep enough to be...

Great read jim! Gonna print this one off and put it with the HHI article

I cured that and another problem, when I wore out my M29. I took the most accurate of my three SBH's and cut the barrel to 4.6", swapped for a BH hammer, tuned it and dropped it into a Bianchi #1. That has been my magnum holster gun ever since. How many rounds it take ya to wear out an m29?

That’s great shooting Jim, did you sort cases by make/length or use mixed cases?

JimT wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2024 3:25 pm Nice work Scott! When I get 3 that are tight I have learned if I want to show off a nice group ... STOP SHOOTING! If I keep it up I may get one more tight one but inevitably I will pull at least one out.

Yep… offhand 20 yards….pulled the 4th shot!

Over the years I have boogered up rims on the .45 Colt cases and had them difficult to get into the shell holder or out of it once you got them in. Some file work cleaning up the boogers fixes the problems but it can be a pain. I have several hundred with rims like that and have gone through a lot ...

Based upon Glen Fryxell's recommendation (the man who John Taffin says knows more about casting than anyone he's ever met) I use 50% beeswax, 50% Sta-lube automotive grease made up of moly, graphite and lithium, melted on a Coleman stove outside and poured into molds made of PVC tubing. It's the be...

Jim, that Linebaugh Ruger remains one of my favorite custom revolvers and stories

That continues to be one of my favorite custom revolvers and stories

Thanks so much for sharing these Jim

Jeez I’ve dreamed of getting that letter, one of my favorite articles. Ruger 5 1/2 Bisley 45 Colt in a Barranti Hank Sloan holster and Bowen rear sight. At some point this guns getting an extended ejector rod (shortened 1/4” ), Super Redhawk front sight, B/C and end shake set to minimum and Taylor t...

A friend and I wrecked a Charter Arms shooting 8 gr. Unique and the Keith SWC. Stretched the frame. I came up with 5.5 of W231 with a 240 SWC for a buddy's Bulldog years ago. Thought that I'd invented it, only to find later that it's actually a pretty common standard pressure load. I knew from prio...

... The wax bullet punched a nice clean hole through the oak but left no marks at all on the fireplace brick behind it. Ouch. That's a bit more dangerous than one would have assumed. yessir. Used with good results in the book UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. If you haven't read it, you probably should cons...

that load with bevel based commercial cast 250’s printed like a shotgun at 50 yards from my 5 1/2 Bisley, but would print ~2” over 8 grains 231 or deep seated over 6.7 grains 231. didnt like too much speed out of my gun now a flat based MP45-270 hollowpoint, powder coated and deep seated over 11.5 g...

fantastic writeup Jim! a lot of the modifications seem similar to your linebaugh built gun?

care to guess how many rounds the old girl has had thru it?

Weiler, I have a Bisley .45 Colt as well. I had the barrel shortened to 5 1/2" even before I shot it and it's certainly a fine revolver. HS-6 is a great powder for .45 Colt. I frequently load 13.0 gr behind a 250 gr machine cast RNFP bullet for 1100 fps and it's very accurate with a standard d...

thanks! I got the deep seating idea from David Bradshaw on the singleactions.com forum, I’ve had such good luck with it on light/medium loads but would assume similar performance with 13 grains HS-6. One benefit I have on the 45 Colt is seating/crimping with 1 die/stroke, easily remedied with the ad...

I've got an old Ideal 454190 mold but it's a single cavity. I like the bullet but it's a chore turning 'em out one at a time. The RCBS 45-270-SAA was mentioned earlier. I've had that one since shortly after it came out - it's a good 'un. (p.s. HS-6 works nice with it) ******** Samsi that bullet wit...

great minds!

I cast up 22 pounds of MP molds 45-270 (~280 grains) with a medium hollowpoint, powdercoated em the next day. They’ll last me longer than they should

Great article Jim, really makes me miss being back on the farm and having the space!

perfect Ohio whitetail rifle

Jim, if your ~.001-.002” undersized powdercoating might be worth a try

Now that's a sweet outfit, and it looks like you have some very nice wood on your No. 1. Fine shooting. I have had very good luck over the years with bullets from Lee molds. many thanks! Ive been on the lookout for a reasonable priced one for awhile now (IE not gunbroker prices) and found two of em...

Nath wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:40 am That is very good indeed.
Standard trigger?

Thanks Nath, standard trigger on this one, I think after Ohio deer season it’ll be getting replaced

Hi Weiler, welcome back and I enjoyed your pictures and set-up. You went to a lot of work to do all that, I'm impressed. It looks like the receiver of your #1 has some CCH? I wouldn't mind more rife pic's if you have them by chance, but don't trouble yourself to take new ones. Anyhow, nice job! -Tu...

Lee 457-405- powdercoated .459-.460 (unsized) 48.3/H335 CCI 200 COL 2.485” 1/4 turn roll crimp Hornady 2.035” case- once fired est Velocity ~1,600 fps 5x5 just under 1.3” at 100 yards (it might have actually been 6 but I got distracted ☺️) The short Hornady case works very well with the short throat...

I disregard any signs stating I can't carry. They might as well put up a sign stating "Open season on humans, no guns in here!" They have no idea I'm carrying, and that's the way I always want it no matter where I am. If it is concealed properly, who is gonna know? I have carried a handgu...

Jim, this is the one you wrote up in the Sixgunner? Really enjoyed that article, the base pin latch was a good idea! Yessir. It was also written up in the old Harris Publication magazine. Hal Swiggett called it "The Born-Again .45" I believe it was. Whatever, it was a long time ago. :D Th...

Jim, this is the one you wrote up in the Sixgunner? Really enjoyed that article, the base pin latch was a good idea!