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Scott Tschirhart

270 gr Rim Rock bullet over either 9 gr of Unique or 7.5 gr Tite Group seems to do the trick in the Bisley without being hard on the shooter. A bit over 950 fps (which is what my .44 Special Skeeter load runs out of my 4 5/8 inch Bowen conversion) is just about perfect. Now to work on my 50 yard sho...

Scott Tschirhart

That’s really cool!

Congratulations!

Scott Tschirhart

I always love to see my Cornell County friends.

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Welcome to the fire.

Scott Tschirhart

I think this is such a good idea.

On a side note.

New York issued a lot of Stevens 311R shotguns to detectives (apparently they did not believe that a detective could operate a pump shotgun).

18 1/4 inch barrels with a simple bead front sight. Perfect for the job.

Scott Tschirhart

Stevens used to make a police version of their double barrel shotgun. Wish I could find one of those. Stevens 311R

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We earned the gray the honest way.

I could listen to Jim all night. He has such wonderful and interesting stories. We only live a couple of hours away from each other but we do not get to visit like we should.

Scott Tschirhart

We had supper and conversation with Jim and his family tonight. Good people, good sixguns, and great conversation.

Scott Tschirhart

Of the Bowen revolvers.

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A 12 gauge slug is a fearsome thing. That looks to be quite useful and you don’t give up anything as you can still shoot buckshot for use up close.

Scott Tschirhart

They don’t have to be too accurate. I have a small back yard!

Scott Tschirhart

Thank you! I’ll look into those for my next tin.

Ordered and on the way!

Scott Tschirhart

I’ve been using some 10 gr round nose pellets and I’ve killed probably 30 squirrels this year and two skunks in the back yard.

But now I’m wondering if I would do better with a flat point pellet to transmit a bit more shock to the little critters?

Scott Tschirhart

I don’t have a problem walking out on a sermon and have done so several times over the years. Don’t make a scene, just quietly pick up my hat and leave.

Scott Tschirhart

After my shooting session yesterday I realized that I had sort of overdone it. I fired 104 rounds of .45 Colt where I rarely shoot anything near that amount. (This is addictive!) Went home and loaded a batch of shells with 9 gr Unique under a 270 grain Rim Rock “Keith” style bullet. This has always ...

Scott Tschirhart

8.5 gr Unique and a 250 gr XTP

Scott Tschirhart

They seem to shoot in a very similar fashion that they did before. But the SBH is much better out at 50 yards and that’s probably a combination of sights and trigger.

When I get used to how light the trigger is, I’m sure my shooting will improve.

Scott Tschirhart

255 gr swaged bullet over 7.2 gr 231

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Guns and leather:

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First five rounds. 7.5 gr TightGroup and a 270 gr SWC.

Scott Tschirhart

I’m really looking forward to dove season this year with my .410s

Scott Tschirhart

Great photos!!!

Scott Tschirhart

AJMD429 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 10:43 am .
Guns like that are ones that you can look at and think you don’t even need your other guns.

Yes, but what would I do with my other Bowen guns?

Scott Tschirhart

Dieselman wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:08 am Is the Redhawk 454 as well?

.45 Colt. But the .454 will probably only consume .45 Colt.

In either of these guns you can load .45 Colt up to where it’s no longer fun to shoot.

Scott Tschirhart

No British in my background. But I do see value in a lanyard ring and I’ve used them for many years.

Scott Tschirhart

There was actually quite a bit of work to get these guns straightened out. The Redhawk had a rough trigger and if you reduced spring tension it was not reliable. So he added a longer firing pin, slicked it up and set the barrel back because the front sight was past top dead center. New sights and a ...

Scott Tschirhart

This weekend we will see how they shoot.

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Previously the Redhawk forcing cone looked like this:

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I look forward to seeing you.

Scott Tschirhart

You probably will next month when you come down here my friend.

Scott Tschirhart

Trigger pulls are outstanding. And both guns have a proper throat cut in the forcing cone.

Scott Tschirhart

And they are even better than I expected.

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Cool!

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Thank you for posting this data. Very helpful.

Scott Tschirhart

The front sight is a bead with a flip up low light bead.

Scott Tschirhart

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 1:32 pm Brilliant of the maker to allow you to change fronts!
Is the rear a shallow V like on a dangerous game double?

It has a ghost ring rear. Very fast and easy to use.

Scott Tschirhart

Fortunately I don’t think I would need to shoot it too much in a hunting situation!

I just want to lock down a good load closely matching the Hornady factory load but with a hard cast lead bullet.

I find that I need a little taller front sight so I have ordered a variety from NECF.

Scott Tschirhart

Seems to pattern well at 25 yards and the pattern is centered on the plate.

Scott Tschirhart

So far the best load seems to be a 420 gr LFN GC over 19 gr of 296 for 1230 fps.

But I fired 42 rounds this morning and I feel like I’ve been in a fight.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sat Aug 16, 2025 4:35 pm I'm convinced they are freeloading liberals surviving off my hardwork!

I agree!!!!

Scott Tschirhart

I wish I had a shortage of squirrels.

I’m killing them almost daily and I can’t seem to slow them down.

Scott Tschirhart

Jim,

I’m not sure it’s a contest. I can see the utility in that little shooter. And that’s sort of what I’m getting at. I’m carrying what is useful for me.

Scott Tschirhart

In Hemingway’s home in Key West there’s a photo of him holding a Thompson Submachinegun. I have a book on Hemingway’s guns, and I need to look though it sometime. He may have used one in Spain during the revolution. Doubtful. Wasn’t in his job description. This photo was from much later in his life.

Scott Tschirhart

Since the Holiday (where we had a really good snubby seminar) I’ve been daily carrying a J frame Smith in .32 H&R. I strap on a SAA for the weekend but I’m still carrying the .32. While I realize that I might have to turn in my man card, I’m really enjoying the convenience. Yes, I have a few 9mm...

Scott Tschirhart

In Hemingway’s home in Key West there’s a photo of him holding a Thompson Submachinegun. I have a book on Hemingway’s guns, and I need to look though it sometime.

Scott Tschirhart

Jim points to something important. You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.

Shooting jackrabbits is great fun and there’s no shame in a close miss. It builds confidence.

Scott Tschirhart

I usually shoot a plastic stocked Remington 11-87 with a 28 inch barrel in 12 ga.

It’s extremely efficient and I kill a lot of birds.

But it’s not fun to carry for any distance and I can stuff a bunch of .410 shells in a pocket.

Scott Tschirhart

I have an 870 in .410 with a skeet choke and an 870 Express with a full choke. I haven’t a Savage 311 and I’ll wager that it’s choked full and full. I haven’t used any of these on birds yet.

Scott Tschirhart

Anybody use skeet choke in a .410 for dove hunting?

I like skeet fir everything else and I’ve probably killed more with an improved cylinder than any other choke.

Getting ready for dove shooting.

Scott Tschirhart

I learned on a Rossi 92. I worked on that gun slicking it up for months. I had no videos to help in those days. I had to figure out what did what and how to make it work better. Eventually I got that rifle as slick as any. But I bet I had it apart 300 times or more. Scott T ended up with it and as ...

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