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Ruger No. 1

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Does this bullet remind anybody else of the old fashioned 12 ga slug?

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Very nice!

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I really like the .480 Ruger cartridge.

I have a Ruger lever gun (Number 1) in .475/.480

I also have a cool double rifle in .480.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:33 pm DING DING DING- I THINK WE HAVE A WINNER!
They sure seem to be accurate, what distance Scott?

About 20 yards shooting through the chronograph.

Cases were smoky so I should push it a little harder.

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They are coated. Leaves revolver and rifle barrels clean.

No grooves at all. I’m seating them to 1.580.

But I do want to push it a bit harder to see what happens.

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That was a very mild load of 7.1 gr 231 so I’m going to try it with a full power load of 9 gr of Unique

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I’m experimenting with a 230 gr hollow base bullet from Bear Creek Supply. It shoots super clean in my guns and is proving to be white accurate.

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Looks like it would do the job!

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Seems odd. Maybe they are looking at the case stretching issues and trying to get In front of that?

I’m kidding. I have no idea and I was fascinated to read about the .30-30 case experiments.

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I had one of the early Kimber 1911s and it was a fine gun. I put thousands of rounds through it with no complaints.

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A few years ago we were hard against the border working a gun show. One of the vendors and some of the guys wanted to go across the border and he drove his new Suburban. He had a box of .40 ammo under his seat. He stayed in that Mexican jail until they got every dime they could from him. Lesson-don’...

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Scott, I don't know if bullets from Lyman molds are generally available from custom casting businesses or if you cast your own but my best answer to your question is that I've found that the Lyman 452664 has almost the same size meplat as the 270SAA, has a very generous grease groove, weighs in at ...

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Thanks Grizz! That makes sense.

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I’m afraid the only .45 ACP I’ve loaded in years has been with a 200 gr H&G 68.

You can push that bullet hard like Jeff Cooper suggested and you can easily kill deer or hogs with it.

I just like a sixgun better these days.

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Btw…did anybody notice the fly trying to land on my SAA?

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Grizz.

I would really like to try your load in a Redhawk. It sounds like the cat’s meyow!

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Grizz wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:28 am

Long ago I had that Keith bullet loaded in a 4" Smith 357, and had a couple of them glance over a deer scull before I realized I was too close.

Too close? Can you elaborate?

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Looking forward to seeing a report on these.

We need more competition to bring the prices down.

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The other bullet that I load is the Hornady .454 diameter swaged 255 gr Cowboy bullet.

It doesn’t look like much but I can push it with 8 gr of Unique (certainly not a weak cowboy action load) and it shoots cleanly and accurately in sixguns and leverguns.

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With the carbine and a sixgun? As much as I like the RCBS .45 SAA bullet, I have found that it’s a hair too long to feed through a 1873 style levergun. I really don’t want to have anything on the shelf that doesn’t feed or work in one or two particular guns. So I’m willing to compromise…..if I have ...

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The one thing I love about the .45 Colt is how I have available bullets that really fill out the chambers.

With normal loads this seems to true up the bullets with the forcing cone and contributes to consistency.

I wish I had a .430 bullet like this.

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We just need to remember that the accident that ended Bill Jordan’s career was an accidental discharge when Bill thought he was firing an empty gun. By all means go ahead and dry fire, but set up a safe backstop so nobody can possibly get hurt. I have a well used steel plate hung on the wall in my g...

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You know, people don’t always stand up squared off to you.

Not just leather coats or heavy clothing, you might need to punch through a large upper arm.

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I often carry a SAA with only five rounds available. But I would think that a Charter Arms Bulldog would certainly do the trick.

But a .38 snub nosed revolver leaves a man far from disarmed.

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Still the best load. Skeeter’s load

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Figuring the area of the projectile, a 9mm (.355" diameter) has a total area of 0.412825 square inches A 12 ga. projectile (.720" diameter) has a total area of 0.09898 square inches ... almost 5 times larger than the 9mm. Size does matter. :) Hey buddy I don’t think your math works. .4128...

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I hesitated to open this thread because I know the pain associated with losing a dog.

But I’m also convinced that a dog makes me a better person because He reminds me through the dog that it really is not about me and I have responsibilities outside myself.

God bless.

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Nothing fancy but a good Charter Arms Bulldog is a fight stopper.

I loaded a hundred or so .44 cases tonight with a .431 diameter RNFP 240 gr machine cast bullet over 6 grains of Unique.

It doesn’t go very fast but it will poke holes right through most things.

Shoots fine in my Model 69

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They don’t have to be too old to be good.

Watching Quigley Down Under right now

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And there are a lot of poorer choices out there (other self-defense chamberings) than the "anemic" factory 246 gr. l.r.n..... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Na73eUbcw&pp=ygUfZ3VuIHNhbSByZXZvbHZlciBhZmljaW9uYWRvIC40NA%3D%3D Fast forward to about 6 minute mark to see .44 spec. gel pene...

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I had always loved movies like Casablanca but had only seen them on TV. My wife found Casablanca playing at a local theater and we we went to see it. It was a very different experience. That tear in her eye when she said goodbye at the airport was so much more powerful. I mostly love old movies beca...

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https://lewis-clark.org/tools-and-techniques/weapons/pistols/#:~:text=They%20were%20called%20%E2%80%9Chorse,be%20carried%20at%20the%20hip. I always thought that the Walker and Dragoon revolvers fell into this general category despite Josey Wales, Mattie, and Gus. However, I have no objection to anyo...

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I always thought the Dragoons were horse pistols. Thats a big piece of iron. Sounds interesting though.

I’m not sure I know of anyone who could make it reasonably.

Do you have a saddle shop anywhere near you?

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Thanks for sharing this Jim.

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I’ve always shot lots of .38 ammo and relatively little .357 Magnum through my revolvers.

I still think that’s a pretty good idea.

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I do love the big Smith revolvers.

I have a brand new Smith & Wesson 520 which I think should have been the ideal duty gun. N frame with fixed sights in .357.

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I sure enjoyed visiting with him at the Holiday last year. He shared a photograph with me of his Sharps Carbine next to a serious bear track.

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https://youtu.be/q5ev1IH8Xqs?si=_3YRAr3feinTzW30

Not a bad choice.

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I think it’s hilarious and someone is having a heck of a laugh about this.

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I wonder if your rifling twist would be off for this light a bullet and this velocity? I’ve been thinking about twist rates lately because I’ve been working with a Q Mini Fix that has a 1/3 inch twist. It was designed to shoot 220 gr bullets more accurately but I think it’s just great for all copper...

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I can’t imagine how many rounds you would have to shoot to damage that rifle.

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I’m looking forward to the single action class at this year’s Holiday.

Not sure what I will learn from it but I’m open minded.

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Black cowboy outfit?

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Nice!

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But I may be changing my mind. The more I shoot this old flattop the better I like it.

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But .432 solved all the problems with the Bisley.

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.430 is still better in my Bowen Blackhawk

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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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