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Scott Tschirhart

The gun is fast, but not that fast.

New battery and overcast sky.

New box of Winchester White Box

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1479
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1466

Empty cases fall freely from the chambers.

Scott Tschirhart

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...

Scott Tschirhart

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.

Scott Tschirhart

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...

Scott Tschirhart

That’s why I changed the battery.

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

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1785
1769
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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.

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This is still looking strangely high.

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

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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 ...

Scott Tschirhart

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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I really appreciate the lines on these older guns.

Five screw .357 and a four screw .44 Magnum.

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Seven days is about three days too long to spend in DC. Happy to be home in Texas.

Much better

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I have to shoot something that I can shoot well. My .45 Colt load is probably about the equivalent of my Skeeter load but with a bigger heavier bullet. Both are very comfortable and accurate loads for me and I can hit what I want to or need to with these loads. Bears can be really scary creatures. H...

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All of my .45 Colt chambered leverguns are on 1866 or 1873 actions.

However, I shot a 270SAA bullet over 8 gr of Unique clean through a big cow and recovered it from the dirt on the other side.

This was from a 4 3/4 inch barrel so it might have a bit more from my leverguns.

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Particularly this one.

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I have Lucky’s book and a number of BB guns.

I like to take a BB gun on hunting trips to plink around the campsite.

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No laughing here.

I think it’s interesting.

Who would have thought 30-40 years ago that the 9 mm would ever be this popular? Who would have guessed that lightweight carry guns like the SIG 365 would be so useful and compact, but still shootable?

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Very good!

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I fine tune my adjustments on the Skinner and then loctite the sight in place. The one on my Marlin Cowboy hasn’t moved since I sighted it in.

I use the factory front bead for fine adjustment due to range.

I have the sights set for a 158 gr XTP over 14.5 gr 2400 and a small rifle primer.

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Could be that the thing I value is ruggedness. The sights on my .30-30 are fixed and haven’t been touched in more than 40 years.

Originally sighted for Winchester 170 gr Silvertips which have long been discontinued.

But it’s close enough to Remington 170 gr Coreloct.

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Skinner sights tend to lead to more precise shooting for my uses.

The one I have on my Marlin Cowboy also slips in and out of the saddle scabbard easily without gouging. So I prefer the version with the protective wings

Scott Tschirhart

It’s been quite a ride. Who would have thought that this south Texas plow boy would ever be able to have the opportunity to be at the Supreme Court?

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Looks good!

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Argument went well but it’s a really tough case. That’s my team.

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Definitely an interesting place with an interesting population. I guess smoking marijuana is legal here because there’s a lot of folks doing it.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:52 am Does this visit have something to do with your previous trip to DC? Is your case being heard? If so good luck Scott!

Yes. Oral argument tomorrow morning.

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I’m in DC and of course I couldn’t bring a proper sixgun: it’s beautiful here but I do miss my sixgun.

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I remember the old folks talking about “sixguns” and I still prefer to use that term for a single action revolver. “Pistol” seemed to be used for everything else whether it was a revolver or something else. Of course when I was starting out in the police department it was mostly Smith & Wesson r...

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Yeah, the first time he shook my hand I noticed how it just gobbled up my hands….and I wear an XXL glove!

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If it hadn’t been for the Shootists having that USFA revolver done in.44 Special some years ago, I would likely feel the same way.

And the purchase of 2000 pieces of Starline brass with the Shootists head-stamp.

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Shooting my favorite two .44 Specials in the rain this morning. The Smith 69 shoots the Skeeter load at an average of 898fps which is just about perfect for most everything. It fouls some with my cast bullet loads and I think I need to polish the bore a bit. The Bowen/Ruger clocks at 949fps on avera...

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And my introduction to the .44 Special

https://youtu.be/Gs8AqzN9Ga4?si=zqYVyiqqirn4g-8v

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.44 Special blues

https://youtu.be/j-oHf_dBqq8?si=6-E4JVK6dsFpcang

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Here is an index with links to excellent articles about the .44 Special

https://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org/44_ ... _Articles/

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5.5 gr 231 under a H&G 68 200 gr bullet is probably the load that I have shot the most of over the years. It made major in a 5 inch Government Model and was easy on the gun and shooter.

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Thanks for posting that. It was an accident and I can’t say that I’ve never had an accident with a firearm. But I know it affected Bill Jordan deeply.

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You know, I think I have a pair of smooth South Texas mesquite stocks that I can put on this gun.

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There's still some disagreement over what bullet the Colonel was using, but the closest I ever got was 6.5 Unique with the H&G68. It's plenty sporty and younger me used to shoot 'em up by the bucket load, though I'll admit that these days running through 70-100 is enough. Your load seems plenty...

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In recent years I'd settled on 8.5 Power Pistol with the Keith bullet, but that was before Alliant powders got scarce around these parts. 8 grains of Universal also makes for a good load and I've been meaning to do a direct comparison with Unique at the same charge weight. My light load with magma ...

Scott Tschirhart

That’s a lot more punishment than anybody actually does to their rifle.

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I knew him enough to shake hands with him, but I can’t say that we were close. Most folks don’t know about the tragedy that occurred forcing him out of the Border Patrol.

I felt so bad for him and I think it really humbled him.

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I’ve pretty much settled on 6 gr of Unique for light loads with 240 gr machine cast bullets and 7.5 gr of Unique under the Keith bullet.

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The new flattops are excellent guns. The ones I have messed with (particularly my .44 Special) shoot very well.

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Kinda scary! Glad nobody was hurt.

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I question the wisdom of calling any weapon an “assault” type. Better to call them all self defense weapons. This is part of the bigger problem of letting the fear of what people might think control what we might say. I’m not sure I care what people like that think. We better, they vote. I absolute...

Scott Tschirhart

These days I’m leaning toward a .357 carbine over the .30-30 simply because I load .38 and.357 progressively and the power difference in full house .357 loads is not as much as you might think.

Scott Tschirhart

No issue with folks putting whatever they want on their levergun. But how do you put it in the saddle scabbard? This Skinner sight slides into and out of the scabbard easily without snagging and after I put a dab or thread locker on the adjustment screw’s it maintains zero.

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