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Scott Tschirhart

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 ...

Scott Tschirhart

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.

Scott Tschirhart

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...

Scott Tschirhart

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.

Scott Tschirhart

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.

Scott Tschirhart

Very nice!

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

Scott Tschirhart

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...

Scott Tschirhart

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.

Scott Tschirhart

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.

Scott Tschirhart

I always liked Marlin’s print advertising.

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Happy Easter!

Scott Tschirhart

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

Scott Tschirhart

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...

Scott Tschirhart

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.

Scott Tschirhart

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.

Scott Tschirhart

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.

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.

Scott Tschirhart

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:

1793
1785
1769
1767
1777

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

Scott Tschirhart

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 ...

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.

Scott Tschirhart

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

Scott Tschirhart

I really appreciate the lines on these older guns.

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

Scott Tschirhart

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

Much better

Scott Tschirhart

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...

Scott Tschirhart

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?

Scott Tschirhart

Very good!

Scott Tschirhart

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.

Scott Tschirhart

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?

Scott Tschirhart

Looks good!

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

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