16" Lever in 45 = FUN

Poohgyrr · Post by **Poohgyrr** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:33 am

Whether you call it Long Colt or Colt, we just spent the weekend shooting mostly standard factory loads and a few heavy thumpers from Double Tap. Winchester's 94, even with that real ugly cross bolt wart on the side, is a lot of fun in this caliber. Wish I had a couple 92's. This pic was taken just outside the cabin this morning. If you look closely, the trees and manzanita are burned, from the Dobbins' fire a few weeks ago.

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Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:44 am

That is sweet looking. Wish I had one.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:42 am

That looks like a fun place to go shoot - and a great lever to shoot with!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:57 am

Poohgyrr,

My shooting buddy and I both have Puma 92's in .45 Colt. They're fun to shoot and amazingly accurate.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:47 pm

Neat Trapper!

I have a Trails End in .45Colt that I really enjoy shooting too.

jb

rafter-7 · Post by **rafter-7** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:10 pm

got one just like yours and yes its a blast to shoot gophers with that big thumper while out fencing

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trappper that is...

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:35 pm

I love my 45 trapper. With heavy thumpers it is like shoulder fired artillery.

3leggedturtle · Post by **3leggedturtle** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:45 pm

Let a friend shoot my 16" SS 45colt Puma this weekend. Had 200 gr's RFN going 1000FPS. He tried to buy or trade me out of it. It is such a fun rifle and load to shoot . All i need now is a Blackhawk 45 to go with it

NonPCnraRN · Post by **NonPCnraRN** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:19 am

I'm going to have Steve Young do some work on a 480 Ruger Puma 92. One idea I am toying with is having the 20" barrel cut to 16.25". Do you ever wish your Trapper was a full size carbine? For pistol cartridges are you losing much in velocity with a 16" vs 20" barrel?

Buffboy · Post by **Buffboy** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:15 am

NonPCnraRN wrote:I'm going to have Steve Young do some work on a 480 Ruger Puma 92. One idea I am toying with is having the 20" barrel cut to 16.25". Do you ever wish your Trapper was a full size carbine? For pistol cartridges are you losing much in velocity with a 16" vs 20" barrel?

When I was planning my 454 trapper, I was going to have Steve do the same thing. He found that there was a Davidson's limited edition available in the 16" length. Not cheap, but still far less than shortening a 20", so we went that way. Now that model is available as regular issue and IIRC the 480 is available in a 16" version as well.

I gave up a little performance with the 454 going to 16" but not enough to outweigh the handiness IMO. I suspect the 480 would give up less than the 454 as it is a lower pressure round.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:35 am

I'd like a '92 Trapper in AJ's C45S. I'd only have to learn TWO new skills: welding AND dremmeling!!! But, then modifying ANY '92 would only need changing to my lifter & guides. Why these'd sell like hotcakes... I could retire! Har!

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:32 am

I've got a Rossi 92 in this caliber and it's a dandy little howitzer. It seems to be good for about 2 1/2" @ 100 with loads it like, but an inch of that could easily be the coarse factory sights. Since there a few pics in this thread, I'll seize the opportunity to post one of it taking a break w/my Old Vaquero, also in .45 Colt.

FF1063 · Post by **FF1063** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:03 pm

3leggedturtle wrote:Let a friend shoot my 16" SS 45colt Puma this weekend. Had 200 gr's RFN going 1000FPS. He tried to buy or trade me out of it. It is such a fun rifle and load to shoot . All i need now is a Blackhawk 45 to go with it

That would be me.
That's a fun gun!

NonPCnraRN · Post by **NonPCnraRN** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:22 am

I found out from Steve Young it would cost about $200 to convert the 480 Ruger Puma 20" barrel to 16". There are some design considerations in the 480 Ruger and 454 Casull chamberings that make it more complex than just lopping off 4" of barrel and mag tube. Soooooo, that means I need to get a Braztech 92 in 45 Colt to go with my 3 45 Colt Birds Head Vaqueros. I see a pattern forming? I can't see spending twice as much for a Chiappa version since I will have Steve work his magic on it anyway. I bought the 92 in 480 Ruger since it was being discontinued but the real "pack everywhere gun" would be a 92 with a 16" barrel in 45 Colt. I have some Northfork 260 gr cup point solids that will make it be my go anywhere in CA gun. A 260 gr cup point solid can take care of anything that crosses my path in CA, except liberal politicians. Trouble is, liberal politicians are protected just like CA Condors, maybe because of the close resemblance in appearance and lifestyle. Wait, I think I just insulted the CA Condors.

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