It's a special day.

JimT · Post by **JimT** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:39 pm

.44 Special Day ...

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Keith SWC #429421 250 gr.

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Sizing and lubing with Paco's Apache Blue

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I like the way they look "ready to go!"

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On the Range

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Why I Like the 6.5 gr. of Unique load in this gun.

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GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:46 pm

Those look great Jim!
Again, thanks for your ebooks, I'm slowly reading them- savoring each paragraph.!

JimT · Post by **JimT** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:52 pm

Thank you Gunny.
I added more photos to the above post.

Scott Tschirhart · Post by **Scott Tschirhart** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 5:59 pm

I do love that .44 Special.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:06 pm

It's a special caliber, Jim, and you are surely doing it justice.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:52 pm

I see they FILL the cylinder!

Is Paco's Apache Blue one of the hard wax type lubes? Need a heater?

JimT · Post by **JimT** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 7:35 pm

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:52 pm I see they FILL the cylinder!

Is Paco's Apache Blue one of the hard wax type lubes? Need a heater?

No it's not. Kinda 'gummy' ... doesn't run in hot weather ... works pretty well down in the middle 30's. I haven't used anything but that since the 1980's. Paco used it in some fairly fast rifle loads and it worked OK. I used it in heavy bullets in the 30-30 at around 2000 fps.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 10:08 pm

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:06 pm It's a special caliber, Jim, and you are surely doing it justice.

Yep. Reading a post like this makes me think I should get me a 44 Special, but I know I’m not a good enough revolver shot to wring out the potential.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:47 am

Gotcha, I didn't see a heater under you sizer.
Do you mix your own or did you get a large supply years ago?

Scott Tschirhart · Post by **Scott Tschirhart** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:03 am

I really like Apache Blue. I still have a small tub of it.

But I don’t know if I could ever replace it. So it sits in the tub.

Fortunately the .44 Special is bnot terribly demanding when it comes to bullet lubes.

My favorite bullet lube is black moly grease mixed (under heat) 50/50 with beeswax.

Gooey and messy and it smells like used transmission fluid when you shoot it, but I’ve never used a better lube.

JimT · Post by **JimT** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:08 am

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:47 am Gotcha, I didn't see a heater under you sizer.
Do you mix your own or did you get a large supply years ago?

Back when Paco was making it he gave me two #10 cans full. I still have part of one can left ...enough to last the rest of my life most likely.

1894cfan · Post by **1894cfan** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:56 am

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:03 am I really like Apache Blue. I still have a small tub of it.
But I don’t know if I could ever replace it. So it sits in the tub.
Fortunately the .44 Special is not terribly demanding when it comes to bullet lubes.
My favorite bullet lube is black moly grease mixed (under heat) 50/50 with beeswax.
Gooey and messy and it smells like used transmission fluid when you shoot it, but I’ve never used a better lube.

Scott, have you tried Lyman's Moly lube?

Walt · Post by **Walt** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:47 am

Scott, I'm with you 100% on the bullet lube. I read Glenn Fryxell's lube formula years ago and I have been very pleased with it over the years since then. It's a little messy but its performance more than makes up for the messiness.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:51 am

Thanks Jim, I read that when I searched the forum for 'Apache Blue' .

Scott Tschirhart · Post by **Scott Tschirhart** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 2:40 pm

1894cfan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:56 am

Scott, have you tried Lyman's Moly lube?

No, I never have.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:09 pm

I know I've put my very special special up here before but...

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My Ruger Single Six 44 special.

JimT · Post by **JimT** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:56 pm

It's a beauty as well as SPECIAL!

Drawdown · Post by **Drawdown** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:21 pm

Jim T, way you shoot a revolver and all you know and can do with one, you don't even need a rifle!

Scott Tschirhart · Post by **Scott Tschirhart** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:30 pm

That Single Six is so darn cute!

JimT · Post by **JimT** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:51 pm

Drawdown wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:21 pm Jim T, way you shoot a revolver and all you know and can do with one, you don't even need a rifle!

Well .. that ain't totally true but it's nice of you to say. I am "Old School" which means in part, do the job with what you have. When it's all said and done it comes down to the person, not the machinery they are using. But there have been times when I would have rather had a rifle. Or a shotgun.

Wiresguy · Post by **Wiresguy** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:10 pm

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:09 pm I know I've put my very special special up here before but...20240429_191530.jpg20210224_174024.jpg20210224_173834.jpg20210224_173748.jpg20210224_173738.jpg20210224_173712.jpg
My Ruger Single Six 44 special.

That's a neat little package! Thanks for sharing.

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