Post by 2 Dogs on Apr 8, 2012 6:30:55 GMT -5
Sixguns can be plumb particular sometimes. As most of you know, I have for the last couple of years thinned the sixguns out at my house considerably. This however, has led to finding ammunition for sixguns I no longer have. In some cases scads of ammunition. I have long since learned that one cannot load for sixguns in general, they have to be loaded for in specific to get the best accuracy.
This was illustrated over the last couple of days when I opened a large ammo can and discovered over 1000 rounds of a light loaded 357. Seriously? Where did this come from?? Ok, no problem, I will see which sixgun this shoots out of and go from there. Out comes my 6" Trooper, a FA97, a 4" Smith 66, and a very accurate Ruger Flattop. Off to the range we go all set to see which sixgun best shoots this ammo.
Guess what? The results were horrible across the board. My older brother had his custom Harton Ruger 357 and his Smith L frame and it didnt shoot in guns either. Now what?? 1000+ rounds of USELESS ammo? CRAP!!!! Henry then suggested we try it in our carbines.
The next day we repaired to the range and he tried the load in his Winchester 357. No dice. I reluctantly loaded up my Marlin hoping I wasnt going to get a barrel full of lead and VIOLA! It really shot well in the Marlin. A minor sight adjustment and it was on!! I now have a seriously accurate plinking load for my 357 Carbine!
This example was also demonstrated with my 32 magnums. I have whittled those down from over a dozen to just a few. On this day I had a favorite Harton 6.5" SS Bisley and my FA97 that Fowler found for me in Colorado. Upon shooting one load I got 4 shots in 3/4" at 25 yards out of the Bisley (dang Harton light trigger got away from me on one shot), but the FA97 strung vertically with that same load almost 12"!!! Who woulda thunk it!!!
The point of all this is that many of you are far better shots with your sixguns than you know. Be sure of your bullet fit. Load for a specific sixgun like you do a bolt action rifle. You may surprise yourself!! ;D
This was illustrated over the last couple of days when I opened a large ammo can and discovered over 1000 rounds of a light loaded 357. Seriously? Where did this come from?? Ok, no problem, I will see which sixgun this shoots out of and go from there. Out comes my 6" Trooper, a FA97, a 4" Smith 66, and a very accurate Ruger Flattop. Off to the range we go all set to see which sixgun best shoots this ammo.
Guess what? The results were horrible across the board. My older brother had his custom Harton Ruger 357 and his Smith L frame and it didnt shoot in guns either. Now what?? 1000+ rounds of USELESS ammo? CRAP!!!! Henry then suggested we try it in our carbines.
The next day we repaired to the range and he tried the load in his Winchester 357. No dice. I reluctantly loaded up my Marlin hoping I wasnt going to get a barrel full of lead and VIOLA! It really shot well in the Marlin. A minor sight adjustment and it was on!! I now have a seriously accurate plinking load for my 357 Carbine!
This example was also demonstrated with my 32 magnums. I have whittled those down from over a dozen to just a few. On this day I had a favorite Harton 6.5" SS Bisley and my FA97 that Fowler found for me in Colorado. Upon shooting one load I got 4 shots in 3/4" at 25 yards out of the Bisley (dang Harton light trigger got away from me on one shot), but the FA97 strung vertically with that same load almost 12"!!! Who woulda thunk it!!!
The point of all this is that many of you are far better shots with your sixguns than you know. Be sure of your bullet fit. Load for a specific sixgun like you do a bolt action rifle. You may surprise yourself!! ;D