Shooting my New Frontiers......

[bobwright]

I took both of my new New Frontiers to the range today, both .44 Specials. My ammunition consisted of loads using a 240 gr. cast SWC with 5.0 grs. of Winchester 231, and 5.3 grs. of Hodgdon's HP-38, plus a 240 gr. Nosler JHP with 8.0 grs. of HS-6.

I am accustomed to the wider trigger of my Rugers, and the narrow trigger of the Colts, plus a very heavy trigger pull, made my trigger finger sensitive after only a few rounds fired.

All loads grouped very well at fifteen yards, one ten shot group made a ragged group just under an inch in diameter. This inspite of, or maybe because of, the very stiff triggers.

I applied a little grease in the hammer/sear area and will shoot these in a little more before taking them to Keith Warner, my Mamphis gunsmith.

Incidentally, the older 7 1/2" gun developed little crescent patches on the front of the cylinder where the bluing blew away. The only other time I observed this was with a 1972 vintage Super Blackhawk where the bluing seemed to flake off. The other Colt did not exhibit this.

Bob Wright

[oldtrader3]

You may want to put a Wolff sear and bolt lock lightner spring in those Colts. I did this with both my USFA single actions and it smoothed up the action and reduced the triggers to about three pounds pull. It is about a $5 fix.

[TERRY MURBACH]

EXCELLENT, DON ROBERTO !!! You are not whistling Dixie about how Colt 44SPL sixguns shoot. ALL four of mine, three NF, two 5 1/2", one 7 1/2" and a 4 3/4" SAA, shoot up a storm. One of the NF's , a 7 1/2", is a 44SPL/44-40 convertible and it is a tackdriver with both cylinders. And their sleek handling....oh MY....it makes the Ruger 44SPL series feel like they're made from footer blocks.