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Post by rjm52 on Mar 18, 2024 14:48:16 GMT -5
....I guess you aren't carry a Colt SAA...
Thanks for the replies...
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 18, 2024 13:37:44 GMT -5
For those of you who are either full time or part time carrying SAs for two or four legged defence, was wondering what load, factory or handload, you have.. caliber, bullet, velocity...
Thanks...Bob
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 17, 2024 18:54:44 GMT -5
Have got two 97s in .41 and the 4.25" round butt will be one of the last SAs to go...when the time comes that is... Have had zero issues with cast or jacketed bullets and they seem to eat everything from 165s to 250s... There are only a couple of 250s that will work when crimped into the proper crimping grove but really such a small gun and 250s at 1300+ fps isn't really pleasant to shoot...
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 14, 2024 19:57:12 GMT -5
...you sold me one of the last Customs I was interested in having built...the SINGLE-FIVE .38 Super/9mm TRAIL GUN...had already asked Jack about the build...
Currently have a Reeder Ultimate .41 Hunter, Clements USFA SM .41 Special and a JRH Uberti Cattleman .41 Special... Other than maybe a stainless Mid-Frame Flat Top in .41 Special that is it...and since I already have a FA 97 that fills that bill can't really justify it...
Everything else is covered by the current stock of FA, Ruger and Colt...
Bob
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 14, 2024 7:06:20 GMT -5
On the 83, prefer the round butt and have even thought about having the 6" done but with the longer barrel the square feels fine...
The 97s...like the looks of the round butt on the short guns but square on the longer ones... A friend and I have identical 97s in .327 with the 4.25" barrels. Mine is a round butt his is a square. I've shot them side by side and didn't notice any real difference.
He also just sold a square butt 4.25" .44 Special. Shooting it against my .41, I would say the square butt had a slight advantage with recoil when using heavier loads. Have a 97 5.5" .41 and .357 as well as a 7.5" .224-.32 and would not change the to round butt...
If ordering a "heavy" carry gun today it would be an 83 in most any caliber with the round butt and 4.75" barrel...
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 13, 2024 10:20:45 GMT -5
Looks like they just opened up .327 Federal for BackOrder...
Still nothing on .32-20 however...
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 13, 2024 9:58:22 GMT -5
Very nice....not being engraved you don't have to worry about getting BBQ sauce on it...wipes off much easier...
Who makes the black holster???
Nicely done...Bob
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 13, 2024 9:44:30 GMT -5
Think I've had just about every caliber FA offers except a .44 Special 97 or .44 Magnum 83... Have shot a friends .44 Special however... To me there is a big difference between a 4.75" and 6" barrel in terms of balance and to me it is balance what gets you on target quicker... Have .41 Magnums in both 83 and 97...in 4.75", 6", 4.25" and 5.5"...each one is different... Also had a 6" .475 that was only run at 1100 fps more like a .480...a mild .480 at that...and finally a 4.75" round butt 83/.500 WE/.500 JRH...probably your dream gun... The .500 WE brass is run with 385-400 grain bullets from a MP mold at 950+- fps. The .500 JRH the same bullet at 1050+-...that's about all I care to tolerate in a big kicker... These are the four .41s....each has it own balance... www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/14543804/freedom-arms-41-magnumsKnowing what you are looking for the gun to do, would go for a 4.75" 83 round butt in .454 shooting a 300 grain at 1100 or a .475 running a 400 at no more than a 1000... Followup shots are important..wrist busters that miss are not helpful... I'm also of the DA for bear defense...a .41 4" S&W or Redhawk running a 210-250 at 1100 fps would be at the top of my heap...controlled hits, not uncontrolled misses win fights... Bob
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 11, 2024 14:23:33 GMT -5
PS...the 120S is sized .309 for the Carbine....
Hornady makes great 95 gr. .308...shoots great in the 7.62x25 also..
For the .32s, .311...
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 10, 2024 6:53:23 GMT -5
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 10, 2024 6:42:04 GMT -5
Got a 642UC last week and on the list for a 632...have never been much of a snubbie carrier but the day may come when it is all I can carry.
Mackay Sagebrush who posts on here owns Lost River Ammunition...guess he is overrun with orders for his .32 H&R wadcutter ammo since it was featured in a couple of the Lipsey's promos...
Bob
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 10, 2024 6:30:57 GMT -5
Have an OM .30 Carbine that shoots the Accurate 31-120S 120 grain FP at 1480 and is just about as accurate as the jacketed reloads I have...
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 9, 2024 19:29:56 GMT -5
"I have no idea what that thing was but if it landed in my pasture, full auto belt fed firing would be imminent. Dont give a dang who owns it or what country (or possibly planet) it belongs to."
...and would probably be the last rounds you ever fired...
100% believer here...Bob
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 8, 2024 9:13:10 GMT -5
...there is too much "experience" on this forum...guess that happens when you hang around long enough.
I'll be 72 shortly and up until 10 years ago all was fine...since then I've blown a quad twice, replaced knee and a shoulder injury..all are still "bothersome"... So far so lucky in that in all the "adventures" I've had zero broken bones...
Just happy to be on green side of the grass...
Bob
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 7, 2024 7:49:12 GMT -5
Have two of the 60-10, which is the same gun without the IL...one of the best backpacking/fishing/hiking guns I've ever carried...
Wish S&W would smarten up and bring them out in .327...they had a 631 3" with ported barrel but they are now $1700+- when they come up for sale...
For loads I use .38-44s vs. .38 Special or .357s... 158s at 1100 in a .38 Special case. Lost River Ammo, Underwood and Buffalo Bore all list them as their .38 Special +P...but they are running 27.5k psi... Available in solids or HPs..
Bob
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