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Post by ira41magfan on Feb 28, 2020 20:47:47 GMT -5
NO "OWNER" COMMENTS YET, WAS HOPING FOR A REPORT, BASED UPON EXPERIENCE, BY A KNOWLEDGEABLE OWNER OF A 45 COLT BULLDOG. I AM NOT IN A BIG HURRY BUT ..... I'd like own one as well. My guess is they're no longer made. This may be a rare opportunity to own one. It would seem they made more 41mags than 45 colts. I have a 41 which I like very much but it sees more 41spl than 41 mag. |
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Post by 45MAN on Feb 29, 2020 12:34:24 GMT -5
WHAT THE HECK, BOUGHT ONE FOR $374.54. FREE SHIPPING AND NO CC FEE. NOW TO GET IT, SHOOT IT AND REPORT ON IT.
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Post by bula on Feb 29, 2020 14:09:49 GMT -5
Just in from plowing snow. My 44 spec Boomer in my fleece vest pocket. No sign of bears, bigfoot, or velociraptors or zombies. Dern it.
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Post by ddixie884 on Mar 3, 2020 2:25:34 GMT -5
I think they are in production. There are several vendors on GB with more than 10 each for sale. One says he has 19 available. There are a lot of .41s too.........
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Post by cdf41 on Mar 4, 2020 19:55:24 GMT -5
Just put a Redhawk 45 Colt / 45 auto on layaway at my LGS. One of these 45 Bulldogs may just be a good companion to it, the 45 Colt or 45 Acp decisions ,decisions.
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Post by bula on Mar 6, 2020 8:03:53 GMT -5
I'd go with the 45 Colt due to the case volume and wider range of weights and types of bullets and media. Birdshot, round ball loads, my rice loads, etc..
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Post by 45MAN on Mar 8, 2020 20:18:59 GMT -5
GOT THE XL 45 COLT BULLDOG LATE LAST WEEK, SHOT IT YESTERDAY AND TODAY (3/8/20). NICE SERRATED RAMP FS AND EXCELLENT SQUARE NOTCH RS. GOOD SA AND DA TRIGGER PULLS, TIGHT THROATS (.452 CAST BULLETS DO NOT DROP THRU), AND THE BARREL CYLINDER GAP LOOKS TIGHT. SHOT IT WITH MY EVERYDAY S&W LOADS OF 9grs OF UNIQUE AND EITHER A 250gr RNFP OR A 255gr SWC. IT KICKS, BUT NOT TOO BAD, BIGGER GRIPS MAY HELP BUT THIS IS NOT A PLINKER AND RANGE SESSIONS WILL BE SHORT. AS IS, THIS BULLDOG IS SMALL ENUFF FOR OCCASIONAL POCKET CARRY, WITH BIGGER GRIPS THAT MAY NOT BE AN OPTION. I TOOK 3 FIRED CASES, THAT HAD BEEN FIRED BEFORE SEVERAL TIMES IN MISC REVOLVERS, RESIZED THEM AND THEY SLIPPED RIGHT IN IN AN ULTRATIGHT JRH CHAMBERED RUGER BISLEY SO TO ME THAT SPEAKS WELL OF THE BULLDOG'S CHAMBERS. AN OAL 1.590 SWC LOAD FITS (BARELY) WHILE AN 1.65 SWC LOAD DOES NOT FIT (BARELY). MAY SETTLE ON THE OAL 1.570 LOAD WITH THE 250gr RNFP's FOR AN XTRA MARGIN OF SAFETY AGAINST BULLET JUMP, PLUS I LIKE THAT BULLET. GUN SHOOTS LOW BUT THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED WITH JUDICIOUS FILING OF THE FRONT SIGHT. A SPEER SHOT LOAD PATERNED "RATTLER" GOOD ON A CACTUS PATTY SO THIS GUN WILL WORK IN SOUTH TEXAS. THIS IS MY FIRST CHARTER ARMS I EVER OWNED OR SHOT AND I WAS IMPRESSED. SO FAR SO GOOD, I LIKE THIS GUN.
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Post by paul105 on Mar 8, 2020 22:09:09 GMT -5
Are you going to file the rear notch? Not being a wise ass. Just trying to find the best way to lower point of impact on my .41. Looking forward to hearing POI solution.
Paul
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Post by 45MAN on Mar 9, 2020 6:25:02 GMT -5
PAUL105/TO ALL: THANKS TO PAUL105 I CAUGHT MY ERROR AND CORRECTED IT, THE BULLDOG SHOOTS LOW, WHICH CAN BE FIXED BY FILING DOWN THE FRONT SIGHT. IF YOUR GUN SHOOTS HIGH WITH FIXED SIGHTS YOU CAN FIND A LOAD TO SHOOT LOWER, AIM LOWER OR BUILD UP OR REPLACE THE FS.
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Post by ezekiel38 on Mar 9, 2020 11:05:35 GMT -5
45MAN: Nice report, glad to hear. May have to check one out! Is this a 2.5" or a 3 inch gun
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Post by 45MAN on Mar 9, 2020 11:44:23 GMT -5
45MAN: Nice report, glad to hear. May have to check one out! Is this a 2.5" or a 3 inch gun 2.5 INCHES.
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Post by ddixie884 on Mar 11, 2020 0:16:05 GMT -5
Yes, nice eval. Thanx......
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Post by 45MAN on Mar 20, 2020 15:36:38 GMT -5
THIS MORNING (3/20/20)I SHOT THE 45 COLT XL BULLDOG ON PAPER FROM A REST @ 15 YARDS, 4 SHOTS IN 1 1/2 INCHES, LOW AND TO THE RIGHT, USING A LOAD OF A 250gr OTBC RNFP OVER 9grs OF UNIQUE. THE 5th ROUND IN THE CYLINDER SHOWED A VERY TINY BIT OF BULLET JUMP BUT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WAS REALLY OVERCAST SO I WANT TO SHOOT A FEW MORE GROUPS IN DIFFERENT LIGHTING CONDITIONS BEFORE I CALCULATE HOW MUCH FILING I MAY WANT TO DO TO THE FS.
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 20, 2020 20:02:45 GMT -5
THIS MORNING (3/20/20)I SHOT THE 45 COLT XL BULLDOG ON PAPER FROM A REST @ 15 YARDS, 4 SHOTS IN 1 1/2 INCHES, LOW AND TO THE RIGHT, USING A LOAD OF A 250gr OTBC RNFP OVER 9grs OF UNIQUE. THE 5th ROUND IN THE CYLINDER SHOWED A VERY TINY BIT OF BULLET JUMP BUT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WAS REALLY OVERCAST SO I WANT TO SHOOT A FEW MORE GROUPS IN DIFFERENT LIGHTING CONDITIONS BEFORE I CALCULATE HOW MUCH FILING I MAY WANT TO DO TO THE FS. ***** Yeah, shoot various light conditions. Then come back to gray overcast to finalize any file work. Remember the old rule of High Power Rifle, sun pulls a shot towards itself. Thus: sun left, shot left. Sun high, shot high. That said, handgun IRONS can write a rule of their own. Example: sun @ 9 o’clock causes glare on right side of rear notch.... causing front sight too move slightly right----to even the light on either side of front sight. Result: shot goes right. This stuff can be vexing, and is why silhouette shooters wanted precise windage adjustments (not just precise, repeatable elevation). Whether a scoped rifle or handgun, or iron sights on a rifle or handgun, I ZERO in overcast whenever possible. David Bradshaw. |
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Post by 45MAN on Mar 21, 2020 6:18:18 GMT -5
DAVID: FROM MY IHMSA DAYS I REMEMBER "HIGH SKY - SHOOT HIGH, LOW SKY - SHOOT LOW". I HAVE SUSPECTED THAT SUN vs. OVERCAST MAY ALSO EFFECT WINDAGE, SO YOUR POST RE THE EFFECTS OF SUN IS WELCOME INFORMATION, MANY THANKS. ALSO THE TIP ABOUT "ZERO in overcast whenever possible" IS GREAT TO KNOW.
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