Post by 45MAN on Mar 10, 2024 12:36:57 GMT -5
WENT TO MY RANGE ON THE RIO GRANDE THIS MORNING (3/10/24) AND BUSTED THE CHERRY ON THE BOWEN/RUGER REDHAWK/ANACONDA. COOL MORNING (62 DEGREES, SLIGHT NORTH WIND). BARREL MEASURES 4.25" m/l. TOOK MY XERO C1 CHONY WITH ME.
FIRST: 3 SHOTS WITH MY S&W LOAD (WHICH I "LIST" AS 1,067fps IN 4" & 5" SMITHS): 20fps SPREAD, 1,127fps AVERAGE.
SECOND: 3 SHOTS WITH MY BOWEN 45 COLT BEAST HS-6 LOAD: 27fps SPREAD, 1,064fps AVERAGE. THREE DAYS AGO, IN 77 DEGREE TEMPS, SAME LOAD IN THE BEAST AVERAGED 1,030fps. THIS RUGER HAS APPROX 1" MORE OF RIFLED BARREL THAN THE BEAST.
THIRD: 3 SHOTS WITH MY EVERDAY RUGER BISLEY "OUTDOORSMAN" LOAD (TOP BRASS HEAD STAMPED BRASS, FED 155M PRIMER, 21.5grs OF VV-N110 POWDER AND A PC'ed 250gr RNFP BULLET), WHICH DOES 1,244fps OUT OF A TIGHT CHAMBERED 5.5" PERFECTED BISLEY: 61fps SPREAD, 1,174fps AVERAGE.
USED THESE INITIAL SHOTS TO START ADJUSTING THE ROUGH COUNTRY W/O REAR SIGHT.
FOR ME THE BEST NEWS OF THE SESSION WAS THAT I COULD COMFORTABLY SHOOT THE GUN WITH THE STAG GRIPS AND DID NOT EVEN FEEL THE NEED TO PUT ON THE TYLER T GRIP ADAPTER.
MY EYES WERE WATERY AND IT WAS TOUGH TO SHOOT FOR GROUPS ON PAPER. ALTHOUGH THE 1 GROUP I SHOT WITH THE "OUTDOORSMAN" LOAD LOOKED PROMISING SO DID THE S&W LOAD. SMALLER EXTREME SPREAD, 10.5grs OF UNIQUE vs 21.5grs OF N110, ONLY A 47fps LOWER MV, EASIER SHOOTING LOAD AND I DECIDED TO GO WITH THE S&W LOAD FOR THE REDHAWK/ANACONDA. SHOT A BUNCH ON PAPER AND AT STEEL, AND I AM PRETTY CLOSE TO HAVEING THE GUN SIGHTED IN.
HOPE TO GET BACK TO THE RANGE ON TUESDAY MORNING AND GET 'er SIGHTED IN.
WAS ALSO funnin WITH MY BOWEN BEAST 45 COLT REDHAWK. HARD TO DESCRIBE THE GREAT FEELING OF OWNING AND SHOOTING SUCH FINE REVOLVERS. I ACQUIRED MY FIRST 45 COLT REVOLVER (A FIXED SIGHT SAUER SOHN) IN 1970 AND I MARVEL AT WHAT 45 COLT Aficionados HAVE AVAILABLE TODAY.
FIRST: 3 SHOTS WITH MY S&W LOAD (WHICH I "LIST" AS 1,067fps IN 4" & 5" SMITHS): 20fps SPREAD, 1,127fps AVERAGE.
SECOND: 3 SHOTS WITH MY BOWEN 45 COLT BEAST HS-6 LOAD: 27fps SPREAD, 1,064fps AVERAGE. THREE DAYS AGO, IN 77 DEGREE TEMPS, SAME LOAD IN THE BEAST AVERAGED 1,030fps. THIS RUGER HAS APPROX 1" MORE OF RIFLED BARREL THAN THE BEAST.
THIRD: 3 SHOTS WITH MY EVERDAY RUGER BISLEY "OUTDOORSMAN" LOAD (TOP BRASS HEAD STAMPED BRASS, FED 155M PRIMER, 21.5grs OF VV-N110 POWDER AND A PC'ed 250gr RNFP BULLET), WHICH DOES 1,244fps OUT OF A TIGHT CHAMBERED 5.5" PERFECTED BISLEY: 61fps SPREAD, 1,174fps AVERAGE.
USED THESE INITIAL SHOTS TO START ADJUSTING THE ROUGH COUNTRY W/O REAR SIGHT.
FOR ME THE BEST NEWS OF THE SESSION WAS THAT I COULD COMFORTABLY SHOOT THE GUN WITH THE STAG GRIPS AND DID NOT EVEN FEEL THE NEED TO PUT ON THE TYLER T GRIP ADAPTER.
MY EYES WERE WATERY AND IT WAS TOUGH TO SHOOT FOR GROUPS ON PAPER. ALTHOUGH THE 1 GROUP I SHOT WITH THE "OUTDOORSMAN" LOAD LOOKED PROMISING SO DID THE S&W LOAD. SMALLER EXTREME SPREAD, 10.5grs OF UNIQUE vs 21.5grs OF N110, ONLY A 47fps LOWER MV, EASIER SHOOTING LOAD AND I DECIDED TO GO WITH THE S&W LOAD FOR THE REDHAWK/ANACONDA. SHOT A BUNCH ON PAPER AND AT STEEL, AND I AM PRETTY CLOSE TO HAVEING THE GUN SIGHTED IN.
HOPE TO GET BACK TO THE RANGE ON TUESDAY MORNING AND GET 'er SIGHTED IN.
WAS ALSO funnin WITH MY BOWEN BEAST 45 COLT REDHAWK. HARD TO DESCRIBE THE GREAT FEELING OF OWNING AND SHOOTING SUCH FINE REVOLVERS. I ACQUIRED MY FIRST 45 COLT REVOLVER (A FIXED SIGHT SAUER SOHN) IN 1970 AND I MARVEL AT WHAT 45 COLT Aficionados HAVE AVAILABLE TODAY.
