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Post by hyvltge on Sept 15, 2011 10:40:32 GMT -5
480, love mine.
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 15, 2011 13:04:30 GMT -5
I didn't see any 445 recomendations.... You guys are slipping!
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Post by patdaddy on Sept 15, 2011 13:27:26 GMT -5
well ive discovered Greybeards freedom arms forum, and i gotta tell ya guys, im about convinced that i NEED an FA 97 in 45 LC, octogon bbl, ivory micarta, express sights....
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 15, 2011 14:13:07 GMT -5
Whoa now! We're going up AND down! My personal favorite in the FA 97 is the 41 mag.. The 32 and 22 follow close behind... Pics tonight!
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Post by patdaddy on Sept 15, 2011 14:21:35 GMT -5
Axe, can i borrow 3 grand?
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 15, 2011 14:26:05 GMT -5
Borrow $3000? Ordinarily yes, but I spent it all!
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temmi
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Post by temmi on Sept 15, 2011 16:33:25 GMT -5
480 Ruger if you can find one and Reload.
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Post by Markbo on Sept 15, 2011 16:58:38 GMT -5
...im not talking heavy hunting loads either. just kinda "standard" middle of the road stuff... Anything can be loaded down. Whether you can find a good 'practice' load that is very accurate will depend a lot on the gun. I have a .475 custom shop BFR that shoots heavy loads better than I can but have yet to find a 'middle of the road' load that it will shoot accurately. I am one of those guys that is not very bothered by lots of recoil. I have always loved it! BUT, if you want big boom with a strong shove instead of a whap, try a BFR in .45/70 or an S&W in .460S&W magnum. HUGE boom without the hand pounding. Of all the heavy for caliber and big bore guns I have shot the worst for me was a heavy 500gr load in a .500S&W. To this day it remains the only handgun I have ever fired that bruised my hand - with only 5 shots. Now my BFR did cut me... a lot... until Alan Harton knocked all the sharp edges off of it. I swear I could have shaved with that thing the way it came from the custom shop! With all of these big bores you can get into the 'no fun after 1 cylinder full' in a hurry. A lot more fun to me to download them enough to be able to shoot them a lot.
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Post by whitworth on Sept 15, 2011 17:09:23 GMT -5
Now my BFR did cut me... a lot... until Alan Harton knocked all the sharp edges off of it. I swear I could have shaved with that thing the way it came from the custom shop! You're not kidding! I had the same problem with my BFR. With upper end loads it cut my hands up pretty good. I filed the sharp edge off of the trigger guard as it was making mince meat of my trigger finger.
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 16, 2011 7:47:52 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 16, 2011 8:00:40 GMT -5
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Post by patdaddy on Sept 16, 2011 8:54:50 GMT -5
ooh...i do have an unused single six in the safe.... aw man why i gotta be a poor boy?
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 16, 2011 9:54:09 GMT -5
To save a few bucks look for a centerfire Single Six. Some gunsmiths won't even talk about converting a rimfire gun. If you do decide to convert a rimfire gun Alan Harton or John Gallagher are your best bet... Alan and John build beautiful 41 specials on the Single Sixes that require an old model Single Six. The transfer bar cavity in the NM Single Six gets in the way when you open the loading port up for the 41.
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Post by patdaddy on Sept 16, 2011 10:30:49 GMT -5
yeah mines a newer convertible model
btw, axe, "collectors firearms" has 2 FA 97 44 specials with 4-1/4" tubes on their website
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Post by Frank V on Sept 16, 2011 18:54:27 GMT -5
Patdaddy I'm going to buck the trend here & suggest a nice .44 Special. It won't give you more recoil than the .44 Mag, but will be accurate, pleasant to shoot, mild depending on how you load it, & will do almost anything that needs to be done with a six-gun. I'll go farther & suggest a nice 4-3/4" blue color case hardened Colt Single Action. I think you will be in for a real treat with a good fun gun. Frank
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