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Post by Snyd on Oct 14, 2023 0:05:18 GMT -5
Epic! Thanks for sharing! What part of Montana were you in? I'm from Missoula.
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Post by Snyd on Oct 9, 2023 23:39:19 GMT -5
Never heard of a "45 LC Colt". Perhaps one of a kind hence the hefty price....
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Post by Snyd on Sept 22, 2023 19:51:52 GMT -5
Great story adding to your Great Alaskan Adventure! What part of the State were you in?
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Post by Snyd on Sept 22, 2023 15:03:01 GMT -5
Sweet! My mouth is watering!! Looks like you had perfect weather! At least for the picture! We had a tough season here north of Fairbanks. Lots of high wind, fog, sideways rain, etc. I didn't see a bull in a week. My buddy and his son did get one a few days later in a weather window. Congrats, must have been a fun, adrenaline filled stalk!
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Post by Snyd on Sept 5, 2023 23:45:48 GMT -5
4 in Super Redhawk//525's/10.0 of unique at 950fps will go through both shoulders of a 1500# Bison Dang! That's impressive. Just what I need for moose! 10 gr Unique. Funny, somewhere, I think around here is a thread about how many different loads/calibers run 10gr Unique. Great plinker in my 454. 10gr Unique and 255 rnfp. Might have to try that load in my 500L
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Post by Snyd on Sept 5, 2023 0:04:33 GMT -5
Here’s what recoil looks like.
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Post by Snyd on Sept 4, 2023 23:47:59 GMT -5
530-540gr 22gr LilGun at 1100 fps in my 5.5 gun. Cases fall out of the cylinder with nothing more than gravity. Easier to shoot then 455gr at 1325 fps. 23gr 1150fps. I stick with 22gr I managed this 2 cylinder group on the right one handed off hand one day. i Can’t do that with 455 gr 1325fps!
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Post by Snyd on Aug 28, 2023 20:00:05 GMT -5
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Post by Snyd on Jul 3, 2023 20:56:29 GMT -5
I should add that I've shot other rams with my Kimber 325wsm with 200gr Accubonds at 2950fps and they didn't hit the ground like this one. Well one did but it was a cns shot.
Also, I used this bullet/load after reading around here or over at handgun hunt a member, maybe tradbow? Has killed truckload of deer with the 240gr xtp mag and said it puts them down with authority. Which is what I was after hunt sheep. They can run off and fall in some pretty inhospitable places. Been there done that.
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Post by Snyd on Jul 3, 2023 20:31:33 GMT -5
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Post by Snyd on Jun 2, 2023 1:10:21 GMT -5
It started life as a 4" 45 Colt Redhawk. I put the 454 cylinder in it from a Super Redhawk 454. Pretty much a drop in fit. I ground/sanded the billboard and ".45 Colt" off the barrel, put the HiViz site on it and had it magna-ported. Went through a few grips and finally settled on the Uncle Mikes. Some guys like the pachmayrs. It's my "Oh $h1T" gun. I pack it in a Simply Rugged pancake strong side mostly but cross draw carrying a backpack. What a perfect “oh $Hîtake” gun. I imagine it is a blast to shoot! How does the Redhawk carry in the Simply Rugged (Sourdough?) Pancake holster with your backpack waistband on? I ask because I plan on carrying a Redhawk .44Mag at times whilst backpack hunting and that holster gets mentioned here a lot. Thank you! It's lively when I goes bang thats for sure! I have the retention strap on the Pancake mainly to hold the gun in it when it's not in use but the rig is ready to go on the belt with ammo pouch. When carrying strong side I undo the strap and tuck it away. The guns stays put nicely and pops out with a good yank. When carrying crossdraw I don't actually use the "cross draw" belt slot and I keep the strap snapped. Quick to draw by using my offhand to yank the strap. Anyway, this is what works for me for what I do. Guys that spend a lot time in chest waders usually want a chest rig off some sort. I don't have the Chesty Puller system since I don't really have a need for it.
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Post by Snyd on May 31, 2023 2:03:57 GMT -5
The bug dope is nearly as potent as the revolver. That is such a cool Redhawk, Snyd. Who built it for you? Bowen? And then you got it Magnaported? Or am I way off? I just had Bowen convert my .44Mag Redhawk to his “Kodiak” version, but I now lust after a .45 or .454 conversion too…. Yours is dreamy. Any info appreciated. Thanks, Perry It started life as a 4" 45 Colt Redhawk. I put the 454 cylinder in it from a Super Redhawk 454. Pretty much a drop in fit. I ground/sanded the billboard and ".45 Colt" off the barrel, put the HiViz site on it and had it magna-ported. Went through a few grips and finally settled on the Uncle Mikes. Some guys like the pachmayrs. It's my "Oh $h1T" gun. I pack it in a Simply Rugged pancake strong side mostly but cross draw carrying a backpack.
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Post by Snyd on May 31, 2023 1:57:37 GMT -5
Which do you value more there - the 454 or the bug spray? Believe it or not probably the bug dope. When it comes to being Bear Aware the gun is the last resort. With the bugs it's the ONLY resort. You can't scare em off. I have a good friend that was a bush pilot here in Alaska for over 20 years. One agency he flew for he told the new pilots that if they ever went down that they'd find them, that wouldn't be an issue. He told them to always have a bottle of bug dope in their pocket because if it took them a day or two to get to them they'd be stone crazy and sucked dry if they didn't have it. True it is and true story.
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Post by Snyd on May 31, 2023 1:48:22 GMT -5
Are you guys casting 355gr for your 500 Linebaughs? If so what mould? My own design. Accurate 51-355H. A 355gr swc with a wide meplat. Do they have that listed as a catalog item?
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Post by Snyd on May 30, 2023 23:41:13 GMT -5
Are you guys casting 355gr for your 500 Linebaughs? If so what mould?
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