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Beat up by a .45 colt
NN
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Ok so I'm a :queen:.
Anyway I shot one .45 colt 265 gr 1400 fps round. I'm not shooting another unless there is a deer or pig standing close in front of me or something else is going to try and eat me.
Anyway, Teach, how does that load compare to your T-rex loads? And if it is equal or less than the T-rex loading, could I try one or two in your gun that has the hogue grip in May?
I did notice it resulted in a flat primer. It is grizzly ammo.
Anyway I shot one .45 colt 265 gr 1400 fps round. I'm not shooting another unless there is a deer or pig standing close in front of me or something else is going to try and eat me.
Anyway, Teach, how does that load compare to your T-rex loads? And if it is equal or less than the T-rex loading, could I try one or two in your gun that has the hogue grip in May?
I did notice it resulted in a flat primer. It is grizzly ammo.
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When I handloaded for 45 Colt, the Speer manual listed max loads for "Contender/Ruger Blackhawk only" that would get a 250 grain bullet out at just under 1300 fps from a 7 1/2" barrel.
What were you shooting it out of?
I've fired Teach's Ruger .45 Colt with his special loads, they sure will get your attention when you pull the trigger! I imagine anything on the receiving end would not be around very long to complain about it either :guns:
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I'm gonna guess that loading came from John Linebaugh. He took Elmer Kieth's experimenting to the next level and suprisingly enough, That bullet at that velocity with H110 or 296 pushing it just bumps 30,000 CUP. (Linebaugh and H.P White Labs both concluded that "Ruger blackhawks in .45 colt were destroyed in controlled test conditions at approximately 60,000 CUP pressure levels.")
Jerry
Jerry
'Ya might want to brush up on your info, Hodgdon lists a 250 XTP at 1455 fps. I have a hundred of them loaded. I'd guess that you could probably push a hard cast, gas checked bullet faster. 1400 with a 265gr bullet is certainly attainable, safely.
Ned, it's the grip that gets you. Like Teach said, that plowhandle is brutal with heavy loads. Get a Hogue, or a Bisley grip frame, like I have. Makes those heavies much more pleasant.
It has that lock in in the grip, I called hogue and they said they do not have one for it, I saw a hogue web page that indicates they are working on that issue.
I am going to wait for it.
Incidentally, I did get a hogue for the SP 101 .327 and the Redhawk.
Jerry
http://www.gunblast.com/Hamm_Ruger-SA-GripFrames.htm
they shifted the grip panel locator pins.
About 5 minutes' work with a drill press would fix that little problem!
Jerry
Jerry
Could just make the bracket a bit larger with 2 sets of holes: one for the original style grip frame, another for the lock.
Jerry
You can see the roll pin in the lower left hand corner of the grip.
I put some .327 in the picture just for Big Chiefs gratification.
"imoit:
Yes, that's a Bisley grip frame. Remeber how I keep asking you if you want to shoot my Bisley's? Completely different shape that the "hogleg" you have. Tames the recoil.
I don't think there's a notch for a lock. You'd probably have to get a new hammer strut.
We can let BGK be the guinea fowl since that would be normal SOP.
Unless Buffy comes, then we could duct tape him to a post and let him shoot some.
There was a reason at the time I did not shoot it, might have been that Philip had one there and I shot his.
Was not in the market for one at the time so shooting one was enough---no offence intended and I expext none taken.
If ,as I gleaned from this thread, I think I need the one with the longer reach from the backstrap to the trigger.
But, if there is a next time, I'll request to shoot yours.