Found a little pouch I wasn’t using for anything that fits on my belt. The Bond Arms fits perfectly and there is an additional pocket for Speed Strips as well. Keeps the gun from getting dusty and sweaty while I’m on the tractor. About the only thing not dusty and sweaty.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
Ok, brain fart warning. I confused my .44 Spl GD handload with my .45 ACP ammo.
The .44 Spl GD is 200gr.
The .45 ACP GD is 185gr.
My bad. Too many numbers to keep track of.
That's still a 163 PF and nothing to sneeze at. By comparison, my Critical Duty 135 grain 9mm +P rounds out of a 4" barrel run about a 150 PF so that's not bad. Good for around the homestead when you don't feel you need more.
Go with the 9mm with your 3.5" barrel, it would be pleasant-ish to shoot.
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How was the extraction of the fired birdshot case?
I have had an issue using a revolver.
Same. It locked up my 325PD by pushing back against the recoil shield, and then because it flared out and mechanically locked against the chamber shoulder.... well, it took a mallet to open the cylinder.
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Sorry for this having nothing to do with the subject, but noticing your target backup, I am wondering if those railroad ties can withstand piercing from the typical AR .223 round. I'm asking because although I live in a housing subdivision, the lots here are all over 1+ acres, and it would be legal in Florida to have a private gun range here if certain other requirements are met.
Sorry for this having nothing to do with the subject, but noticing your target backup, I am wondering if those railroad ties can withstand piercing from the typical AR .223 round. I'm asking because although I live in a housing subdivision, the lots here are all over 1+ acres, and it would be legal in Florida to have a private gun range here if certain other requirements are met.
Would not trust them to stop a straight on hit. I usually shoot steel there and have the ties to stop splash.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
Would not trust them to stop a straight on hit. I usually shoot steel there and have the ties to stop splash.
OK, thanks. When I saw what you had, I thought it might be a relatively easy way to make a safe backstop for a backyard range. Perhaps something additional might make it safe for shooting into it, like making a double wall out of the RR ties and putting about a foot of sand in between walls? There really isn't much to hit behind my property. It backs up to a cattle ranch. The topography rises uphill from the shallow valley I'm in to a hilltop at least 25-50 feet higher than the target would be, and there are no cattle back there until the late afternoon-early evening when they are grazing near my land.
Would not trust them to stop a straight on hit. I usually shoot steel there and have the ties to stop splash.
OK, thanks. When I saw what you had, I thought it might be a relatively easy way to make a safe backstop for a backyard range. Perhaps something additional might make it safe for shooting into it, like making a double wall out of the RR ties and putting about a foot of sand in between walls? There really isn't much to hit behind my property. It backs up to a cattle ranch. The topography rises uphill from the shallow valley I'm in to a hilltop at least 25-50 feet higher than the target would be, and there are no cattle back there until the late afternoon-early evening when they are grazing near my land.
I dont know if you could incorporate it one way or another but I use rubber mulch in my test fire drum at the shop. It stopped 7mm Rem Mag in about a foot. It's also pretty cheap and easier to deal with than sand. Just a thought.
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Would not trust them to stop a straight on hit. I usually shoot steel there and have the ties to stop splash.
OK, thanks. When I saw what you had, I thought it might be a relatively easy way to make a safe backstop for a backyard range. Perhaps something additional might make it safe for shooting into it, like making a double wall out of the RR ties and putting about a foot of sand in between walls? There really isn't much to hit behind my property. It backs up to a cattle ranch. The topography rises uphill from the shallow valley I'm in to a hilltop at least 25-50 feet higher than the target would be, and there are no cattle back there until the late afternoon-early evening when they are grazing near my land.
I have dirt in those tires if I want to shoot cardboard, which I haven’t yet.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
Ordered a new grip and received it today. MUCH better!!! It’s smooth, pretty, and affords a lower grip which makes pulling the trigger MUCH easier!! And.......still fits in my little pouch.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
And it's really purdy, that's an important factor 😁
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience -- Mark Twain How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again! -- Mark Twain
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience -- Mark Twain How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again! -- Mark Twain
Ordered a new grip and received it today. MUCH better!!! It’s smooth, pretty, and affords a lower grip which makes pulling the trigger MUCH easier!! And.......still fits in my little pouch.
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"The Un-Tactical"
Go with the 9mm with your 3.5" barrel, it would be pleasant-ish to shoot.
How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again! -- Mark Twain
I have had an issue using a revolver.
"The Un-Tactical"
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
OK, thanks. When I saw what you had, I thought it might be a relatively easy way to make a safe backstop for a backyard range. Perhaps something additional might make it safe for shooting into it, like making a double wall out of the RR ties and putting about a foot of sand in between walls? There really isn't much to hit behind my property. It backs up to a cattle ranch. The topography rises uphill from the shallow valley I'm in to a hilltop at least 25-50 feet higher than the target would be, and there are no cattle back there until the late afternoon-early evening when they are grazing near my land.
How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again! -- Mark Twain
Most people don't talk about his hands that way.....
"The Un-Tactical"
I wasn't judging. 🤣
How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again! -- Mark Twain