January 13, 2012, 07:55 PM | #1 |
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GREAT lookin bullet...
Now, let's see some GROUPS! edit: meant to ask, what does it weigh?
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Not sure I have any targets shot with this one. I used it in a Liberty Model BH with a 4 5/8 barrel which is a little hard for me to handle. I have some loaded now for a 7 1/2" BH with H-110 so maybe I'll get a target shortly. Firewood & bullets are keeping me covered up for now, 19 outside as I write & I'm going out to take Cracker Barrel a load of wood.
The bullet weighes 'bout 260 grains from wheel weights. |
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By Liberty Model do you mean it was built in 1976? Proud owner of one in 4 5/8's myself, it's pretty easy to handle if I put 7.5 grs Universal Clays under a 255 Keith. When you're big, tough & heavy you don't need to move very fast. I have a 300 gr XTP load that I built to see what it could really do but I don't enjoy firing them much. Cylinder pin backs out after a few rounds (in spite of a heavier spring) and I develop a flinch after just a few cylinders full. Makes the little gun roar, tho!
Think I'll go pour a few in honor of St Elmer.
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About that cylinder pin ......
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LAH: do a search on "One Ragged Hole", they make an aperture sight for the rear sight on our revolvers. If you have the presbyopia issues I do it should give you a few-or hopefully a dozen or more-good years hunting with handguns. I'll be ordering one soon for a 94, maybe a few. He went out of business since my last purchase, may need a few for my parts box. Gotta wonder how St Elmer pulled it of at his age...
Pathfinder45: makes sense. When a detent fails, make it bigger. Thanks.
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The One Ragged Hole web site has been down a while. I too have these rear sights on my BH in .41 Rem Mag and my GP100.
Here's hoping someone revives these sights and makes them available again.
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To prevent "fuzzy" front sight I open the rear sight blade to allow more light on each side. Some of mine you could drive thur. HEE HEE
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The One Ragged Hole web site has been down a while.-CowTowner
Oops, his designs were pretty simple, mebbe someone will buy them from the current owner. I have a top eject Trapper that lost her receiver sights recently, could really use an aperture on the rear sight. Working this weekend, CowTowner?
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You're an inspiration, LAH!
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Nice Boolits there TX, maybe Lyman Keiths?
The front sight of my Ruger was too low. A 260 grain bullet at 900 FPS hit high at 25 yards. Slow that bullet to 750-800 & it really hit high so milled the front blade away, cut a dovetail & inserted a higher front sight. Didn't need to blue this way, only the sight. Please note I'm not a gunsmith nor do I play one in the hardwoods. Dovetail Reshaped Brownell Sight http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=4...NTER-DISPLAYS# |
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Dunno, Cowtowner. Want me to put a bug in someone's ear? Last I heard you were on call. Do they know you're available? Gonna be busy this weekend.
Nailed it, LAH. And yes, top bullet is a cull. Loose sprue plate, set screw backed out. It's a super-slow 2-cav but it makes great bullets. I don't shoot much 45 Colt, treat it like a rifle caliber. OTOH I have a new-to-me Uberti Bird's head that needs a good shakedown so I think I'll put these to good use. Odd thing about the sight, I only shoot 15 yds or so, will check out the 25 yd POI tomorrow. Seem to recall it being very close to dead-on there too. My Keith bullets drop about 250-252 grs and velocity is around 800. Accuracy @ 15 yds is well within minute-of-po'd-boar. POI not anywhere close to my 300 gr XTP rhinorollers but can't recall the specifics.
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No need for the bug. They know I am/have been available until on call again on 02/05/2012.
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Thats a good lookin boolit! Nice deer too!
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Damn fine looking revolver too, ICH. Looks kinda familiar.
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