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McShooty · December 2, 2012, 06:50 PM

I had 4-5/8" Blackhawk that would shot a clover leaves with just about any ammo (handloaded). The .45 Colt is very versatile for handloading - lots of bullet and powder choices, and it does really well with the older, flaky powders or with, say, H110 for real butt kickers. Use 6 grains of Red Dot with a 200-grain SWC if you want to shoot a lot with something that is not beastly. The grip on my BH always seemed to be just a bit too small, even for my medium sized hands. I traded it for a Blackhawk Bisley .45 with a 7-1/2" barrel. The grip is very comfortable and the gun, also, very accurate.

December 2, 2012, 06:50 PM	#23
McShooty Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2012 Location: Northern Missouri Posts: 480	I had 4-5/8" Blackhawk that would shot a clover leaves with just about any ammo (handloaded). The .45 Colt is very versatile for handloading - lots of bullet and powder choices, and it does really well with the older, flaky powders or with, say, H110 for real butt kickers. Use 6 grains of Red Dot with a 200-grain SWC if you want to shoot a lot with something that is not beastly. The grip on my BH always seemed to be just a bit too small, even for my medium sized hands. I traded it for a Blackhawk Bisley .45 with a 7-1/2" barrel. The grip is very comfortable and the gun, also, very accurate.