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Post by todddoyka on Feb 29, 2016 14:16:00 GMT -7
i was a little bored today, so i loaded up a few boolits for my 44 mag. since it was too windy(over 20mph) and i just wanted to shoot something  , i decided to shoot the 50 yard target. i just got my tripod and my ruger srh(you outta try it with one hand!!!  ) out and away to the porch i went. since there is a target up(shot by everything from a 243 up to an '06) i decided it would be fine. this is the first time i've used a warren one hole sight and a marbles front sight, i wasn't to concerned about accuracy but recoil was. i loaded up a 250gr mihek hp(thanks to bullshop) with a 11.5gr of unique. the one hole and marbles worked great, much better than my factory sights. recoil was not much of a problem either. i shot 10 of them with no problems. at 50 yards it goes about 5 - 5 1/2", thats not too bad using a tripod and one hand. like i said before, i am more interested in recoil than accuracy at this time. the unique was also very good, it seemed to burn nice and clean. i thought it was "explosive dirt" , the trail boss i've used before is a little more dirty. i should have set the bench up or at least used the primos lift and lock with the tripod, but wanted to shoot the ruger srh with 7.5" barrel with the 250gr mihek(8bhn). not that i'm lazy or anything , uhhh too windy, it's 40deg out there, i'll get mud on my shoes.... . |
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Post by Bullshop on Feb 29, 2016 17:39:50 GMT -7
It will be interesting to see what a recovered bullet looks like. That bullet in BHN-8 should expand with that load.
I used to shoot 8.5gn Unique in a 44 mag with a 250 Keith for about 900 fps.
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Post by missionary on Feb 29, 2016 18:03:25 GMT -7
Greetings
900-950 fps makes for a peach of a load in a 40 something revolver. 41 mag with 265's. 44 Special with those 250 grainers. 45 Colt with the 260 some Lee. Never have felt under gunned for anything east ILLinois river bottoms might hold. Still working on a 400 grain 475 Linebaugh in a BFR. This summer should have that one finished. For a easy to shoot load they sure pack a lot of persuasion.
Mike in Peru
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Post by Junior on Feb 29, 2016 19:06:50 GMT -7
That should do the trick. The higher temps around here are a real excuse, because of the gumbo. You get that on your boots, and there is no getting it off easily.
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Post by Bullshop on Mar 1, 2016 17:17:05 GMT -7
Makes good exercise though trudging around with 90 pound boots.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2016 15:43:09 GMT -7
In the summer of '73, middle of Alaska, and rare to impossible to find a S&W Model 29 .44 mag, two 6 1/2" Model 29's showed up at the remote radar site I was working. I bought one ($157.95, discount price, downtown Anchorage retail was $210, but you had to pay $300-350 to get one, IF any were available - thanks to Dirty Harry) and another civilian bought the other. When we were out at the landfill giving them a try. I asked if I could shoot his? "Sure." he says. I loaded 3 Remington 240 gr factory loads in each of the two Model 29's. Holding them out from me at waist level, fired them both at the same time, this being done 3 times! Recoil raised them up to a little bit higher than the front of my head, and a guy standing behind me said when I fired them both like that, it rocked me back on my heels!! Yup, toddoyka, understand 'bout that recoil stuffs...  Carried that Model 29 for 3 days in the bush, then sold it off to someone who wanted it more than I did, and went back to packing a Colt Single Action Army 5 1/2" .44 Spcl, loaded with a 250 gr Keith bullet, 17.0 grs of 2400, for about 1100 fps. Yes, the Colt snorted some when fired, but it provided a doable field load with some power behind it, compared to Remington factory 246 gr'ers at about 750 fps. The Colt SAA was lighter and more compact than the bulky n' heavy Model 29. Summer of '73 I put over 1,500 rounds through the Colt. It still accompanies me at times when out woods loafing n' hiking about. These days it mostly carries the Skeeter load: 250 gr SCW and 7.5 grs of Unique, for +- 950 fps. If I want more umph, then a S&W Mountain Revolver .44 magnum I bought in '89 enters the arena. There's just something about a handgun cartridge that starts with .4 |
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Post by missionary on Mar 2, 2016 17:04:51 GMT -7
Greetings Outdoorbear
Yep those revolvers that are that "4" will get the job done. Years back I remember reading something from I think Mr. Keith that said" the 41 Colt proved to be a real man stopper. It had a near 250 grainer chugging along about 900 fps depending on the barrel length.
Got my first 4 something SBKHK shortly after the "pickle suit brigade". Loaded the bulk of my ammo at about 950 fps. It was pleasant to shoot and a pound of Unique lasted a long time.
Then got a 4 something BKHK and stayed with the same load mostly in the two. Then when the 45 Colt BKHK came along the 44's went away.
Still shoot a lot of 250-265 grainers at that 950 or so fps. Ever time one smacks the steel plates the thought pops up.. I hope that never wacks on my hide.
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Post by Junior on Mar 10, 2016 23:22:30 GMT -7
My every day carry is a 1911. I used to carry my previous one with 260gn JHP loaded at about 800 FPS. This one morning while we were still living in Texas, I woke up beofe the sun was up to head to work. It was a bit chilly out, so I went out and fired up my truck, and turned the headlights on. Went back in the house, and grabbed my lunch bad, and my holstered 1911 (usually just threw it in the glove box). As I am walking back to the truck, I hear a short, and look to my right to see a set of red eyes glowing in the tail lights, low to the ground and coming at me. I dropped my lunch bag, grabbed the grip on the gun, and tossed the holster to the side, racked the slide, and emptied the magazine into what I thought was a rabid raccoon. Imagine my surprise when I 300 Lbs sow hog piled up right at my feet. It may not have been the best load for the job, but it sure did the trick.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2016 6:21:43 GMT -7
A .4x handgun cartridge moving a 210-300 gr bullet along at 900-950 fps will handle about 90% of what we may need to accomplish in the field for general use. Even most hunting situations on soft skinned game. For a dedicated hunting load, then most folks will prefer to load to higher velocities...mainly for a bit more energy and a little flatter trajectory. missionary: if you've not read this article before, you may find it of interest? www.handloads.com/articles/?id=12 |
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, i decided to shoot the 50 yard target. i just got my tripod and my ruger srh(you outta try it with one hand!!! 
) out and away to the porch i went. since there is a target up(shot by everything from a 243 up to an '06) i decided it would be fine. this is the first time i've used a warren one hole sight and a marbles front sight, i wasn't to concerned about accuracy but recoil was. 
