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Sidearms & Scatterguns I need a revolver
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Those are non-issues from a durability standpoint, which is all I care about.
The actions in the S&Ws with MIM parts have been smoother and cleaner out of the box that those with forged/machined parts in my limited sample size.
PS the hole in the side of modern S&Ws is not a safety. It's a storage lock.
A 4" no dash m66, 3" 629-1 Effector, 3" 686+, and 4" 69 are the ones that stay in regular rotation for my carry. The g34mos slips in if I'm more worried about methheads the cougars.
I’m considering having a second cylinder fit an cut for moons for my 629. Partially because finding good speed loaders for a 44 mag N frame is so difficult.
I just use HKS speedloaders for my N frame. I haven't seen a Sam Browne belt in awhile.
Only one mention of the new Pythons? Are they that bad? Would love to pick up a 3" sometime in the future.
Dayum, That 629 3" is one of my dream pistols, I love my 629-5 5", but it is difficult to carry. either a 3" or 4" Mountain Gun would fit the check box perfectly. The custom IWB holster almost makes the 5" concealable, but........
It does make for fun with my CCW Instructor friends who reference my carrying it. I only put it on my permit to get various flavors of LEO off my back when hunting. (even though it is covered by FWS Code then).
It does make for fun with my CCW Instructor friends who reference my carrying it. I only put it on my permit to get various flavors of LEO off my back when hunting. (even though it is covered by FWS Code then).
And, why aren't we seeing any pictures of these fine wheel guns?
Hmmmm?
How about some of the woodwork you've done on them?
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Tell us more about that SAA hanging on the side
.44 Special. Unfired and built in 1978. I picked it up from a collector a few years ago.
520gr bullet at just under 2100fps
410gr at 2400fps
the 620gr goes about 1900fps
Which means you've got about 5,000 ft/lbs of energy out of a 10" revolver
410gr at 2400fps
the 620gr goes about 1900fps
Which means you've got about 5,000 ft/lbs of energy out of a 10" revolver
Z-Cote 44 mag Ruger Super Black Hawk Camo Hunter 1988
Bought it from a friend who was a collector going through a nasty divorce about 1992. He said it was rare. Wish I had the box as I've never seen another like it.
This is the only info I've ever found on the Z-Cote guns. Seams it was pretty limited and only 1987-1988 ish & I've only ever seen it on Colts.
thecoltar15resource.com
Anyone got any insight on Z-Cote?
Bought it from a friend who was a collector going through a nasty divorce about 1992. He said it was rare. Wish I had the box as I've never seen another like it.
This is the only info I've ever found on the Z-Cote guns. Seams it was pretty limited and only 1987-1988 ish & I've only ever seen it on Colts.
Z-COTE Limited Edition
There is very little information about the ‘Z-COTE’ series of rifles and pistols. From what I have been able to find on the internet so far the following items in the Z-COTE series exis…
thecoltar15resource.com Anyone got any insight on Z-Cote?
P&R Smiths have forged innards which are higher quality than the MIM pieces of shit in use today.
This, Stainless is preferred but finding one is gonna be difficult. .45 Colt. Large Frame only (not the flat top, their nice but bears aren’t) Can load it with 275 to 300 grain cast, at pressures up to 32,000 PSI. When shooting for fun, load with standard pressure .45 Colt rounds. very light shooting and a ton of fun.
This particular Ruger is my Barbecue gun, but when I am in the woods, its also my carry gun. We have boars in excess of 500 pounds and the sows aren’t much smaller. Within your budget and a great shooter.
This particular Ruger is my Barbecue gun, but when I am in the woods, its also my carry gun. We have boars in excess of 500 pounds and the sows aren’t much smaller. Within your budget and a great shooter.
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I had a Ruger .45 Colt Bisley for a while and fired a few boxes of Underwood and Buffalo Bore 325gr +P rounds thru it. Pretty stout stuff, to put it mildly. I traded that Bisley for a S&W Model 66, but I still shoot those heavy .45 Colt loads in my Rossi M92 on occasion. They chrono right at 1,500 fps out of the Rossi's 16" barrel (@ 1,300 from the 5-1/2" Bisley) and have proven to be very effective hog killers.
Underwood also makes a standard pressure .45 Colt load with a 255gr Keith semi-wadcutter gas-check that's hotter than the typical cowboy action loads, but still very pleasant to shoot. The .45 Colt is great to handload too; my fat fingers manipulate them easier than 38/357 cases and bullets.
Aluminum Speed Beez and 5-Star speed loaders for the .44's.
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