Just received a call from the gunsmith at Wyoming Gun Company advising me that they have finished the action work on my Ruger Blackhawk 5 1/2" Bisley .44 Special that I picked up a couple of months ago, and it is shipping back to my FFL here in AZ tomorrow.
I have some new and once-fired Starline brass loaded with Oregon Trail 240 gr. SWC's over 7.0 and 7.5 grains of Alliant Unique powder awaiting. Looking forward to accuracy and chronograph testing.
Cost was a big reason I got out of .44 Special so finding that brass was a pleasant surprise.
If I find enough Colt brass in this bucket, I'm fairly certain I'll end up with both. This afternoon I found 50-100 .45 AutoRim cases I traded into 10-15 years ago so that helps but I also found the 2 bags of .44 Russian (200 cases total) I bought late last year which pushes me towards the .44 first.
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Forgot I had some with a 240gr Missouri bullet company coated bullet with 7.5 gr of Unique.
1-1033 fps
2-999 fps
3-1057 fps
4-1029 fps
Average - 1030 fps
S. D.- 23.7 fps
E. S.- 58 fps.
These were random plinkers I wasent planning on testing when I had the Lab Radar set up, I think a few of those had older Remington primers in them. Would explain the variations in velocity.
I have a 4 5/8 as well, I'm waiting on a bullet shipment to test the same loads in it and a 4 inch S&W model 29-10
What primers are y’all using for the Skeeter load? I don’t think I have any LPP on hand…😱
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits - Mark Twain
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy / Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?