Big Bore carry/general purpose outdoorsmen revolver pic and discussion thread

[Catshooter]

I beg to differ. Four and three quarters of an inch is in fact the best barrel length for a single action, particularly one chambered for the correct SA cartridge, the 45 Colt. (smiley face goes here)

Pardon me, I stand corrected. Actually, we're both right, Colt and Ruger.

Dave

PS: For the OP's application in 44 Magnum I would recommend the 5-1/2" barrel. Longer barrels make Magnums even more magnum.

Naw. I mean how much do y'all need? Elmer's load out of my 3" 629 gave an honest 1,250 fps.

[03RN]

Naw. I mean how much do y'all need? Elmer's load out of my 3" 629 gave an honest 1,250 fps.

18.5gr 2400 and 240gr swc? Wow that's fast.

I know it's not apple to apple comparable but iirc I only get 1100fps with 18.5gr 2400 under a 255gr swc from my 4 5/8ths .45 Blackhawk

[Catshooter]

Now this is going off of memory, so, but as I recall Elmer's .44 mag load was his bullet over 22 grains of 2400. Of course that's the old Hercules powder. It did buck some.


Cat

[Adam]

18.5gr 2400 and 240gr swc? Wow that's fast.

I know it's not apple to apple comparable but iirc I only get 1100fps with 18.5gr 2400 under a 255gr swc from my 4 5/8ths .45 Blackhawk

Now this is going off of memory, so, but as I recall Elmer's .44 mag load was his bullet over 22 grains of 2400. Of course that's the old Hercules powder. It did buck some.


Cat

You’re both tracking. Elmer’s 18.5 gr load was in a balloon head .44 Spl case. The 22 gr beasts came later in the .44 Magnum case.

[paul105]

Another point of reference.

I got 1,250 fps with 250gr Keith (429421) over 21.1gr A2400, new Starline cases and Win LP primers from my 4 1/4" M69.

Five long paces from muzzle and 83 deg F

[03RN]

You’re both tracking. Elmer’s 18.5 gr load was in a balloon head .44 Spl case. The 22 gr beasts came later in the .44 Magnum case.

Gotcha, thanks

[jtcarm]

FWIW, ages ago when the fluted cylinder blackhawk size grip frame 44 mags (standard Blackhawk style format but marked "Super Blackhawk") came out I grabbed one. The only barrel length in the fluted cyl was 5 1/2", which I didnt really care for but wasnt a big deal in and of itself, however, once I started thinking about holsters, and that I already had a number of good 4 5/8" size holsters on hand, I had the barrel chopped to 4 5/8" and never looked back. That was far simpler than trying to replicate good holsters I already had and liked to fit a slightly longer barrel of ONE gun. The likelihood at that point was it probably wouldnt get carried much, so....

I bought one of those too, soon as they hit the streets.

I used an old Alamo Leather Threepersons-style holster intended for a 6.5” Blackhawk, but old and loose enough to take the super-frame.

Two years later I was browsing gun show tables and came across one loaded with brand-spanking-new El Paso Saddlery leather. I left with two 1920s-style holsters, a 5.5” Super and a gorgeous fish-scale cross draw that fit my 4 5/8” old model BH.

[03RN]

[03RN]

[okie john]

Any provision for a lanyard ring on that one? I'd hate to see that rig end up in Davey Jones's locker.


Okie John