I forgot to mention, that snubby forty five would be a perfect candidate for some heavy hard cast acp loads such as 255s pushed by large doses of unique. That would turn it into another animal completely.
I forgot to mention, that snubby forty five would be a perfect candidate for some heavy hard cast acp loads such as 255s pushed by large doses of unique. That would turn it into another animal completely.
Man you'd have to crimp the hell out of that. One of the actual issues with this gun is a lot of .45 ACP ammo isn't really crimped hard, and the recoil with this gun has been known to actually unseat bullets in their cases.Originally Posted by Lost River
You are absolutely correct.
After doing some long range shooting with a friend, I noted (as pointed out by my friend) that you get more consistent results at LR with a heavier than normal crimp. I recently added Lee crimp dies to my Dillon tool heads just for this purpose.
People might be surprised at the performance of the ACP cartridge, when utilized with a heavier bullet, with a large flat meplat. It's a whole different animal.
I'd be willing to try something like that out of a 625, but there's something about running hot .45s out of a gun that weighs less than a volleyball that I find somewhat intimidating.
That's one of the reasons I limit my 329 to 10 grains of Unique with a 240/250 cast. That and 300 grain projectiles with heavy doses of H 110 just hurt.
Ended up getting a Cimarron model P 4/34 inch in 45 LC after reading and contemplating. (Uberti manufacture)
After about 100 rounds, every screw on the gun was loose... and trying to tighten the screws without a hollow ground screwdriver is a bad idea on the soft Italian steel.
Pretty and fun gun, but it has some finish flaws (tool chatter on the frame, finish drip marks on stocks) and very soft fasteners.
I'm going to order a SAA specific hollow ground driver set and new backstrap screws, because they are just a tiny bit buggered and it will bother me forever if I leave them.
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I recently succumbed to the temptation of a Standard Manufacturing Single Action in nickel. Like shaking hands with God.
Any recommendations for a holster maker? I have never had a SAA holster so feedback is appreciated. I'm not interested in SASS drama or BBQ prancing, just something I can play Bat Masterson with at the farm.
Pictured below along with it's bigger, ponier brother.
Here's a low budget one with realistic historic look. https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/31...content=319492I recently succumbed to the temptation of a Standard Manufacturing Single Action in nickel. Like shaking hands with God.
Any recommendations for a holster maker? I have never had a SAA holster so feedback is appreciated. I'm not interested in SASS drama or BBQ prancing, just something I can play Bat Masterson with at the farm.
Pictured below along with it's bigger, ponier brother.
Nicer models here https://epsaddlery.com/product/1849-...rnian-holster/
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