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Blaine wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 2:44 pm Year of manufacture?

I can't remember off the top of my head. Ill have to look it up.

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gamekeeper wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 3:05 pm Nice find, congratulations... how does it shoot?

Not bad. First try about 5" at 25 yards. I am sure if I get more time to fool with it that will shrink. Sure is a mess to clean though.

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This one followed me home as well. Great shooter.

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How about a 1st model DA .44 Russian. Yep I had to shoot it. Picked it up at an auction several months ago.

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I would be happy too! Nice gun.

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. I've always liked the Bulldog - had ones from both the 'old' and 'new' companies, and they all worked. Wanted a 45 Colt one, but got a mammoth-sized Redhawk instead. One of the best-handling target type revolvers I ever handled was a Charter Arms 357 Mag with a 5 or 6 inch barrel, back in the 198...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:35 am Nice job! I have always wondered what kind of accuracy I could get from the target model. I have only owned the snubby.

This gun from a bench at 25 yards will keep 5 shots touching with the load I am using. It chronographs 852fps.

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I know several of you like the little guns. I shot this doe with my 5" Target Bulldog. I carry a Charter Arms revolver hunting a couple of times a year. Keith bullet over blue dot crimped over the driving band. https://i.imgur.com/5vpfqOZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jqfmfX2.jpg https://i.imgur.com/...

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Here are two of my old charters with a new TB and a glock 21

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Here is a new model 4" target bulldog before changes. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/tb18.jpg the tools needed http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/tb32.jpg the disassembled gun http://www.hunt101.com/data/549/tb22.jpg the engagement of the trigger and hammer http://www.hunt101.com/data/549/tb41.jp...

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The early Charter guns would wear out one side of the crane with lots of shooting. It is a simple fix to change the crane. Never had problems with the rest of it. I have done trigger jobs on the CA guns and the trigger can be drastically improved. The biggest problem is the hammer dragging on the fr...

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BrianSH wrote:
reflex264 wrote:I have have good luck with old and new ones.
I hunt with these little jewels.
What load are you using for making these free-range, organic pork chops? - Brian

6.8grs U-Clays under a 240gr magnus SWC.

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BlaineG wrote:
Bill in Oregon wrote:Which one did you get, Blaine??
5" Springfield Range Officer...a 9mm 1911....

Can I have it?

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The original target bulldogs had beautiful fit and finish. I have two 70's target bulldogs that are works of art. I have had to change cranes in a few of them. The newer ones aren't finished as nice but I would say are a little tougher.

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I should add I use taurus guns too.

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I have have good luck with old and new ones.

here is my 5" converted to old syle grips with its Barranti shuck

I hunt with these little jewels.

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[ Only thing that would make it better is a pivot mount. ] You only think so........ :roll: A Weaver 2x scope in Weaver Pivot mounts, swung off to the side so I could use the iron sights of my 1st .444 in 1967 gave me my first/only bloody scope-cut eyebrow (on the "off"/forward eyebrow), ...

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Well 6pt you got me. You know I have a soft spot old Marlins and old weavers. Nice set up. The long bases are getting hard to come by. Only thing that would make it better is a pivot mount.

I like it. reflex264

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What 86er and others said + 1 - See this link for information and pics of NF 300 grain CPS in .405 WCF: http://www.northforkbullets.com/magento/blog/?paged=2 I like testing bullets on big edible critters because it provides fun and food! :) BTW, After two days in a marinade and 8 hours in the smoke...

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I should add that the test I set up was intentionaly designed to destroy bullets to predict out come on larger and tougher game. How close does it mimic game? In terms of pnenetration there isn't a animal in the wolrd as tough as what I shot. I used this same media set up then took info from on game...

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NorthFork wrote:Nice job on the report. That's a lot of work you put into it. Thanks.

I enjoyed it as always. Got my eyes opened a bit as well. That cup point is just plain cool. reflex264

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While any of these would work fine on hogs and deer I would probably go the Nosler. It expands well on deer and stays together on hogs. The Nosler is a great all around bullet. After seeing the outcome of all of these side by side my gut tells me the North Fork with the lead front (where legal) woul...

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I won't get all this up tonight but here are some teaser photos. I will have detailed info on each bullet and its test results as well. I will say this: there were no loosers. All of these bullets did an outstanding job. I hope you enjoy this. reflex264 http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex2...

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My most sincere condolences. You will be in my prayers. Roy

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vancelw wrote:Thanks for sharing. I'm always ready to look at dead animal pictures.

Did I miss it, or did you say what part of the country(state) this story takes place?

This was near Monterey TN. reflex264

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Glad you fellers enjoyed it. We are already planning on going back. Going to hunt the same way. Spot and stalk with handguns. reflex264

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How To Chase a Hog Or how to be chased by a hog Matt and I planned for several months to go on a handgun only hog hunt. Between my work and his it looked like it just wasn’t going to happen. Matt was practicing all along with his handguns. He started shooting better and better and looked like he was...

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I will type up the story and post it later. It got pretty exciting. The first shot was right behing the the shoulder about 1/3 up the body. The hog whipped around about the second I pulled the trigger and the bullet exited about 10" back from the offside shoulder. The second shot was fired with...

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Howdy fellers. I am posting this for all but especialy for ML Mc Pherson since I know he also loves the little Charters. I already had two of the early model Target bulldogs and started hounding Charter to bring the gun back on the new style frame. As soon as they became availible I grabbed one. It ...

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Water Buffalo are bigger than Cape Buffalo but are generally more passive. They can be equally dangerous in some circumstances but WB are are more tolerant of intrusion and less aggressive overall than their Cape cousins. From what I saw (and its hard to draw a conclusion based on one small heard) ...

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Hi reflex264, Nice shoot and great caliber that 450. Planning a trip to Mozambique next year to hunt buffalo in the north of the country during wet season (less expansive for me). Think i'll use an 86 heavily loaded with 420 to 450grs lead bullets. Your success confirm my choice. The steak looks de...

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As usual you win the coolest toys contest.

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Thanks Engineer. Great post. For whatever reason the water buffalo has always facinated me. More so than the cape buffalo. Look forward to your pics. Is the meat good? Yeah buddy!! This was Saturday's supper...... http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex264/buffalo/steak.jpg How good did the bu...

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welcome Engineer. That trip is in the planning stages. One of my true dream hunts. reflex264 Thanks Reflex. There are still plenty of big buff bulls in the NT that have massive horns and are worthy of trophy status. Not as many as there used to be in my time up there. Stupid Fed Govt launched a mas...

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That is a nice buff Reflex. I have been fortunate to have hunted and taken hundreds of Australian buffalo over many years, starting in 1974. Living in the NT for a long time it was buff hunting heaven. Took quite a few of them with a Marlin 45/70 as well. Gentlemen, this is my first post here so I'...

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I forgot to add this animal was estimated by cattle people that were there to weigh 1800lbs. There was another gent there familiar with cape buffalo and he said it was as big bodied and built as sturdy as any cape buff he had ever seen. Everything on it was big. The skin was so thick that the bullet...

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Great post, and Shooting. I'm a butcher by trade an I'm tellin Ya right now if that critter was within my reach,a bunch of it would be on the grill right now. :lol: I am going to have to go back up there to get it. They advised me to let it hang for 3 days before cutting it up. I can't wait to see ...

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The load is a 420gr Crater Lite at 1785fps. I shot twice but the first shot was fatal. The second sped thing up quite a bit. The first shot broke the nearside leg and then ripped the front of the lungs. Blood was pouting from the nose and mouth within seconds of the shot. The bullet lodged in the of...

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This picture gives an ideal of how big this thing really is. reflex264

the heart

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Howdy fellers. I will have a very detailed reprt later but the short story is: The load was JBY's 420gr Crater Lite at 1785fps. I shot twice because the buff was on its feet but it was already imobile and couldn't move. The first shot was taken at 50 yards with the buff walking. The bullet broke the...

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Hello fellers. I just got back from getting my water buff. Rifle and load worked great. More later. reflex264

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It was so close I just moved the cross hairs a bit and it is ready to go. +3" at 100 yards per Hornady's recomendation. I can't wait to get this one to the 300 and 400 yard range. reflex264

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I just shot it. One fouling shot then 3 through one hole. We shot it some more. The gun is awsome. Pics of groups later. reflex264

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I got two boxes of leverevolution if I ever get time to shoot it. reflex264

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That is gorgeous and a great shooter too. I saw a similar one built on a #1 in 38-55. reflex264

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I bought this 336A .35 circa 1952 topped with a K3 in mint condition in a seat of Weaver pivots after 2 years of trying. The gun is all original and nicer than it looks here. I still haven't got to shoot it. reflex264 http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex264/guns/35-4.jpg I happen to know y...

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I bought this 336A .35 circa 1952 topped with a K3 in mint condition in a seat of Weaver pivots after 2 years of trying. The gun is all original and nicer than it looks here. I still haven't got to shoot it. reflex264

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Howdy fellers. I got soaked yesterday morning. The radar didn't look that bad. I had barely got situated in the tree when the bottom fell out. I took off 1/4 mile away to one of the blinds. The rain began to slack up. I took some Mrs. Doe Pee and sprayed it on a cotton scent wick 80 yards in front o...

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I finally got to bloody it. The set up works great. Shot this buck this morning. DRT with 265gr Hornady at 2150fps. reflex264

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Boys these weren't mine unfortunately. In the future though. We will have details after the unwinding from the trip. My hat is off to these gents. reflex264

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