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And there are a lot of poorer choices out there (other self-defense chamberings) than the "anemic" factory 246 gr. l.r.n..... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Na73eUbcw&pp=ygUfZ3VuIHNhbSByZXZvbHZlciBhZmljaW9uYWRvIC40NA%3D%3D Fast forward to about 6 minute mark to see .44 spec. gel pene...

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I had always loved movies like Casablanca but had only seen them on TV. My wife found Casablanca playing at a local theater and we we went to see it. It was a very different experience. That tear in her eye when she said goodbye at the airport was so much more powerful. I mostly love old movies beca...

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https://lewis-clark.org/tools-and-techniques/weapons/pistols/#:~:text=They%20were%20called%20%E2%80%9Chorse,be%20carried%20at%20the%20hip. I always thought that the Walker and Dragoon revolvers fell into this general category despite Josey Wales, Mattie, and Gus. However, I have no objection to anyo...

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I always thought the Dragoons were horse pistols. Thats a big piece of iron. Sounds interesting though.

I’m not sure I know of anyone who could make it reasonably.

Do you have a saddle shop anywhere near you?

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Thanks for sharing this Jim.

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I’ve always shot lots of .38 ammo and relatively little .357 Magnum through my revolvers.

I still think that’s a pretty good idea.

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I do love the big Smith revolvers.

I have a brand new Smith & Wesson 520 which I think should have been the ideal duty gun. N frame with fixed sights in .357.

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I sure enjoyed visiting with him at the Holiday last year. He shared a photograph with me of his Sharps Carbine next to a serious bear track.

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https://youtu.be/q5ev1IH8Xqs?si=_3YRAr3feinTzW30

Not a bad choice.

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I think it’s hilarious and someone is having a heck of a laugh about this.

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I wonder if your rifling twist would be off for this light a bullet and this velocity? I’ve been thinking about twist rates lately because I’ve been working with a Q Mini Fix that has a 1/3 inch twist. It was designed to shoot 220 gr bullets more accurately but I think it’s just great for all copper...

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I can’t imagine how many rounds you would have to shoot to damage that rifle.

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I’m looking forward to the single action class at this year’s Holiday.

Not sure what I will learn from it but I’m open minded.

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Black cowboy outfit?

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Nice!

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But I may be changing my mind. The more I shoot this old flattop the better I like it.

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But .432 solved all the problems with the Bisley.

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.430 is still better in my Bowen Blackhawk

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Unique isn’t magic but at 7.5 gr in the .44 Special it seems to be remarkably consistent.

I just loaded some .432 diameter Keith bullets which should seal the chamber mouths much better.

A .430 slips right through the throats on my Ruger new model flattop.

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barbarossa wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:21 am

Hardest thing I ve had to do in my life was sit through a sensitivity course with an instructor who was a 6’5” man wearing a dress and I suppose a wig and makeup.Try doing that with a room full of guys trying not to laugh .Was the longest 3hrs of my life

I honestly don’t think I could do that.

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I like .45 ACP in a single action and I have a couple of convertible Rugers.

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The new vaqueros seem to be pretty well regulated. Front sight might be a little high ( which is a good thing).

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Really nice!

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Those big Keith bullets throw off a lot of lube.

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Fortunately all I did was get bullet lube in my paint.

I can use a tarp to prevent thus in the future.

Any ideas how to get it he lube off without damaging the paint?

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Bowen.44 Special conversion on a 3 screw.

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I was washing the truck again this morning and the rear driver’s side panel has some spots of something on it. It’s really hard to clean off and I’ve been wondering for several months about what it could possibly be because I’m not parked under a tree and it’s only on that quarter panel. Turns out t...

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. I trusted it a LOT more than even my Combat Commander. Our PPC qualification course yielded 300 points out of 60 shots and it shot 300s with mid-to-upper 30s in X count. We carried 158 JHPs +P ammo for duty use. It still sits in the safe with a cylinder full of those same rounds, ready and capabl...

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What’s bad is that after I started this project, I found the perfect sixgun.

That’s why this project lapsed for so long.

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I’m not sure why they went with such a short front sight. They had to figure that we would want to shoot them.

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I cleaned it last night and all fouling came out with a patch soaked with Hoppes No. 9. So the barrel is plenty slick now. I installed the bead front sight yesterday after shooting over the chronograph. I really like how it picks up my eye. Fermin has this bead screwed into the blade rather than pre...

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Kind of making me want to go shoot my Single Six Special! I have a bunch of 250 cast bullets but no Unique. I do have Universal which is just a tad slower. Though no data for it with 250s. You can use the same data as Unique. Start with 6 gr and work up if you feel the need. You may decide to stop ...

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I think the Model 10 is the sweet spot for the .38 Special cartridge. Small enough for comfortable carry and big enough to shoot well. The triggers on the older guns are particularly easy to work with.

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You have indeed done everything to make it shoot. Keep us posted! I was shooting some .430 diameter Keith’s today and I noted that they were lose in the cylinder throats. They clocked just under 950 fps. So I ordered some .432 diameter Keith bullets this afternoon. That should fill the chamber thro...

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That's a beaut! What exactly is the experiment here ? The gun did not shoot well from the factory. It seems to be mechanically correct, but it did not shoot well. I lapped the barrel to slick it up and re-cut the forcing cone. Opened up and made the chamber mouths uniform. I had Bobby Tyler put a F...

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JimT wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:28 pm I like that grip!!

These stocks were Hogue cowboy stocks with no figure at all. Seemed like they had a painted on finish.

I sanded them down to reshape and narrow them and I was surprised to see the beautiful wood underneath

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Thanks Jim.

Still a work in progress

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Modern Keith inspired revolver in .44 Special:

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I like the 4 inch heavy barrel Model 10s and 13s.

But I shoot better with a little heavier gun. SAPD marked 681.

A fixed sight service revolver is still the top of the heap as far as I am concerned. I guarantee that the flier in this group is not the gun but my fault.

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Whatever works!

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I saw one similar to that at the Holiday last June. The strangely scalloped cylinders would take me some time to get used to.

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Very nice!

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I’m still kind of amazed that you even let me be on this forum!!!

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I've got the same one, closest thing to a factory version of Keith's No.5 that's ever come along. There was a period of time after the .44 Special Flattops had been out for a while where I'd see used ones for around $450 all the time. I wish that I'd grabbed up every one of them now. That’s exactly...

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I’ve owned a number of machine guns over the years. If I would have known how much they would appreciate I would have kept some of them!!!!

Freedom Arms has the patents and tooling to make the American 180 though…..if we ever get rid of the machine gun ban.

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I found a couple.

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Several hundred rounds later.

Shoots everything well from 3 gr of Bullseye and a 158 gr machine cast slug to 14.5 gr of 2400 in .357 cases a small rifle primer and 158 gr XTP.

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I always liked Marlin’s print advertising.

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Happy Easter!

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