Range day packing list

at_liberty · Mar 3, 2018

Getting saddled up for some range time today and packing a number of revolvers:

Ruger Single Seven 327 Federal
Ruger Redhawk 45 Colt Tier II-III
Uberti El Patron Belleza 45 Colt Tier I
Ruger Match Champion 357 Mag
Uberti Outlaw 44-40
Ruger Anniversary Flat Top Blackhawk 44 Mag
Ruger Flatop Blackhawk 41 mag
S&W 625 PC 45 ACP

On the Redhawk I only have 12 test rounds of a load I lightened up after pressure signs with stuck cases in the former load. This "Ruger-only" load is now 19 grains of IMR4227 and a 250 grain lead SWC.

Dave29461 · Mar 17, 2018

Yippee!! Another .327 Mag. fan.

at_liberty · Mar 18, 2018

Got the forcing cone and throats corrected on that Redhawk and now see no problems with pressure signs and have done fine exploring the really heavy 45 Colt loads. Cases eject much more easily. The lesson is that tight throats increase pressure by a bunch.

bigfutz · Mar 19, 2018

at_liberty said:
Got the forcing cone and throats corrected on that Redhawk and now see no problems with pressure signs and have done fine exploring the really heavy 45 Colt loads. Cases eject much more easily. The lesson is that tight throats increase pressure by a bunch.

I still have some 45 colt ammo and some reloads (for component pulls) I'm trying to offload.