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Gads! The search for the holy grail of packin pistols goes on (and on, and on....)
My .357 carries well but lacks the heavy smack that Interior Grizzlies or Mad Moose may present.
I went "way up" to a RSRH .454 but found I could carry my Marlin 45/70 almost as easy. The fact that I could not handle the recoil did not help with that particular handgun endearing itself to me. I would imagine that with porting and a scope, I can make it into a hunting handgun, but again, there is "magic" in the 45/70 ;*)
Ohh the dilema!
A month and a half ago I had the great pleasure of shooting one of Bill Rugers Bisley/Vaquero's chambered for the .45 LC
I must have read Linebaughs article on discovering the potential of the .45 a dozen times while tossing and turning and hammering myself trying to tame the .454.
My feminin side must have won out!
I aquired the very slightly used gun for a song (and a short dance AFTER the deal closed I might add!)
She shoots a nice group but needs some work. I have a friend and metalsmith that will TIG weld a bead on the front sight to allow me enough sight to hit well with the heavyweigh bullets and we will also open up the rear notch to allow a better sight picture. I figgure a little gun blueing or paint will stick to the TIG weld to solve the mystery of the dissapearing silver sight.
Amazingly, the gun fits a handmade flap style holster that I had made up for my Ruger SS .22...Packable, definately packable!
The 4 5/8 barrel points well for me, the laid back hammer is easy to thumb, and the minimal amount of moving parts all add up to a "Gun to ride the river with"
Well, at least for me, and for now ;*)
Blessings All.
Scotty
My .357 carries well but lacks the heavy smack that Interior Grizzlies or Mad Moose may present.
I went "way up" to a RSRH .454 but found I could carry my Marlin 45/70 almost as easy. The fact that I could not handle the recoil did not help with that particular handgun endearing itself to me. I would imagine that with porting and a scope, I can make it into a hunting handgun, but again, there is "magic" in the 45/70 ;*)
Ohh the dilema!
A month and a half ago I had the great pleasure of shooting one of Bill Rugers Bisley/Vaquero's chambered for the .45 LC
I must have read Linebaughs article on discovering the potential of the .45 a dozen times while tossing and turning and hammering myself trying to tame the .454.
My feminin side must have won out!
I aquired the very slightly used gun for a song (and a short dance AFTER the deal closed I might add!)
She shoots a nice group but needs some work. I have a friend and metalsmith that will TIG weld a bead on the front sight to allow me enough sight to hit well with the heavyweigh bullets and we will also open up the rear notch to allow a better sight picture. I figgure a little gun blueing or paint will stick to the TIG weld to solve the mystery of the dissapearing silver sight.
Amazingly, the gun fits a handmade flap style holster that I had made up for my Ruger SS .22...Packable, definately packable!
The 4 5/8 barrel points well for me, the laid back hammer is easy to thumb, and the minimal amount of moving parts all add up to a "Gun to ride the river with"
Well, at least for me, and for now ;*)
Blessings All.
Scotty