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The best compromise I've found here in the rockies is a 4" 686 in .357 mag. My top 5 concerns in the mountains: People Lightning Weather Dehydration Injury / rolling an ankle Black bear and Cougar are waaaay down the list, but I feel confident with the .357 mag and a heavy...

Marlin 1894 in .44 mag. Heck of a nice little brush buster. Or a 336, or 1895... :)

.270 Winchester is from 1925... Man, that's older than the .257 Roberts! Must be time to put it to bed. :neener: Some people like runny spaghetti sauce too.

Put a Skinner peep sight on mine, and replaced the front / filed it down... works well. He's a great guy to work with as well.

I'm using varget in .223, .308 and anything below 180 grain in .30-06. Good stuff for sure. Congrats on finding your load.

Me too. Just the right size, sharp as heck, and fairly light. Good value for the $$$$.

I really like a 200 grain jhp over 12 grains of Unique for a mid range load (averages 1,366fps from a 6.5" bbl.). 20 grains of 2400 for a 240 grainer... standard primer. You can push it further, but this is what shoots well out of my 629 Classic and 1894 Marlin. Just shy of 1,300 fps out of the...

I'm one of the Lyman 49 lovers... for the data. -They are the only ones that list pressures (at least out of the 4 sources I have). -I find they have more lead data available than anyone else. Good stuff. -I've found that I luck out on barrel lengths. They seem to test with what I...

Nobody's mentioned it, so I thought I'd throw this out there... http://www.sanjuanrange.com/ccb_prices.htm Colorado Cast bullets - very good quality, and Paul Miller is a great guy to deal with. There are cheaper cast bullets out there, but I really like these.

I prefer the 686, as it fits my hand like it was made for me, and it comes with one of the best factory triggers out of the box. That said, I have shot GP-100's and found them to be solid performers. My advice to you would be to pick the one you think is coolest. You'll practice more.

Man, some of those put my wheel guns to shame, but this is too good of a thread. I'll do my part to keep it going. 629 Classic: Blackhawk in .45 Colt:

Another vote for Unique in mid range loads... My pet load is a 200 grain jhp over 12.2 grains of Unique - clocks a tad above 1,350 fps. You still know you're shooting a .44 mag, but it's more manageable. Spicy load is a 240 grain gold dot over 20.0 grains 2400 powder... averages 1,280fps...

Wasn't a bad idea here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Colorado_YWAM_and_New_Life_shootings Alan, you want .45 acp (also called .45 Auto). Don't worry about people busting your chops... particularly when they say things like: Again, don't get discouraged. We want you...

Still waiting on primers I ordered April 1st.

I found Varget and Winchester small pistol primers last week. w00t! :cool: Hopefully, we've seen the worst of it.