USBP379
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As I'm sure many of you saw, I started a thread recently on my new Ruger GP100 in 44SPL. That gun was giving me some accuracy issues so I contacted Ruger and a replacement GP was sent. This new one has half the cylinger gap and a better double action trigger. The single action may be just a smidgen heavier but it is still pretty crisp and should be easy enough to work with.
I don't have but a handful of rounds through the new gun but initial results appear to be positive.
Here is five rounds of the CCI Blazer Gold Dot load from 25 yards. This chronographs in the 825fps range from my barrel.
I didn't use this ammo in the old Ruger so I don't have any comparison.
And here is ten rounds of the plated bullet loaded by Precision One. Much better than from the other gun! No chrono data.
I have a few of my loads using the GT 220gr cast HP and also a few rounds loaded with a 180gr XTP that I'll try to shoot over the weekend. In addition I have 20 rounds of the Underwood Bulldog load. This is loaded just a tiny bit lighter than the full power load. The label on the box says 975fps as opposed to the 1100fps of the full power stuff. Will this be slow enough to stabilize? Hopefully...
On a related note, I recently shot a few rounds of the hot loaded Underwood 200gr Gold Dot through a vintage Taurus 431. This gun is similar to the Ruger in that it has a 3in barrel and what appears to be a 1x20 rifling twist. Well, the Taurus didn’t like this stuff any more than the Ruger did. This stuff keyholed like crazy. So we can only assume at this point that the Gold Dot just can't be properly stabilized by a 3in barrel when pushed to higher than factory CCI velocity.
I don't have but a handful of rounds through the new gun but initial results appear to be positive.
Here is five rounds of the CCI Blazer Gold Dot load from 25 yards. This chronographs in the 825fps range from my barrel.
I didn't use this ammo in the old Ruger so I don't have any comparison.
And here is ten rounds of the plated bullet loaded by Precision One. Much better than from the other gun! No chrono data.
I have a few of my loads using the GT 220gr cast HP and also a few rounds loaded with a 180gr XTP that I'll try to shoot over the weekend. In addition I have 20 rounds of the Underwood Bulldog load. This is loaded just a tiny bit lighter than the full power load. The label on the box says 975fps as opposed to the 1100fps of the full power stuff. Will this be slow enough to stabilize? Hopefully...
On a related note, I recently shot a few rounds of the hot loaded Underwood 200gr Gold Dot through a vintage Taurus 431. This gun is similar to the Ruger in that it has a 3in barrel and what appears to be a 1x20 rifling twist. Well, the Taurus didn’t like this stuff any more than the Ruger did. This stuff keyholed like crazy. So we can only assume at this point that the Gold Dot just can't be properly stabilized by a 3in barrel when pushed to higher than factory CCI velocity.
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