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  1. LaneP

    Why 2F Instead of 3F - BP Handgun Cartridges

    Thanks, ordered mine from DGW and so far liking it. I've also had a Ruger New Vaquero for a while (also in a 5-1/2" bbl). Recently I loaded up some more 250 gr lead Desperado Cowboy Action bullets but this time upped the charge to 34gr Schuetzen. When able I want to shoot both pistols side by...
  2. LaneP

    New colt walker 3rd gen

    Hey JR, mine is good to go. In fact it was this very revolver that led me to make my first post here on THR. The expertise here exceeds any site on the internet. Don't you guys go anywhere in case I have more questions down the road! lol
  3. LaneP

    New colt walker 3rd gen

    Looks great BPW. My Uberti will hit just over 1280 fps with a charge of 55gr Swiss 3F and a RB. Truly the magnum of their day.
  4. LaneP

    Revolvers, Retirement, Freedom...

    I retired this past June. I still don't "feel" retired, because there is so much to do that I never could do when working full time. Maybe it will take a while, lol.
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    Why 2F Instead of 3F - BP Handgun Cartridges

    Got a chance to test 3 different .45 Colt BP loads today. Early 90’s era Goex in 2F and 3F, and Schuetzen 3F. Most of this won’t be any surprise to aficionados. For me though, a couple interesting finds. Testing handgun was my Uberti Cattleman, 5-1/2" barrel. Brass was new R-P. I also have new...
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    Why 2F Instead of 3F - BP Handgun Cartridges

    Good to know. I just finished loading up 3 different powders just to add some more anecdotal info to the thread. My bad memory had me thinking I had some 2F Schuetzen, but turned out I only had it in 3F. But I did run across my stash of Goex 2F and 3F bought about 1990 or '91. Don't have...
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    Why 2F Instead of 3F - BP Handgun Cartridges

    I've never loaded Swiss in cartridge before this, so this is interesting to hear. I do have a supply of Schuetzen in 2F and 3F. I'm going to run some of that in the next round of testing and see what if any difference there is in bore crud and velocity.
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    Why 2F Instead of 3F - BP Handgun Cartridges

    Throwing in a few more data points on testing 2F Swiss in my Uberti Cattleman. Won't be surprising to most. Chronographed 32gr 2F Swiss (avg scale weight) and a 250gr Desperado Cowboy Action bullet with a .030 over powder vegetable wad. These bullets are cast 1:20 tin/lead and advertised to be...
  9. LaneP

    Why 2F Instead of 3F - BP Handgun Cartridges

    I recently loaded some .45 Colt using 2F Swiss and managed to stuff 38 gr (avg scale weight, but 40 gr on my powder measure) under a 1:20 commercial cast 250 gr lead bullet from Desperado Cowboy Bullets. Those loads are stout out of a 5-1/2" Uberti Cattleman and averaged 880 fps for 5 shots.
  10. LaneP

    Have striker fired autos taken over?

    All anyone has to do is walk into any gun store and look at the displays to see what ignition design now predominates the auto pistol market. I do enjoy hammer designs such as my P220 and 1911's, but striker's completely own the compact and subcompact CCW realm. However, "second strike"...
  11. LaneP

    Stubby holster for a snubby 1851 Navy

    Dang that is some fine looking leather work, Craig.
  12. LaneP

    Have you fired a .44mag that made you giggle like an idiot?

    That's some serious power right there.
  13. LaneP

    1858 Pale Rider Hot Swapping

    Nice! You couldn't do anything like that with an open top. And no cap jams!
  14. LaneP

    Black Powder Reloading Manual

    There are so many guides, tutorials and how-to's it might be easier to decide what you're going to start shooting first. Unlike smokeless, there aren't really any reloading manuals in that sense, but plenty of guides, such as troubleshooting accuracy, where to start loading patched RB, cartridge...
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    Trapdoor Springfield - How much breech block wobble is acceptable?

    I just threw my caliper on the lug at rear of the breech block, across the area that makes contact with the recess in the receiver (all bluing is missing at this spot) and it measures about .302". Of the spots I could measure at different ends of that part, it was .305" at its widest and .300 at...
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    Trapdoor Springfield - How much breech block wobble is acceptable?

    It's sounds completely normal given the age and amount of use these irons have seen. Mine was an '73 rifle that was cut down to carbine length, wrist has been broken in multiple places and repaired with epoxy and brass screws, and it has a sewer pipe bore. In the closed position there is no...
  17. LaneP

    Took my Hawken out

    Nice shooting and a fine looking iron.
  18. LaneP

    Household move with smokeless powder

    I'll be doing this very thing in April. I'm retiring and moving to another house 950 miles away. I am dedicating one trip solely for the purpose of moving my guns, ammo, powder, primers, etc. Everything will be padded, tied down, locked up and out of reach of vehicle occupants. No long stops...
  19. LaneP

    Accuracy; Security Six v/s GP100 v/s S&W 686

    My 1982 Security Six is not only accurate with a range of bullets from 125 gr JHP to 200 gr Lee cast C358-200-RF, but it shoots faster (25 to 40 fps depending) with its 6" bbl than my 686 does with a 7" bbl. If I were going to pack a revolver on the hip all day in the woods, the Security Six...
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    Did they really load just five rounds?

    I find the entire paragraph troubling, and it's due to this statement, "To ensure against accidental discharge of the gun while in the holster, due to hair-trigger adjustment, the hammer rested upon an empty chamber." When the hammer is at rest, the trigger has nothing to do with anything...
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