Before i got active in handloading i hunted whitetails with my wife's national match .45 with military hardball.
Granting that deer are not enraged thugs on pcp i can nonetheless assert that deer hit in the forward 1/3 by that 230 gr fmj went down right now.
More than a few would attest to that...
My wife at 120 lbs , shot hot handloads in her .357, but thought the 1911 auto with hardball was more pleasant , better pointing and just right as to recoil manageability.
Ya never know....
dick
colt 45LC super Target w/45acp cyl.
At Tom's request i attempted to take and post a photo.
Poor effort but it was a first for me.
Hope it appears...
dick
I may have left a poor impression.
Yes Tom it is a good story, but the double was inadvertent not deliberate.
I was approached by a yearling and a doe.
I made the judgment that the yearling was least likely of the 2 to survive a NY winter and held on the yearling.
The doe was behind the...
It would be hard to sell this piece but at 73 i now shoot little and fish much.
Looks like we both got great value.
A few years ago i shot with it, 2 deer with one shot.
A thru and thru on both with a Keith .454424 cast bullet (wheelweights).
For all i know that bullet is still flying!
Thanks.
dick
It appears i have essentially the same pistol in .45 colt with an additional cylinder in .45 acp
Pistol serial #347694
xtra .45 acp cyl 347703
Vent rib red insert front sight.
Skeletonized hammer no double action.
Fabulous trigger.
I shot it at Quantico with reduced loads and shot several...
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