.45 Colt bullets in a Dragon

[mr16ga]

Have any of you ever loaded 255 gr .454 .45 Colt bullets in you Dragoon? It sure looks like it would work just fine.

 

[makos_goods]

mr16ga,
I have found shooting dragons with anything less than a .54 caliber with a muzzleloader or .45 caliber in a rifle cartridge is probably a big mistake .

A good .45-70 load from a distance especially if using a heavier bullet like a 525-535gr. Postell would probably work, but as I said you'd better have some separation. A good buffalo cartridge should be the minimum on the list for effectiveness. There are many others who would argue only a Dangerous Game rifle with 20bore being the smallest, a .476 or .577 double would be more appropriate should be used. Penetration is the key, and the larger slower 20 bore, 10s, 8s and 4s might not be the ticket.

I definitely wouldn't shoot one with a pistol cartridge like a .45 Colt. It might just make them mad.

~Mako

 

[rcmodel]

I doubt the slow 1/48 rifling twist would stabilize a 255 grain .45 Colt bullet.

They are intended for round balls or hollow base conicals.

A solid 255 would be spun pretty slow I think.

rc

 

[SwampMouse]

mr16ga,
I have found shooting dragons with anything less than a .54 caliber with a muzzleloader or .45 caliber in a rifle cartridge is probably a big mistake .

A good .45-70 load from a distance especially if using a heavier bullet like a 525-535gr. Postell would probably work, but as I said you'd better have some separation. A good buffalo cartridge should be the minimum on the list for effectiveness. There are many others who would argue only a Dangerous Game rifle with 20bore being the smallest, a .476 or .577 double would be more appropriate should be used. Penetration is the key, and the larger slower 20 bore, 10s, 8s and 4s might not be the ticket.

I definitely wouldn't shoot one with a pistol cartridge like a .45 Colt. It might just make them mad.

~Mako

Hey Mako,
That's .

 

[mr16ga]

I did not think of the twist rate just the bore dia.

Thanks Joe

 

[CharlesK80]

In my state they are protected and the permit is mucho hard to get. So much depends on the whim of the local or State Fire Marshal. Have only taken one. Definitely a long shot. Strange as it may seem, when removed from the nest when very young they can be domesticated and make great pets. At least that is the story the natives tell.

 

[makos_goods]

In my state they are protected and the permit is mucho hard to get. So much depends on the whim of the local or State Fire Marshal. Have only taken one. Definitely a long shot. Strange as it may seem, when removed from the nest when very young they can be domesticated and make great pets. At least that is the story the natives tell.

Charles,
I'm not sure you can ever adequately domesticate one. Too many things can go wrong. I'm sure the critter control services are cursing under their breath every time they get a call on one that has gotten loose or gone feral.

If you have one go berserk in the house things are gonna get ugly and even hits (not counting any misses) from a large caliber weapon at close range is gonna mess up the domicile a bit.

~Mako

 

[buttrap]

My guess is the diameter of the bullets is a poor match for the cylinder hence more possability of chain fires.

 

[makos_goods]

buttrap,
That is actually the optimal diameter.
~Mako

 

[mr16ga]

I think I will give it a try once I get my stuff unpacked for the move. No harm in trying. Might just start a new fad who knows, I am after a Jabberwock.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!" Lewis Carroll

 

[Legionnaire]

Well, good luck to you! I've been hunting for years and have yet to see one in the wild. Gargoyles, now ...