Bazoo
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I was inspired by @AJC1 ‘s thread on 357 loading to start my own thread on my gun and adventures loading for my 44 special.
This is a lighthearted sort of testing I do. I could do better with more time and money invested but that’s not the point. The point is to make some reasonable accuracy assumption set by the limiting parameters of my eyes and hands. Some days I have bad days and can’t shoot for beans, and some days I do better than shown here in this first post. This is representative of an average though and it’s the last 4 targets I shot the other day.
The gun for the subject of this thread is my flattop NM Blackhawk in 44 special. I have fitted a stainless steel XR3-red frame to it. I also installed a blued Blackhawk hammer as the original didn’t fit the ears of the new frame acceptably. I also installed a factory takeout hammer spring, as the gun had a fairly light spring when I got it. It’s still a work in progress as I’m going to find different grips at some point. And I’ll likely do other minor things to it.
My throats measure .4314-.4323 with the others falling somewhere in between. My bore is .4292.
The load particulars for these cartridges and targets shown is written on the best target of the lot. It consists of 4.4 bullseye with an RCBS 44-250-K Keith copy that weighs 265 grains ready to load. It’s a standard plinking load for me that I’ve worked up and still tweak occasionally.
These were fired late in the afternoon so the light was not great. 15yards, standing, but rested off the roof of my tracker.
So, as I get the time and gumption I’ll add more photos and more info for what works and doesn’t work for me. And hopefully I’ll add some hunting and hiking pics too as I continue my love affair with this most special to me of specials. Thanks for reading and if you have any questions or things to add, please don’t hesitate to post.
This is a lighthearted sort of testing I do. I could do better with more time and money invested but that’s not the point. The point is to make some reasonable accuracy assumption set by the limiting parameters of my eyes and hands. Some days I have bad days and can’t shoot for beans, and some days I do better than shown here in this first post. This is representative of an average though and it’s the last 4 targets I shot the other day.
The gun for the subject of this thread is my flattop NM Blackhawk in 44 special. I have fitted a stainless steel XR3-red frame to it. I also installed a blued Blackhawk hammer as the original didn’t fit the ears of the new frame acceptably. I also installed a factory takeout hammer spring, as the gun had a fairly light spring when I got it. It’s still a work in progress as I’m going to find different grips at some point. And I’ll likely do other minor things to it.
My throats measure .4314-.4323 with the others falling somewhere in between. My bore is .4292.
The load particulars for these cartridges and targets shown is written on the best target of the lot. It consists of 4.4 bullseye with an RCBS 44-250-K Keith copy that weighs 265 grains ready to load. It’s a standard plinking load for me that I’ve worked up and still tweak occasionally.
These were fired late in the afternoon so the light was not great. 15yards, standing, but rested off the roof of my tracker.
So, as I get the time and gumption I’ll add more photos and more info for what works and doesn’t work for me. And hopefully I’ll add some hunting and hiking pics too as I continue my love affair with this most special to me of specials. Thanks for reading and if you have any questions or things to add, please don’t hesitate to post.
