DLrocket89
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking for recommendations on a USPSA-style revolver. I've shot Production class in USPSA (was a "C" class there) using a Ruger P345 (.45 single stack). Long story short, I've been out of it for awhile, had to sell all my firearms for financial reasons, and am now in a place to get back into it, and would like to give a revolver a shot.
Wheelguns I've owned in the past: 1) Ruger SuperRedhawk in .480 Ruger - one of the most enjoyable guns I've owned. 2) S&W 686+ (7 shot 357) also a fun gun, but had timing issues that made it screw up from time to time.
I'd like to make "major power" as defined by the USPSA - grains of bullet weight*muzzle velocity/1000 has to be more than 165. Example: a 158 grain doing 1400 fps is a 221, so you are "major power", which affects how you're scored.
When I shot .45, I would actually downloaded my handloads so I wasn't shooting full power loads - this had the added benefit of low felt recoil but steel targets still got knocked over a LOT harder than a 9mm for instance, all while making major. Because of that, I'm actually considering getting a .44 mag and then loading reduced power loads. With a .44 mag, you can go down a LOT and still make major power. The other obvious answer is a 357.
Any thoughts out there? Only real restriction is that most of the Taurus line isn't usable as muzzle compensators aren't allowed. A good feeling double action trigger and stone cold reliability are both musts.
Thanks everyone!
Dustin
I'm looking for recommendations on a USPSA-style revolver. I've shot Production class in USPSA (was a "C" class there) using a Ruger P345 (.45 single stack). Long story short, I've been out of it for awhile, had to sell all my firearms for financial reasons, and am now in a place to get back into it, and would like to give a revolver a shot.
Wheelguns I've owned in the past: 1) Ruger SuperRedhawk in .480 Ruger - one of the most enjoyable guns I've owned. 2) S&W 686+ (7 shot 357) also a fun gun, but had timing issues that made it screw up from time to time.
I'd like to make "major power" as defined by the USPSA - grains of bullet weight*muzzle velocity/1000 has to be more than 165. Example: a 158 grain doing 1400 fps is a 221, so you are "major power", which affects how you're scored.
When I shot .45, I would actually downloaded my handloads so I wasn't shooting full power loads - this had the added benefit of low felt recoil but steel targets still got knocked over a LOT harder than a 9mm for instance, all while making major. Because of that, I'm actually considering getting a .44 mag and then loading reduced power loads. With a .44 mag, you can go down a LOT and still make major power. The other obvious answer is a 357.
Any thoughts out there? Only real restriction is that most of the Taurus line isn't usable as muzzle compensators aren't allowed. A good feeling double action trigger and stone cold reliability are both musts.
Thanks everyone!
Dustin
