santacruzdave
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Darn pal of mine just picked up a new Vaquero. And I had to shoot it yesterday afternoon. Now I've a hankering' for a single action side arm. I'm sold on the 5.5 inch version of the Bisley and need help deciding between the Blackhawk Bisley .44 Special flattop and the New Model Blackhawk Convertible in .45 LC / .45 ACP. I'm all setup to reload .44 Special and .45 ACP, so that part is easy. Gearing up to reload .45 LC is a slight speed bump, but I'm willing to go there.
I"m mostly interested using this new Ruger at the range with a small possibility that I may use it as a backup on hog hunts and more likely, a secondary home defence gun. I've been running Skeeter loads in a model 69 (7.5 gr Unique under a 240 gr SWC) and would be using them in the .44 is that's the one I decide on.
What advantages do you see in the convertible? I'm mostly going to shoot long colts of approximately the same power as the Skeeter loads I shoot now. Any questions about overly hot loadings I should be aware of?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts,
David in Santa Cruz
I"m mostly interested using this new Ruger at the range with a small possibility that I may use it as a backup on hog hunts and more likely, a secondary home defence gun. I've been running Skeeter loads in a model 69 (7.5 gr Unique under a 240 gr SWC) and would be using them in the .44 is that's the one I decide on.
What advantages do you see in the convertible? I'm mostly going to shoot long colts of approximately the same power as the Skeeter loads I shoot now. Any questions about overly hot loadings I should be aware of?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts,
David in Santa Cruz