I went shooting today checking on some reloads for my 38/9mm Convertible and I thought these pictures would be interesting to the members thinking about acquiring a convertible. To put the group sizes into context you should know: These groups were fired by a wobbly 74 year old, fighting cataracts in a dim indoor range with a two handed grip at 10 yards. The point is the group size remained pretty much the same despite the different cylinders and gun. The upper right group is about the best I can achieve with my 38 cylinder, it was Hornady hollow based wad cutters. The upper left is 115 grain Berry’s copper plated round nose in the 9mm cylinder. The lower left is the Berry 115s in my Glock 19x. The lower right is about the worst group my convertible has ever fired. They were 140 grain cast at 358 diameter, loaded into 9mm cases and sized down by a Lee Carbide factory crimp die. Some of them hit the target sideways. Definitely not the Vaquero’s fault.
My goal was to find bullets that would shoot well and the same in my 19x and in the Vaquero convertible. I actually like shooting the ACP cylinder the best. Loading and unloading is easier. Reloading ACP cases is less fiddling than large cases and they are cheaper. The convertible is definitely more flexible, the only negative I see is the $150 for the extra cylinder.
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My goal was to find bullets that would shoot well and the same in my 19x and in the Vaquero convertible. I actually like shooting the ACP cylinder the best. Loading and unloading is easier. Reloading ACP cases is less fiddling than large cases and they are cheaper. The convertible is definitely more flexible, the only negative I see is the $150 for the extra cylinder.
The picture loaded rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise. The guns are the bottom referenced in the text.