Riomouse911
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At opening I was the only customer there, and it remained empty for about the first thirty minutes.
I brought the Mark IV with the newly installed Volquartsen innards to try out with my two uppers, the 10” and 5.5”...and promptly left the magazines at home like a doofus.
Strike one.
I brought my Dan Wesson .22 with the 6” V barrel... and it locked up after less than 45 CCI Blazer rounds were fired through it. (This gun has become my second rimfire nightmare after my S&W Model 48-3 .22 WMR. I can’t seem to win with these two guns!) Strike two.
I brought my 5.5” flat top .44 Spl and 6.5” .41 Mag Blackhawks. The .41 had the internal springs and the transfer bar replaced by Ruger (I had a few light strikes in the first cylinder I loaded shooting it) so this was the first real time out with it. I seriously think it’s previous owner tweaked it for a better trigger pull... then auctioned it off when it wouldn’t shoot reliably anymore.
Ruger took care of me for just the $30.00 pre paid shipping charge to send it back there. 
The 5.5” barrel length is my favorite Ruger SA look, and I adore the flat top version of the .44 Spl. I brought three loads; a MBC .430 165 gr TCFP over 5.6 gr IMR Target, an Eggleston .430 200 gr RNFP over 7.3 gr Unique and my “Skeeter
Load” with a Montana Bullet Works .431 255 gr SWCGC over 7.4 gr Unique.
I fired using colored B-27 targets at 20 yds, 2 hand standing. I took my time and tried my best to keep them in the ten ring.
My .44 Spl shot to the left with all three loads, like a knot head I didn’t bring a screwdriver to adjust the rear sight. Strike three.
The 165 gr TCFP is a soft shooter that all of my other .44 cal guns like. The Blackhawk was no exception, as 18 went into a roughly x-ring sized group (a tad high and left) with a bunch through the same hole in the center of the group.
The .44 HATED the 200 gr RNFP load, which is not the case with my other .44 cal guns. The “group” I got at 20 yds looked like a buckshot pattern at twice that. No bullets tumbled, it was just a gun/load combination that didn’t work at all. I tossed that target and didn’t even waste a picture on it.
The Skeeter tribute load was a mixed bag; it definitely had more oomph than the others but the gun shot a larger group that landed more to the left. I think with a bit of sight adjusting these will have better results next time.
I brought two loads for the .41, a MBC 215 gr .410 coated SWC over 9.0 gr Unique and a 210 gr Sierra JSP over 20.8 gr Enforcer.
The SWC was a nice shooter; I knew I was shooting a magnum without being beat up in the process. The Blackhawk liked this load, putting all but one of the 18 I fired for this round into a B-27 10 ring at 20 yds two-hand standing..( The high shot was my fault).
The Enforcer load was the last one I fired for the day. There was a good bit of buck and roar, but the gun loved the load! 12 shots with only one lemon shot. I think I have found my mythical “bear load” and it’ll do well for other critters as well.
The flinch that landed to the right was, again, 100 percent my fault as I anticipated the recoil.
Other than my self inflicted strikes forgetting stuff, and a cranky rimfire that just won’t seem to work well, the SA guns had a good day. When the stouter loads are fired through them the hand tingles a bit, but with the one exception the lead went where they were aimed so I’ll take it.
Stay safe.
I brought the Mark IV with the newly installed Volquartsen innards to try out with my two uppers, the 10” and 5.5”...and promptly left the magazines at home like a doofus.
Strike one. I brought my Dan Wesson .22 with the 6” V barrel... and it locked up after less than 45 CCI Blazer rounds were fired through it. (This gun has become my second rimfire nightmare after my S&W Model 48-3 .22 WMR. I can’t seem to win with these two guns!) Strike two.
I brought my 5.5” flat top .44 Spl and 6.5” .41 Mag Blackhawks. The .41 had the internal springs and the transfer bar replaced by Ruger (I had a few light strikes in the first cylinder I loaded shooting it) so this was the first real time out with it. I seriously think it’s previous owner tweaked it for a better trigger pull... then auctioned it off when it wouldn’t shoot reliably anymore.
Ruger took care of me for just the $30.00 pre paid shipping charge to send it back there. The 5.5” barrel length is my favorite Ruger SA look, and I adore the flat top version of the .44 Spl. I brought three loads; a MBC .430 165 gr TCFP over 5.6 gr IMR Target, an Eggleston .430 200 gr RNFP over 7.3 gr Unique and my “Skeeter
Load” with a Montana Bullet Works .431 255 gr SWCGC over 7.4 gr Unique.
I fired using colored B-27 targets at 20 yds, 2 hand standing. I took my time and tried my best to keep them in the ten ring.
My .44 Spl shot to the left with all three loads, like a knot head I didn’t bring a screwdriver to adjust the rear sight. Strike three.
The 165 gr TCFP is a soft shooter that all of my other .44 cal guns like. The Blackhawk was no exception, as 18 went into a roughly x-ring sized group (a tad high and left) with a bunch through the same hole in the center of the group.
The .44 HATED the 200 gr RNFP load, which is not the case with my other .44 cal guns. The “group” I got at 20 yds looked like a buckshot pattern at twice that. No bullets tumbled, it was just a gun/load combination that didn’t work at all. I tossed that target and didn’t even waste a picture on it
. The Skeeter tribute load was a mixed bag; it definitely had more oomph than the others but the gun shot a larger group that landed more to the left. I think with a bit of sight adjusting these will have better results next time.
I brought two loads for the .41, a MBC 215 gr .410 coated SWC over 9.0 gr Unique and a 210 gr Sierra JSP over 20.8 gr Enforcer.
The SWC was a nice shooter; I knew I was shooting a magnum without being beat up in the process. The Blackhawk liked this load, putting all but one of the 18 I fired for this round into a B-27 10 ring at 20 yds two-hand standing..( The high shot was my fault).
The Enforcer load was the last one I fired for the day. There was a good bit of buck and roar, but the gun loved the load! 12 shots with only one lemon shot. I think I have found my mythical “bear load” and it’ll do well for other critters as well.
The flinch that landed to the right was, again, 100 percent my fault as I anticipated the recoil.
Other than my self inflicted strikes forgetting stuff, and a cranky rimfire that just won’t seem to work well, the SA guns had a good day. When the stouter loads are fired through them the hand tingles a bit, but with the one exception the lead went where they were aimed so I’ll take it.
Stay safe.
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