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Offline dogsoldier0513

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BIG bore (.44/.45) snubbies?
« on: October 14, 2008, 09:00:36 AM »
If you have one, how's it holding up?
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Re: BIG bore (.44/.45) snubbies?
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2008, 01:16:15 PM »
I've got a 2" Tracker but only have about 100 rounds through it so far.  Seems to be holding up okay, but ask again after another 500 rounds or so...  ;)  Of course I'm loading 240 gr.cast boolits to only 850 - 900 fps so it darn well better be able to handle that for a very large number of rounds!   :-\  Boy I hope GB doesn't read this post...  :-[

BTW I just reamed out the cylinders.  The bore slugged out at .430 and the cylinder throats were .4285.   :o  Reamed 'em to .431 and will put another 30 rounds through it this weekend.
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Re: BIG bore (.44/.45) snubbies?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2008, 08:24:31 AM »
There are times when I want to carry a snubbie instead of my 1911...and I want BIG bullets. The .45LC variant REALLY appeals to me as my dad has his Dillon set up for that round.
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Re: BIG bore (.44/.45) snubbies?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2008, 12:01:29 PM »
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Boy I hope GB doesn't read this post...   :-[

How's the accuracy of that clunker grasshopper?  ;D

Oh no he did read it.  :o
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Re: BIG bore (.44/.45) snubbies?
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2008, 05:19:38 PM »
Accuracy?  well, um, er,... they are called belly guns for a reason ya know!   :-[

But I've got (high) hopes for some .431 hard cast Keiths...   ;D

Do you read every post?   ???
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Re: BIG bore (.44/.45) snubbies?
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2008, 05:44:33 AM »
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Do you read every post?    ???

Nope just most of them. I try to be sure to read those made by folks who messed up and bought a Taurus even tho I warned them not to.  ;D

I use the What's New since last visit feature so what I see each time I visit is a full list of all posts made since the last time I checked in. I scan down them to see who posted what since I visited and decide from there what to open and read and what to ignore.
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Re: BIG bore (.44/.45) snubbies?
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2008, 09:05:10 AM »
I have a 44 special Model 441 I bought about 10 years ago (before GB started badmouthing them, I believe) and it's still running just fine.  I have probably put about 6,000 rounds through it and it will still put all 5 shots in an 8" circle at 25 yards, which doesn't seem too bad to considering the 3" barrel and its intended use. 
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Re: BIG bore (.44/.45) snubbies?
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2008, 01:45:15 AM »
Yup that long back I was actually praising them as back then they were doing a good job and actually had decent customer service as well. Wow did things ever change tho.
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Re: BIG bore (.44/.45) snubbies?
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2008, 03:43:31 AM »
DOG, LOOK AT A 3" SHERRIF'S MODEL WITH A BIRDSHEAD GRIP 45COLT.
SWEET LITTLE GUN . SEEMS TO ME UBERTI MAKES IT,AND RUGER MIGHT. DAN
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