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Merc
I wish mine was ported! I bought one of the first ones, only a couple of weeks after they came out, I found one CHEAP used, with only 3 rounds through it! [:D]
Merc
Send it out to Magnaport and have them do their thing. I wonder which is more better? Factory port or Magnaport?
I wish mine was ported! I bought one of the first ones, only a couple of weeks after they came out, I found one CHEAP used, with only 3 rounds through it! [:D]
Merc
That is so funny as that is exactly how I got my Freedom Arms Model-83 454 Casull.
Guy ordered it, gun shop owner was at the range with him on the maiden voyage, buyer run 3 and handed it to gun store owner and said sell it. He ran the last two.
I got it at a real discount or I likely still wouldn't have one because of price.
Gun store owner and I had a good laugh about it.
Mule
Mine has the 8-3/8" ported barrel, and yes, I'm VERY glad it is ported!
quote:Originally posted by Mercury
I wish mine was ported! I bought one of the first ones, only a couple of weeks after they came out, I found one CHEAP used, with only 3 rounds through it! [:D]
Merc
That is so funny as that is exactly how I got my Freedom Arms Model-83 454 Casull.
Guy ordered it, gun shop owner was at the range with him on the maiden voyage, buyer run 3 and handed it to gun store owner and said sell it. He ran the last two.
I got it at a real discount or I likely still wouldn't have one because of price.
Gun store owner and I had a good laugh about it.
Mule
Must have been why at a Gun show I saw one cheap. Should have bought it. But that was many years ago.
Biggest one I have now is a Blackhawk in 30 Carbine.
quote:Originally posted by Mercury
I wish mine was ported! I bought one of the first ones, only a couple of weeks after they came out, I found one CHEAP used, with only 3 rounds through it! [:D]
Merc
That is so funny as that is exactly how I got my Freedom Arms Model-83 454 Casull.
Guy ordered it, gun shop owner was at the range with him on the maiden voyage, buyer run 3 and handed it to gun store owner and said sell it. He ran the last two.
I got it at a real discount or I likely still wouldn't have one because of price.
Gun store owner and I had a good laugh about it.
Mule
3 rounds is what most men run through my .454 before they hand it back. Some don't make it past one. It's not to bad with 250-260gr rounds and I enjoy shooting it. With 300gr or plus it isn't pleasant and I generally only shoot 2 or 3 cylinders through it before taking a break from it. I have the Ruger with a 6 round cylinder.
I've killed several deer with it.
quote:Originally posted by dpmule
quote:Originally posted by Mercury
I wish mine was ported! I bought one of the first ones, only a couple of weeks after they came out, I found one CHEAP used, with only 3 rounds through it! [:D]
Merc
That is so funny as that is exactly how I got my Freedom Arms Model-83 454 Casull.
Guy ordered it, gun shop owner was at the range with him on the maiden voyage, buyer run 3 and handed it to gun store owner and said sell it. He ran the last two.
I got it at a real discount or I likely still wouldn't have one because of price.
Gun store owner and I had a good laugh about it.
Mule
3 rounds is what most men run through my .454 before they hand it back. Some don't make it past one. It's not to bad with 250-260gr rounds and I enjoy shooting it. With 300gr or plus it isn't pleasant and I generally only shoot 2 or 3 cylinders through it before taking a break from it. I have the Ruger with a 6 round cylinder.
I've killed several deer with it.
I run just factory 260's for fun/practice but Garrett 365gr 1500 fps Hammerheads ( 7.5" barre) mine is a 6" so likely 150fps slower, when packing in the hills. but very sharp recoil, definitely not a practicing load.
http://www.garrettcartridges.com/45 tech.html
This is a grizzly load if there ever was one.
I've used Garrett 45/70 loads on moose, Elk, and black bear with great results, hope I never get the opportunity to use the 454 load on Grizzly, but am prepared if faced with that situation.
Mule
Been awhile since I've shot mine may have to remedy that this week
Gary, I have 15 rounds of 500 Grain if your interested...
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
quote:Originally posted by savage170
Been awhile since I've shot mine may have to remedy that this week
Gary, I have 15 rounds of 500 Grain if your interested...
Always interested in ammo
They do have a bit of muzzle flash.
Shooting it? I'll have to pass. [8)]
Merc
quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
What's the life expectancy of the "X" frame before it gets cut in to two?
What's the life expectancy of the "X" frame before it gets cut in to two?
When I first bought mine I wondered the same thing. So I cut a thin piece of stainless steel sheet metal and bent it into a clip and installed it on the frame above the cylinder gap to see if there would be any damage to the metal. After several hundred rounds it was no worse for the wear so I removed it. There's still no groove cut in the frame after the many rounds I put through my 500.