Got me a new shooter

[HeathSexton]

I missed a deer last season with my 629 Mountain Gun and I could never manage to get straightened back out with it. My shooting just sucked actually. I walked into a local store today and there was a Ruger SBH 4 5/8", so we made a trade. I like Ruger guns but I have had a couple that you could not hit a barn standing inside of it. Loading the same loads that the S&W shot good were a disaster in the SBH, so I was worried. With some tweeking I managed to find a couple loads that the Ruger shoots great, overall better than the 629 shot. My 250gr Keith SWC+10.0grs of Unique hit almost the same POI as my 245gr Bayou Bullet SWC+5.0grs of Bullseye, hunting load and a practice load. I have a box of 310gr WFCGC left that I bet will be some kind of awesomeness from the SBH, the S&W did not approve of them. The great thing is I have fired over 100 rounds of cast and leading is basically zero, just a sliver or two. The bayou bullets are the stuff for plinkers, no lube to get messy and they are pretty cheap.

 

[DrMike]

Great looking handgun. Thanks for sharing both the pictures and the story. That is good stuff.

 

[JD338]

Heath,

Nice! She is a beauty for sure, congratulations.

JD338

 

[Guy Miner]

nice...

 

[HeathSexton]

I have done the poor boy trigger job on it for now, I am going to tear into the sear and trigger this weekend. I ground down the pawel so the cylinder can free spin with the loading gate open, I don't know why they don't come this way from the factory!


Thanks

 

[HeathSexton]

Here are the 3 slugs I am running from the gun so far. Left to right, 245gr SWC - Bayou Bullets with 5.0grs of Bullseye, 250gr Keith SWC - Mount Baldy with 10.0grs of Unique and the 310gr WFNGC - Oregon Trail. I have not worked with the 310 from the SBH yet, but I figure it will shoot great as the gun shows a preferance for .430+" boolits. I figure 2400 or Unique with it.

 

[FOTIS]

Very nice!

 

[RogueRiver]

A police officer friend sold me that same 44mag, just with regular rosewood grips, one of the better deals I have gotten, pistol +3 boxes of ammo and a hunter holster for $150. I could not pass it up. I hardly ever shoot it,( no I wont sale it for that price) I have more fun with the 45 colt ruger BH

 

[SJB358]

Heath, that is an awesome pistol, I have the same one with the 7.5" barrel and it is an excellent shooter for me. I am not a pistol expert by any stretch, but it shoots very tight for me while shooting off the bench. I really like the Ruger 6 guns. I carry it all the time and kinda practice with it while waiting for barrels to cool while at the range. That 310gr bullet should be a heckuva handful. I am kinda stuck on 23.5gr of H110 and 240gr Noslers! Scotty

 

[JD338]

Heath,

That Oregon Trail 310gr WFNGC should be a sledge hammer for your 44 Mag.

JD338

 

[HeathSexton]

I had a box of 240 JSP Nosler's but got ride of them for some reason. I think the 310's should be an awesome bullet that I won't have to lean on real hard to get pass throughs on the critters around here.

$150 for a SBH is a steal, send that guy my way!


I had a chance to get a great looking older SBH at a decent deal a few months back but passed. I would like to have a longer barreled revolver, probably a SBH Hunter is on the menu.

 

[SJB358]

I had a hard time deciding between the pistol you have, the one I got and the Hunter model. I kinda just came down to the pistol is a short range weapon for me, and I won't mount a scope on it, and I figured the 7.5 would get about as much out of the 44 as I wanted. I do really like yours alot though. Looks like an excellent packing pistol, very handy and alot of firepower. I did swap over to Hogue grips, only cause the Rosewoods are a might slippery with wet paws! Scotty

 

[HeathSexton]

You like the Hogue's pretty good? I would like to keep wood grips on mine, but I have pretty good sized mitts and while the gun shoots really good I am having a hard time getting used to my pinkie not even being close to being on the gun.

I got the gun to pack hence the short barrel. I do a lot of ginseng digging and I like having a little extra punch if need be. I figure 50yds is MY limit so I thought a shortie was the way to fly. My neighbr has the 10.5" SBH, I told him the other day I was going to get a rubber stopper and put over his barrel so it could double as a cane. The 4.6" to 7.5" does not seem that bad, 7.5" to 10.5" barrel seems like a mile.

I really don't need a hunter as I have a Contender 30/30 that is just insanely accurate. It really makes me look like I know what I am doing when I shoot it. I have actually outshot quite a few deer rifles around here off the bench with the Super 14, talk about people being pissed. LOL!

 

[SJB358]

Heath, the Hogues are pretty awesome in my book. They are very "grippy" and I have large hands, so it lets me put all my paws on the pistol the way I am used to. With the wood grips I was getting bit some with the squared of trigger guard. Overall, I would do it again in a heartbeat. They were 20.00 well spent for me. I really like to shoot it now. Scotty

 

[reflex264]

Very nice. Can I have it? :lol: reflex264

 

[HeathSexton]

Very nice. Can I have it? :lol: reflex264

LOL, thanks for the offer. I am going to keep this one for awhile.


I have my eye on a .44 Special Taurus right now. I have the .44 disease, I am afraid it will continue into .45, .475 etc.