Group from my .45 Blackhawk

[reflex264]

I posted this on another forum but feel like you gents will like it.

Thought you might get a kick out of this. I was practicing every day preparing for a corsican ram hunt. My groups were running 1.125" to 2.00" consistently. I cranked the scope to make the sight in zero at 70 yards after I got satisfied that the loads were good. it was about 2" low at 100 yards when I went on the hunt. When I finally got a shot after crawling around in thorns for 4 or 5 hours I got to make a snap shot offhand at 65 yards. Perfect double lung shot. After that I shot several deer with the same set up. Killed my first handgun deer with the same gun. I get a kick out of handgun articles when they describe 1.5" groups at 25 yards from a ransom rest as good accuracy. This same gun off of bags at 25 yards will shoot groups you can cover completely with a nickle. reflex264

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Believe it or not this isn't my most accurate revolver. Of all things my Taurus 441 6" in .44 Special will shoot 1.5" 5 shot groups at 100 yards consistently. The Black hawk feels better and there is something comforting about a 300gr bullet at 1100 to 1200 fps. Years ago I got some bullets from Veral Smith and loaded them like he told me to in the .45. They were 335gr WFNGC bullets and were made out of kryptonite! The little 4 5/8" Ruger would spit them out at 1300fps but was some kind of bad to hold on to. The Hogue grips help tremendously. The Blackhawk wears a M8-2 Leupold in Leupold mounts. Chucky drilled and tapped the frame. The Taurus wears a 4X EER Redfield in B-Square mounts. It still has the factory wood grips. reflex264

 

[Scott Spencer]

Nice group!

I'm looking at the stainless model of the Blackhawk .45LC. Would you recommend the 4 5/8 barrel for a back country sidearm or go with a longer barrel?

 

[FOTIS]

Terrible Roy! I do not know how you can live with that kind of shooting! :lol:

 

[Larry in SD]

Good shooting. I also enjoy stories about people hunting with Handguns.

It is kind of ironic that you post this about a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt as I have been trying to decide if I want to buy a Stainless-Steel 7 1/2" Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt or something different.

I have never owned a .45 Colt Revolver. I have had several different .357's, .44 Magnums & .45 ACP's but never a .45 Colt.

Thanks for posting that nice group, now you've really got me thinking.

Larry

 

[buckfever]

Thats some mighty good shooting I'v got a Ruger Black hawk 45 Colt with a 7.5" barrel but I don't think I could shoot a group like that at 10 yards let alone 100 :lol: .

 

[reflex264]

Nice group!

I'm looking at the stainless model of the Blackhawk .45LC. Would you recommend the 4 5/8 barrel for a back country sidearm or go with a longer barrel?

I prefer the 4 5/8 barrel. Much easier to handle. If your eyes are up to it plenty accurate as well. reflex264

 

[reflex264]

Glad you fellers liked it. I hope to put another deer in the freezer with it this year. Maybe another one on the wall as well. reflex264

 

[onesonek]

That would work for me,,,,,Nice Shootin!

Dave

 

[GSSP]

I got this little beaut just a few weeks back in Alaska with the 335 gr Cast Performance WFNGC @ 20 gr Hodgon Lil'Gun (1150 fps) @ 15 yards.

 

[FOTIS]

WOW

 

[JD338]

GSSP

Awesome bull! Congratulations. He looks close to 60".

JD338

 

[cloverleaf]

Really?!?! 15 yards from that ol' boy with JD's 338 and Id have to change my depends, let alone holdin' that nice lookin' "snake charmer" Nice Bull. CL

 

[FOTIS]

The best I have ever done was 1.5 at 100 yards with a 454 Readhawk 300 gr xtp ans H110....BTW open sights on a 5" orange circle. :lol:

 

[TScottW99]

Good shooting and good bull! :shock:

I am still working on my handgun at longrange shooting. Was able to get a 3/4" group at 75 yards last year with my .480ruger and was plenty happy. :lol:

 

[FOTIS]

I'd take that!