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My New Deer Gun - the Short Version

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    Posted: 06 August 2011 at 13:53
Connecticut is allowing revolvers to be used for deer hunting this fall for the first time.  The state regs specifically prohibit semi-autos and single shots.  The autos I get, they somebody going out with a Desert Eagle or hi-cap 9mm and blazing away.  Single shots, I'm not sure I get.  My TC would do just fine.  Anyway, it's got to be a revolver in a caliber larger than .357 Mag.

I didn't want to mess with my 45 LC 4 5/8" Blackhawk fungun, so I did the Great Gun Shop Tour of 2011 and found a 45LC Blackhawk that had seen better days.  No rear sight and a bit of surface rust.  I got it for a good price and off to the 'smith it went.

The 7 1/2" tube got chopped to 6" to make it more manageable.  I had him drill and tap the top strap to take a Weigand mount.  For optics I went with an Interaims OneV30 that I had in the safe.  The grips are Hogue.  I tried Ruger factory and a set of Jay Scott's.  Too hard to control with heavy recoil loads.

After 11 different loads, I'm working with a 255 gr. Keith (Lyman 452424) on top of 16.2 gr. of 2400.  It'll group reliably into 2" at 25 yds when benched and bagged.  The group in the photo measures 1 3/4".

I'm still sorting out a holster though I'm leaning towards a drop leg stye from Skyball Mountain.  I hunt with a backpack and the drop loop will put it strong side below the waist strap.

It'll go back to the 'smith in the spring for a matte blue job.  I'd like to change the grip and ejector housing to steel but that's probably out of my budget.

A few hundred more rounds of practice and we'll be good.  788




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788Fan;

I don't think the steel ejector rod housing is too expensive at all.  Probably around 40 to 50 bucks.  Might as well do it & get that & the gun blued at the same time so it all matches. 

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.45 COLT is a very fine choice for a deer handgun caliber.....sounds like a good load too................my favorite handgun caliber.........
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Kingpin Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 August 2011 at 15:10
Hunting guns don't need to win beauty contests. That being said, I have a lot of respect for that caliber. Being in a Ruger, you could use jacketed bullets and almost get .44 Mag performance. Looks like a great hunting rig, now for the shoulder holster...LOL. New toys always beget new toys.....................Kingpin
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