Being a rifleman for so long

by Dave B , Alamogordo New Mexico, Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 11:00 (3592 days ago) @ Fowler

I have a confidence problem, of course gun writers over the years have both helped and hurt this. I will have to give your load a try with my new WFNPB bullet at 340 grains. Much as I love my FA, and am so happy I was given the opportunity and financial wherewithal to buy it, it is a beast, and while I may be big around, I am vertically challenged at 5'9". I jumped on the Flattop, thinking it was going to be my perfect packing, shooting, and do-it-all sixgun. Growing up, my Grandad always carried a 6 1/2" OM Ruger in 357 Magnum, and it was always loaded with Magnum loads, he found the one load that worked the best, and never saw any reason to change, a 158gr JSP over a maximum charge of Unique, I did see him kill a 5x5 bull elk with one shot to the neck with that sixgun, and I thought it was the most powerful sixgun ever. Later in life, he also introduced me to the 45 Colt in the form of the then relatively new Vaquero, he fed it 250s over Unique, and it was an instant love affair for me. I have had a 45 Colt since then, never owned anything smaller until years later. I have nothing against the 44, Special or Magnum, in fact my Super Blackhawk with it's 7 1/2" barrel is one of the most accurate sixguns I own when loaded with 250 Keiths, 270gr GDSP, or the Lee 310gr WFNGC. As I am getting older, and my military career is catching up with me more and more, I am less prone to wanting to experiment, I want to find that one load that is fun to shoot, yet will still get the job done if I wait for the right shot, and do my part. My addiction to bullet molds is a whole nother story.