The adventure continues!

by Dave B , Alamogordo New Mexico, Thursday, July 05, 2012, 11:04 (4471 days ago)

So in the past week I have made some real strides forward with the new pistol. I also made a few discoveries, one, use the right lube for your bullets, two, a 325gr LBT GCSWC is too long for the Freedom Arms to be seat and crimped in the crimp groove, oh they will work, but they sit flush with the end of the cylinder, and even the slightest bit of creep out of the case ties up the revolver. The LBT bullets do shoot accurate, just think they will have to be loaded in 45 Colt cases. Now the RCBS 315gr GCSWCs that Dennis sent along with the LBTs don't have this issue, but they weren't quite as accurate as the LBT bullet either. Yesterday I had good success with my Mountain Molds 325gr WFNGC and 12 grains of Unique, I know this isn't really a "454" load, but they grouped 4 into 1 1/2" at 25 yards. I also had great results with the Sierra 300gr JFN bullets, I think it would be a good cow elk load, a lot of expansion, but they were loaded over 26 grains of 2400. The 289gr SWC from my Miha 270SAA mold really packs them in tight with the 12 grains of Unique load, first group was a little (very little) over 1" at 25, with good penetration into the dirt bank I was shooting into, I would estimate about 18 or so inches of mostly loose dirt. I may pick up a pound of Blue Dot this payday just to give it a try, I haven't shot any Blue Dot since I left Alaska in 04. Just a whole lot of fun, I am probably closer to being a one handgun man than I have ever been before.

Dave