432-640 Ruger SRH

[gman]

Shot this group today from a sitting position resting elbows on knees a using my shooting sticks to help steady gun. 2-2-96 heat treated. Pretty happy with the results. Shot another 6 shot group about identical. Figured I better save the rest for next weeks hunting.

 

[gman]

Same bullet and load except CCI 350 primers. Funny how it works.

 

[gman]

Couple of recovered bullets from berm. Found aluminum gas checks also in berm.

 

[Brad]

Is that an actual Lyman mould?

I bought a Lee group buy mould from Glen that throwas a fat .434 bullet. I need to try them in the SRH.

Pretty nice shooting.

 

[gman]

It’s the NOE version. I have the 434 & 432 molds. I can send you some if you want.

 

[Brad]

Mine is a plain base. Need to give it a go then might buy the NOE version.

I may take you up on the offer for some .432 in the spring. Gonna be a while before I get much range time with winter upon us.

 

[fiver]

nice job there.

Brad I was gonna revive your 286 thread and see if we couldn't do a synopsis of that whole thing.
but this is sure something to think about.
G-Man you wouldn't happen to have any spec's on the gun itself we could compare to Brad's do you?
this is a pretty good comparison.

 

[gman]

.431 throats on this one. I’ve never slugged the bbl.

 

[Ian]

Same bullet and load except CCI 350 primers. Funny how it works.

James Miner's lesson Numero Dos. Right after his and Rick's lesson Numero Uno, which is cast a great bullet and figure out how to load it so your revolver DFIU.

Fiver, I'm going for a three part synopsis: Part one is about alignment and the lesson that static alignment don't mean diddly if not contributing directly to the dynamic alignment. Actually it don't mean diddly anyway unless your dynamic alignment depends on it, which it doesn't have to. Part two is you gotta control metal flow, meaning have partitioned flow points to prevent the whole bullet from going plastic, and enough room for metal to displace where you want it to. That's the alloy/pressure balance thing again, but with a heavy lean on dynamic fitment where the revolver's dimensions and bullet shape have to interact and every one thing affects every other in an extreme way. Lesson three is make sure your gun is made accurately enough to be capable of achieving what you're trying to do with it.

 

[gman]

I’ve used more Fed 150’s over the last decade than anything else.

 

[358156 hp]

How is old Jim doing? Has anybody heard from him lately?

 

[Brad]

Not a peep. Kind of miss the old guy. Didn't always agree with him but it is hard to argue with his love of shooting.