Lil' Gun in my Dan Wesson & Ruger .357mag. Revolvers

Maven

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After I got less than remarkable accuracy with 12.1gr. Lil' Gun in my Ruger BH(4 5/8" bbl) a couple of weeks ago, I decided to retest with a CB known for its accuracy, RCBS' 38-150 Keith and rebuild my target backer so I'd know where all CB's impacted the target. Last Friday's outing added a Dan Weson revolver (6" bbl.) as a check against the Ruger.

The load was 12.1gr. Lil' Gun (30 shots) in new Starline brass v. 10 shots of Unique @ 5.6gr. (same CB) as a control. All loads were taper crimped and used Mag Tech SP primers. Furthermore, all CB's were sized to .359". Bullet Lube was SPG, as that was what was in the Lub-A-Matic, but I'll soon be swapping it for a "higher speed" lube, which I have in abundance. Below is an image of the 3 targets, fired @ 25 yd. with a rear bag rest. Btw, both revolvers wear their original open sights.

You may be asking why I need to swap bullet lubes. Mostly because I got leading half way up the Ruger's bbl., which is rare, but not the Dan Wesson's.


P.S. My last frolic used the same powder, primer, and a mix of roll and taper crimping, but with an Arsenal ~160gr. PB clone of an LBT design. In truth,
I don't think it's as accurate as the RCBS Keith.
 

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Maven

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The circled shots were sighting errors, which I should have mentioned above. Also, this is one of the few times the Ruger shot better than the Dan Wesson, with the exception of the dropped shots.