Specialty Pistols
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Not certain if this one meets the definition or not.
However, I have a WIDE variety of molds for 38/357 Mag. and I'm having fun. ( I guess that is what is all about anyway, right ? )
T/C Contender, 10 " Bull Barrel, 357 Mag. , Bore is pristine. Notice that the bore is an 8 lands / groove bore.
Considering all the 38 / 357 molds that I own ( about 30 ea. )( 75 gr. wadcutter - 290 gr. HP ) , I'll be testing and evaluating loads in this one for the next 100 years.
I have a 2X - 6 X Trophy variable scope on this one now.
I've been shooting this one a good bit, it is a nail driver.
However, I have a WIDE variety of molds for 38/357 Mag. and I'm having fun. ( I guess that is what is all about anyway, right ? )
T/C Contender, 10 " Bull Barrel, 357 Mag. , Bore is pristine. Notice that the bore is an 8 lands / groove bore.
Considering all the 38 / 357 molds that I own ( about 30 ea. )( 75 gr. wadcutter - 290 gr. HP ) , I'll be testing and evaluating loads in this one for the next 100 years.
I have a 2X - 6 X Trophy variable scope on this one now.
I've been shooting this one a good bit, it is a nail driver.
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Ben, you're going to have fun with that project. I did something similar with a 10" .357 T/C 20+ years ago, and wrote it up for HHI (The Sixgunner). I don't know that I will be able to post the original article (that was done on a very old Mac), but I will retrieve the pertinent loading data and share it with you. The long throat means you can seat the heavyweights out long, and get some surprising velocitites. As I recall, I was getting 1400+ fps with 250+ grain cast bullets, and excellent accuracy.
Seated to an OAL of 1.91". the 255 grain Lyman 358318, over 17.5 grains of Acc. Arms 1680 generated 1380 fps and produced a 5/8" 5-shot group at 25 yards (iron sights). 16.5 grains of Re 7 produced similar velocities, but only with the Winchester SP Magnum primer (the CCI 550 gave velocities 100 fps slower). Slower powders were of no benefit. The 220 grain Lyman 358627 is also fun, and will also give you 1400+ fps.
Specialty pistols? Not sure what qualifies one for that moniker, but here are two that I built for specialized applications. The first an old model Ruger Blackhawk in .25 Hornet (a dandy little varmint popper), and the second a T/C Contender in .40-50 Sharps Straight (made for shooting hogs, and Rick has seen it in action).
I think these are the articles Glen wrote on those two projects.
Headlong into the Hornet’s Nest - Custom Ruger 25 Hornet Old Model Blackhawk By: Glen E. Fryxell
The .40-50 Sharps Straight Contender By: Glen E. Fryxell
And yes, Glen was makin bacon with the 40-50 Sharps Contender.
Headlong into the Hornet’s Nest - Custom Ruger 25 Hornet Old Model Blackhawk By: Glen E. Fryxell
The .40-50 Sharps Straight Contender By: Glen E. Fryxell
And yes, Glen was makin bacon with the 40-50 Sharps Contender.
oldatheart
Active Member
22 k hornet single shot blackhawk
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15 inch Contender barrel in 309 JDJ. This thing is a shooter.
This was the only target I could find right now. Not bad for 100 yards with cast in a handgun, at least not for me.
This is what it was bought to do. 234 yards with a bipod resting on a sage brush. The outfitter wasn't gonna let me rest it on his back!
He does make a fine barrel. I was shooting with Khornet one day years ago. He had an empty soup can at 200 yards. He had shot it and turned it end on, open end towards us. I proceeded to place a bullet thru the bottom. He was amazed.
I did find I needed to beef up the hanger bar for my Pachmyr forend. The bipod tore the swivel stud out of the threads. I drilled it larger, tapped it for a steel insert and re drilled and tapped for the swivel stud. This kept it in place but I still had issues with the stud bending under recoil. I cut some runner out around the hole, added a steel tube,and epoxied it in place. That helped but didn't stop the bending. Good thing Brownells sells those swivel studs in bulk!
A 165 gr bullet at 2350 is a handful.
I did find I needed to beef up the hanger bar for my Pachmyr forend. The bipod tore the swivel stud out of the threads. I drilled it larger, tapped it for a steel insert and re drilled and tapped for the swivel stud. This kept it in place but I still had issues with the stud bending under recoil. I cut some runner out around the hole, added a steel tube,and epoxied it in place. That helped but didn't stop the bending. Good thing Brownells sells those swivel studs in bulk!
A 165 gr bullet at 2350 is a handful.
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
Hmm. How about a Lone Eagle in 7mm-08? Kind of a safe queen, but it has done
some good groups in the past. Here is a group at 100 yds with a 140 Sierra JSP.
No image of the pistol available now. This is the cannon breech one, fairly strange
design, basically near zero action length.
some good groups in the past. Here is a group at 100 yds with a 140 Sierra JSP.
No image of the pistol available now. This is the cannon breech one, fairly strange
design, basically near zero action length.
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Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
If you ever hunt Martians, you have the pistol to do it!
Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
No no no not Mars, Venetians cause they are much tougher.
It's set up for 200 meter unlimited any sight class in silhouette, fired one handed from Creedmoor position.
45 2.1
Active Member
Good lord, what kind of mind dreams up a pistol like that?
Actually, you would be very surprised to see what people do when they can't see pistol sights anymore.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
No no no not Mars, Venetians cause they are much tougher.
It's set up for 200 meter unlimited any sight class in silhouette, fired one handed from Creedmoor position.
Looks to me like a pistol Buck Rogers would use.