jan Gilliland
Bearcat
Found these the other day. Two from 1983 two from 84. Reckon I needed them
357 Max
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Yeah!!! Are those frames Flame Cut from heavy use???Can you share some photos, or a few more details?
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Flame cutting only goes a little ways,, then normally stops. Plus,, it's often most common from folks using lightweight bullets and a hotter, faster burning powder.
My Maxi enjoys 4227 & a gas checked, cast, heavy bullet. No topstrap flame cutting.
My Maxi enjoys 4227 & a gas checked, cast, heavy bullet. No topstrap flame cutting.
I wish Ruger would make them again. I missed the boat on that one. I do have another cartridge in that same family, though,… the 445SM, but in my No.1.
Yeah that was the Dan Wesson version of the 454 Cassul.
I'm kind of hooked on the 357 Maximum. I really enjoy shooting 100+ yards ringing steel gongs. Most folks never get a chance to even try it. The "instant audio feedback" from the gongs is not even comparable to later looking through a scope to find out if you hit anything. It's FUN.
The maximum is built for that kind of long range, flat shooting. I'll grab almost any of them I find.
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The maximum is built for that kind of long range, flat shooting. I'll grab almost any of them I find.
Prescut
I'm pretty sure it was designed for full-footed rams at 200 meters, so ringing steel is in its DNA.
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Ruger Guru
"I'm pretty sure it was designed for full-footed rams at 200 meters, so ringing steel is in its DNA"
Considering that a serious IHMSA shooter David Bradshaw helped Bill & Bill Jr develop the .357 Maxi,, you are correct. His excellent article in G&A decades ago was about this. (And he still uses his serial number 16 often. Plus,, a few years back,, he and another guy, Lee Martin, designed a wonderful cast bullet for just that gun! The Bradshaw/Martin.)
Considering that a serious IHMSA shooter David Bradshaw helped Bill & Bill Jr develop the .357 Maxi,, you are correct. His excellent article in G&A decades ago was about this. (And he still uses his serial number 16 often. Plus,, a few years back,, he and another guy, Lee Martin, designed a wonderful cast bullet for just that gun! The Bradshaw/Martin.)
jan Gilliland
Bearcat
Well I wasn't sure from the pictures!!! I'm pretty sure that 1 is a 1980!!!
