wildwillalaska
Single-Sixer
It was one hell of a day here in Alaska--up to 51 degress, bit breezy, but just god awful gorgeous day. So nice I decided to take a few ol' dogs out of the dark safe and into the sun at the range. With the exception of a FA, a Colt SAA and a little work by J. Linebaugh, the rest are just ol' Rugers. I didn't shoot all of them since the factory lettered 45 brass frame may have a new home next week, I left it alone. The rest got a little attention--some more than others.
During the first trip to the range I ran some 100+ rounds of mostly target 45 colt, a few heavier 300gr and 335 gr loads and 90 rounds of 475 linebaugh. Kept to only 90 rounds of in the 475 only because its all I had after I ran out of Boolits. So shot some steel targets of a buddy's and then ran 15 rounds off hand--mostly single handed--at 50 yrds. Just trying to empty some cases so I had brass to load back up once my lead arrived. Not a terrible group considering a mixture of hot H110 and mid HS-6 loads in both 400 and 425 grains.
So after I finished at the range mid-day, stopped by the p.o.b, and low and behold, more boolits. All plain base in 375gr, that weigh in at 392, and 400gr, that weigh in at 412, from a local caster in Anchorage. I quickly loaded up some mid-leval rounds and a few heavier (53 total) and back to the range to try them out before a longer reloading session tomorrow. Got a couple decent groups at 25 yrds. The H110 loads I need to lighten, since they clocked at at 1460 fps, bit hotter/faster than I want for a plain base boolit. All told, awesome day. Snow is melting, 143 rounds down the ol' Linebaugh, plus a bunch more down some of my favorite 45's. God I love Spring. Bring on the 20 hr days, King Salmon and bears. I'll be ready.
Both of these are 412gr plain base SWC over 14.5gr HS6.
During the first trip to the range I ran some 100+ rounds of mostly target 45 colt, a few heavier 300gr and 335 gr loads and 90 rounds of 475 linebaugh. Kept to only 90 rounds of in the 475 only because its all I had after I ran out of Boolits. So shot some steel targets of a buddy's and then ran 15 rounds off hand--mostly single handed--at 50 yrds. Just trying to empty some cases so I had brass to load back up once my lead arrived. Not a terrible group considering a mixture of hot H110 and mid HS-6 loads in both 400 and 425 grains.
So after I finished at the range mid-day, stopped by the p.o.b, and low and behold, more boolits. All plain base in 375gr, that weigh in at 392, and 400gr, that weigh in at 412, from a local caster in Anchorage. I quickly loaded up some mid-leval rounds and a few heavier (53 total) and back to the range to try them out before a longer reloading session tomorrow. Got a couple decent groups at 25 yrds. The H110 loads I need to lighten, since they clocked at at 1460 fps, bit hotter/faster than I want for a plain base boolit. All told, awesome day. Snow is melting, 143 rounds down the ol' Linebaugh, plus a bunch more down some of my favorite 45's. God I love Spring. Bring on the 20 hr days, King Salmon and bears. I'll be ready.
Both of these are 412gr plain base SWC over 14.5gr HS6.
