Since the snow has melted and the weather is nicer here in Northern Illinois, I finally had a chance to shoot my new .327 Blackhawk. What a great gun. The only ammo I could find however was .32 longs.
I shot the .327 along side a single six with .22 magnums and a .30 Carbine. The .327 was the most accurate. I was shooting at about 20 yards at steel plates. The 30 Carbine blast just scared the plates into submission. With the .327 I had to actually hit them. But like I said, the sights were calibrated correctly, right out of the box, for my eyes at least.
Talk about dirty though, the 32 longs came out of the cylinder grimy and covered in soot. I suppose because of their length.
With 32 Longs, the .327 was more mild than the .22 magnum. I think because of the heavier gun. Still, however, far and away, my favorite caliber is .22, and today my sub 200 dollar single six performed great.
I also shot my .357 New Model Vaquero. I haven't shot a Vaquero, however, I think I like the new model vaquero over the Blackhawk. Do they have different triggers? Overall, the NM Vaquero just seems smooth, while the Blackhawk is rough, everything from the loading gate, to cylinder spin etc.
I'm too embarrassed to say on the GP100, the battery in the red dot was dead, so I wound up not even shooting it. Well, just gives me an excuse to go back.
I shot the .327 along side a single six with .22 magnums and a .30 Carbine. The .327 was the most accurate. I was shooting at about 20 yards at steel plates. The 30 Carbine blast just scared the plates into submission. With the .327 I had to actually hit them. But like I said, the sights were calibrated correctly, right out of the box, for my eyes at least.
Talk about dirty though, the 32 longs came out of the cylinder grimy and covered in soot. I suppose because of their length.
With 32 Longs, the .327 was more mild than the .22 magnum. I think because of the heavier gun. Still, however, far and away, my favorite caliber is .22, and today my sub 200 dollar single six performed great.
I also shot my .357 New Model Vaquero. I haven't shot a Vaquero, however, I think I like the new model vaquero over the Blackhawk. Do they have different triggers? Overall, the NM Vaquero just seems smooth, while the Blackhawk is rough, everything from the loading gate, to cylinder spin etc.
I'm too embarrassed to say on the GP100, the battery in the red dot was dead, so I wound up not even shooting it. Well, just gives me an excuse to go back.