What's your biggest-bad boy -pistol ?

[EXNJCOP56]

Hehehe, a fact we know all too well! However, I WILL be reloading and while still a bit on the steep side to fire, it will come out to about 60¢ per round even factoring in the cost of the brass and getting 10 loads per case.

Donald....were is the Brass...I'love you bro but .60 ct a round....................NO WAY

[CajunBass]

CajunBass,
That Model 21-4 is really good looking. The stocks look very comforatble. Simple it is, but it looks very effective.
What's the engraving on the side panel? I can't make it out clearly.

That's the emblem of Clint Smith's "Thunder Ranch" training school. Smith & Wesson made a run of "Thunder Ranch Edition" 21-4's in 44 Special (there is also a 45 acp version too I believe). According to the sotry I heard, Clint campaigned to get Smith to bring them back as the "ultimate fighting revolver". I got it because I didn't have a 44 Special and it looks kinda like a big Model 10. Yea, it's a non pinned, MIM, lock gun, but I like it anyway.

The grips aren't bad. I'd rather have square butt one's, but that's what they got.

[Donaldjr1969]

Donald....were is the Brass...I'love you bro but .60 ct a round....................NO WAY

That includes the brass. I paid 53 dollars for 100 pieces. But if I get 10 loadings out of each piece, then the cost is the same as 53 dollars per 1,000 pcs brass fired once. So that works out to 5.3¢ per casing.

Next we have H110 at 22 dollars per pound. With a pound being 7,000 grains, that works out to $0.003 per grain. Loading 43g H110 per case works out to 13¢ per charge. So now we are up to 18.3¢.

The bullets! By far, they are the most expensive part of the load. But, paying 23 dollars per 50ct box of Speer 350g DeepCurls, that's 46¢ per bullet. So that will put me to 64.3¢ per load. Add another 3¢ for each primer and yes, I did go above the 60¢ per round figure. If I substitute a 40g charge of 2400 for a bit slower loading (though nowhere near as slow as using Unique or TItegroup), that works out to 11¢ per charge at 20 dollars per pound of 2400. Now my load is 65¢ per round.

Now if I want to get a lighter level loading, I can use Longshot at 21/lb and a 23.5g charge. That works out to 7¢ per charge of powder. So now we have 5.3¢ for the brass, 7¢ for 23.5g Longshot, 46¢ per bullet, and 3¢ per primer, that adds up to 61.3¢ per round. I can go below 60 cents by going to Titegroup with an 18.5g charge at 20 per pound.

So I will stand corrected. It's more like 67¢ for a full house H110 load and 65¢ for a max load of 2400. And admittedly, that's most of the loadings I will be using. But if I want either a 500 special level loading or even a light magnum, I am right by the 60¢ level.

[19and41]

This is one of my biggest, the other is a Ruger P90. This is a Worcester Auto Ordnance.



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[Leighton]

I have two big hitters, one is a .44Spl, and the other is a .45ACP. No need to go magnum with these two!!
624 ready!


4566

[ShootnSteel]

My biggest gun shoots an 1-1/2" projectile, normally a potato! It's one hell of a spud gun

[gearchecker]

ShootinSteel,
What part of the country do you hail from?
You must really have some good neighbors!

Gregory

[ShootnSteel]

ShootinSteel,
What part of the country do you hail from?
You must really have some good neighbors!

Gregory

I reside in countryish NE Ohio. Suffice to say my neighbors normally know when I'm home , but they are good people.

[EXNJCOP56]

I reside in countryish NE Ohio. Suffice to say my neighbors normally know when I'm home , but they are good people.

Are you near Jefferson OH? PA Border? Thats were I'ts nice....

[ShootnSteel]

Are you near Jefferson OH? PA Border? Thats were I'ts nice....

That's about 45 min north of me, I agree it is nice up there.
Gearchecker that M1A looks like a real sweetie.