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24 May 2013, 01:48
jwp475
Blind Hog Finds Acorn
Shooting the Grizzly WFN hard cast out of my FA-83 4 3/4" the bullets were hitting high. I adjusted the rear sight down and promptly aimed at a 12 gauge hull that I had stood up on the ground and low and behold I nailed it on my first shot. Standing unsupported at 25 yards





Five shot group shot standing unsupported at 40 yards




Grizzly claimed velocity of 1175 FPS proved to be a bit conservative





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A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
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24 May 2013, 03:05
Shack
I think it was a little more than just the gun and load going on there...

Carry on.
24 May 2013, 07:13
RMc
Ingenious use of duct tape for cylinder timing problems! coffee
24 May 2013, 23:27
kaboom
quote:
Ingenious use of duct tape for cylinder timing problems!


Accually, thats the latest thing in holster carry. Wink
25 May 2013, 01:21
dvnv
I was thinking it was lucky his gun was shooting low.
02 August 2013, 08:32
john113wyo
Great shooting.

Minute-of-hot-water-heater?

Great velocities for such a short barrel.

Recoil is stout?


"It ain't lion hunting unless you get stitches." - John in WYO

"It became aquatic, briefly." Ann ~ Aspen Hill Adventures

The bear has to touch you to hurt you. Don’t let the bear touch you.
06 August 2013, 07:39
dwheels
That really is a fine looking handgun. From your post, it looks to shoot as good as it looks too. DW
06 August 2013, 16:11
Whitworth
quote:
Originally posted by john113wyo:
Great shooting.

Minute-of-hot-water-heater?

Great velocities for such a short barrel.

Recoil is stout?


John, that .45 load is stout, but not uncomfortable to shoot. I have chronographed that load out of my out-of-the-box Ruger Bisley with a 5 1/2-inch barrel, and they averaged 1,360 fps. Great load!



"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP

If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming.

Semper Fidelis

"Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time"
06 August 2013, 19:54
sixshot_01
I think thats John's new style of Ransom Rest! Good shooting!

Dick
08 August 2013, 14:43
AFRICAN LEADWOOD
Good shooting.

Great gun as well.

What cylinder are you using? Long Colt or 454?
15 August 2013, 13:11
jwp475
I am using the a 454 cylinder


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A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
- Winston Churchill