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The Calm Before the Storm
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: alta on Tuesday November 10, 2020, 08:45:24 AM Eastern ---That N-110 is a good powder, and burns clean. But it's usually more expensive than everything else. It's on my go to list if I can't get 296 and need some powder, and as I learned from the shortages after sandy hook, I have nine pounds in stock. Some thing to file away that you should know is there are 7000 grains in one pound of powder. It makes it easy to calculate how many rounds you can make from each pound. My .45acp load uses 7.7, which is just a hair under a +P load, but my .50AE uses 34.5 grains. The .50AE is the desert eagle 8) . It's my favorite range toy, but it's expensive to shoot. While that gun has a reputation of bouncing the empty brass off your forehead, I find it very easy to shoot. The trick is strong wrists to keep it upright as it fires. The gun wants to twist to the left as that 300 gr bullet goes down the barrel.
I don't think you can make true magnum loads with the 231, but that's ok. Your wife will be happy with it. I know guys that have permanent nerve damage in their hands from extensive use of magnum guns, but usually from shooting the .44 and bigger.
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Yeah, I don't really even shoot the magnum that much anymore....Well I haven't in years. The new Henry on the other hand.....has got me to break them out together. I was a little surprised at the big recoil difference in the rounds. Definitely need another powder. This was ok for my very first batch of bullets. I'll experiment with the 231 for some 9mm (and 45 eventually) and seek out some more powder. You ever try Power Pistol? I see it about everywhere I go.
Also, I have been shooting the semi auto guns so much over the last ten years, I found it a little awkward to grip the revolver. I use a two handed grip on the autos, so it's like I forgot how to hold the magnum. The grip is so far back and curved...just different and guess I lost my familiarity with it. Now that I have a reload press...I guess I can play more :uh-huh:
I have never actually tried .38 special in the magnum, but maybe I'll try a few of those.
The Henry is pretty mild to shoot with any of the loads....the gun is fairly heavy and nice recoil pad (and it's only a pistol magnum round) so even the heavier loads are pretty friendly in a rifle. It's new to me this year, but I'm pretty fond of it. It's fun to shoot (but then, what isn't). I bought the all-weather stainless model which I prefer to the shiny gold finish guns. Trying to decide if I want to try a scope on it. I hadn't planned to, but I've noticed my lifelong Hawkeye vision ain't what it used to be. :'( Don't want to ruin the look of this cowboy gun though.
alta:
Henry makes a nice quality gun. A bit over priced in my opinion. I prefer Marlins. They have the side eject so mounting a scope is easy if desired, the action is far smoother than the "legendary" winchesters, and they are easier to reload than the Henry.
People don't realize Henry and Spencer predate the civil war, which predate Winchester, and Marlin is only two years younger than Winchester.
richkrt99:
My only disappointment is that you can't reload the Henry from the side gate....cause there isn't one. There are a few models that do have one (well at least one model) but I did not know that until after I bought it. I mean, you can open the action and load one round, but there is no side gate to feed the rifle - just the tubular "magazine" which is kind of awkward IMO. Not something I'd want to have to do in a hurry - not that I bought it for that....it's really just a plinker for me with maybe a varmit or deer (shhhh....Lil might see this) in it's future some day, but I'm not currently a hunter so mostly just a hobby gun. Expensive hobby I got here...but I'm not into cars (not wealthy enough) or fishing (not yet old enough or Redneck enough,,,yet (like Mick ;) ) so....
I guess that's good...slows down the amount of ammo I'll burn up with it. :wackysmile:
For god's sake give me some hockey already
alta:
what in the actual fuck, but the socialist DNC run press said there is no credible evidence of voter fraud in an election where trump got a record 71,000,000 votes yet dementia joe got more...
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pennsylvania-100000-ballots-with-implausible-return-dates_3572942.html
ArJunaZ:
Would you guys mind starting a reloading thread outside this one?
Cheers!
This one should get busy on its topic very soon.
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