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357 mag vs 45 acp
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05/10/20 03:10 PM
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Smokey Bear
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Yesterday the cooler temperatures and low humidity was too nice to stay inside. I took a couple pistols to the woods and shot. I mostly just plink but ammo was out of two recently loaded batches. I shot a group with each to see how they were gonna shoot. Groups were 25 yards offhand slow fire. 357 loads were 158 XTP over H 110. Center to center group for six (wheel full) out of the Ruger flat top: 1.775-.358=1.419” @ 25 yd .45 acp loads were 230 grain Hornady HAP over W 231 Center to center group for the .45 acp for seven (mag full) for the Springfield mil spec: 1.461-.451=1.01”@25 yd. Dang it was nice to get out and shoot a little bit!
Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp
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05/10/20 04:20 PM
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J.G.
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Cool pistols, and good shooting!
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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp
[Re: J.G.]
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05/11/20 12:10 AM
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dogcatcher
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Cool pistols, and good shooting!
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp
[Re: Smokey Bear]
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05/11/20 01:02 AM
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jeffbird
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.45 ACP and W231 is like a .308 and Varget. Just seems to work. Nice shooting, especially with the 1911.
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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp
[Re: Smokey Bear]
#7835568
05/11/20 01:37 AM
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mikei
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Very nice! With me shooting off hand at 25 yards, I'd have to have a larger target and a lot more ammunition to get 'em all on the paper. I consider most hand guns, in my hands, unless rested, to be bludgeons. Now, inside 10 yards I'm OK. ..
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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp
[Re: Smokey Bear]
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05/11/20 02:31 AM
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kmon11
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Good shooting
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp
[Re: Smokey Bear]
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05/11/20 08:35 PM
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Smokey Bear
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Thank y’all for the kind words. At age 59 I don’t know how much longer my arms are gonna be long enough....
Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp
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05/11/20 09:37 PM
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Tactical Cowboy
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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp
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05/11/20 10:45 PM
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Adchunts
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Thank y’all for the kind words. At age 59 I don’t know how much longer my arms are gonna be long enough.... I hear ya...in the same boat myself. Several of my handguns wear optics now for that reason.
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