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357 mag vs 45 acp #7835157 05/10/20 03:10 PM
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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.
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Center to center group for six (wheel full) out of the Ruger flat top: 1.775-.358=1.419” @ 25 yd
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.45 acp loads were 230 grain Hornady HAP over W 231
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Center to center group for the .45 acp for seven (mag full) for the Springfield mil spec: 1.461-.451=1.01”@25 yd.
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Dang it was nice to get out and shoot a little bit!


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Cool pistols, and good shooting! up


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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp [Re: J.G.] #7835518 05/11/20 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by FiremanJG
Cool pistols, and good shooting! up


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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp [Re: Smokey Bear] #7835544 05/11/20 01:02 AM
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.45 ACP and W231 is like a .308 and Varget. Just seems to work.

Nice shooting, especially with the 1911. up

Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp [Re: Smokey Bear] #7835568 05/11/20 01:37 AM
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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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Good shooting up


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Re: 357 mag vs 45 acp [Re: Smokey Bear] #7836343 05/11/20 08:35 PM
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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....


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Good chootin


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Originally Posted by Smokey Bear
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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