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anyone have a Ruger old army?

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stickbender:

     I have one like Eddie's, and love it.  Very accurate.  I use regular black powder.  fff grain.  It doesn't go poof, it lets you know it went off with a nice roar, and kick.  I wouldn't hesitate to hunt hogs, deer, etc. with it.  Why, I have "heard" that an occasional water lizard has succumbed to it, I mean one just like mine...... ::)  If you can get one, I would go with the Ruger Old Army.  It is well made, accurate, smooth as butter, is American made.
Plus it has better sights!  ;)  I just used an old .44 mag. shell as the powder measure, and a .457 ball.  Lee also makes a conical bullet for it also.  Never tried that one though.  I just might get back into shooting it again.  I hunted with a double barrel shotgun in the swamps, and carried my rifle on a sling, so when, I came to the edge of the swamp, I could have a bit longer range, but then I got the pistol, and I just carried that with me, instead of the rifle.  I loaded the right barrel with .36 cal. balls, and the left with .45 or 50 balls.  Both barrels shot very nice patterns.  I used winchester AAA wads, with bore butter, in the space under the shot cup.  I have killed doves with it also.  Got a lot of wide eyed questioning after a few shots.  Like what HELL are you shooting?!!!   Sounds like a damn cannon going off ! :o :o ;D ;D
I have a little Italian made colt police, in .36  that I like also, but not to hunt with.  It is also quite accurate, but not as smooth as the Ruger, though it does have a very crisp and no creep, or slack, trigger.  But it has the sight in the hammer, unlike the Ruger with the adjustable sights. ;)  Save your pennies, and haunt the Gun Shows, occasionally you will find one.  They are few and far between now.


                                                                     Wayne

jwarwick:

--- Quote from: mullet on November 18, 2010, 09:39:45 pm --- Jon
 I tried to load 45grn like I was told you could, but it was too hard to stuff it in. Are you shooting patched balls or 457'ns?

--- End quote ---

I'm shooting 30 grain pyrodex hard pellets and .457 grain round balls.
Just off the top of my head I would think that FFF sized powder would burn faster than the hard pellets, and pack better into the cylinder- allowing you to get more in.

Obviously, I'm new at black powder pistols- this is the only one I've ever shot. Just have hawken rifle black powder experience.

Jon

recurve shooter:
awsome.  ;D i love my little brass framed .44 with the twelve inch barrel, that sucker is accurate, with decent adjustable sights, but it cant handle a heavy charge, sooooo time for something bigger. er.. that is after i buy gifts for five more people. and fix my truck. and buy a laptop for collage...hmmm this may take a while.  :P

mullet:
 Jon;

 FFF is the way to go in the pistol or the shotgun. I shoot FFF in my flintlock and prime it with FFFF.

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