Round Ball
AH veteran
I really enjoy shooting and hunting with revolvers, especially when they are accurate!
I built this one a couple of years ago, and shooting Hornady's 265 gr. Flat Point at 1,610 fps., it just flat out hammers everything that I have shot with it.
6-shot groups @ 100 yards average 2" when measured center to center when shot from the bench.
If I can remember everything, here is a list of specs for the work done on this gun.
In factory form, this gun started out as the 10 1/2" Silhouette model 44 magnum.
The barrel was cut back to 10" and threaded for a muzzle brake.
The barrel to cylinder gap from the factory was .011" / now it is .0023"
The forcing cone was cut to Taylor specs, after the bore was lead lapped to a mirror finish.
Factory trigger pull was 9 1/2 pounds / now it is 2.11 pounds.
Factory wood grips were replaced with a Hogue Finger Groove grip.
The gun is set up for sling carry.
The top strap was drilled/tapped for a custom scope base.
The attached scope is a Bushnell Trophy 2X-6X-32mm handgun scope.
I'm sure there were other things done to this gun, but that is all I can think of at the moment.
How would this gun fare in Africa, strictly as a "plains game gun" and out to what distance with the specified bullet and listed velocity??
I built this one a couple of years ago, and shooting Hornady's 265 gr. Flat Point at 1,610 fps., it just flat out hammers everything that I have shot with it.
6-shot groups @ 100 yards average 2" when measured center to center when shot from the bench.
If I can remember everything, here is a list of specs for the work done on this gun.
In factory form, this gun started out as the 10 1/2" Silhouette model 44 magnum.
The barrel was cut back to 10" and threaded for a muzzle brake.
The barrel to cylinder gap from the factory was .011" / now it is .0023"
The forcing cone was cut to Taylor specs, after the bore was lead lapped to a mirror finish.
Factory trigger pull was 9 1/2 pounds / now it is 2.11 pounds.
Factory wood grips were replaced with a Hogue Finger Groove grip.
The gun is set up for sling carry.
The top strap was drilled/tapped for a custom scope base.
The attached scope is a Bushnell Trophy 2X-6X-32mm handgun scope.
I'm sure there were other things done to this gun, but that is all I can think of at the moment.
How would this gun fare in Africa, strictly as a "plains game gun" and out to what distance with the specified bullet and listed velocity??