Originally posted by lazs2
CVH... I had no idea what length barrel you were using but yu apparently knew mine was a 4" or you wouldn't have told me that my loads were not hot enough.
I am just saying that 1200 fps with a 250 grain Keith is plenty hot from a 4" barrel. A factory 240 remington or win will only chrono about 1180-1220 from that barrel on my chrony. My Dan wesson has both a 4" and an 8 inch.
My rugers have chamber throats of .431 and the DW runs .429-.430 I size the Keiths to .431 and both guns like em.
lazs
I was just clowning. I know the loads I shoot are up there. I tend to push a magnum, because I buy a magnum to wring it out.
I don't really even remember thinking about you shooting a 4" barrel. More powder would just give you more muzzle blast and flash, with no real gain. Slow burning powders like I use need barrel length, and 4" ain't enough.
I think the old factory loads that were 240-250 grain bullets at 1500 FPS were very hot, and rated in a 6.5" barrel.
Current factory loads are pretty soft. I use them as carry loads. The other handloaded stuff is strictly for bowling pin matches, silhouette matches, and hunting. The 180 will clear a table full of bowling pins real fast.
I like to handgun hunt for bear, deer, and wild boar. The 300 grain loads are for bear and boar. You've got to have penetration and bone smashing power. A boar likes to die on his feet and will be 1/2 hour late for his own funeral. The 180 loads are outstanding on deer. Bear hunting pretty much speaks for itself. You can use the 180 load on bear and boar, but you have to be real careful. And you can't be real close to the bear either. The 180 load will make spectacular exit wounds, but you can't shoot a shoulder going in, the penetration ain't there. If you break a rib on the way in and/or out, it is over real fast.
I'm going to get 8" and 10" match barrels for the Dan Wesson, with Taylor forcing cones. I've worn out the springs, and need a new set of Wolf springs. Jeez I hate the thought of changing them though.
