Blackpowder, sixguns, leverguns, ...shooting cars, drinking targets....just another day in the Heart of Dixie. I'm a former (mounted) Confederate Cavlary reenactor and a student of Southern history. I still smell the campfire and the powder burning.
There will be be primers and caps struck. There will be lead sent downrange. There will be a periodic injection of politics with a Southern flavor sure to upset the delicate and the degenerate. ALL good folks of ALL nationalities, regions, colors, and creed are welcome and appreciated.
I acquired the nickname "Plowboy" back around 2000 when Cledus T. Judd put out a song with that title. It was my CB handle. Just as with most people in my hometown of Hackleburg, nicknames and handles become your name, even to people who knew you long before it's adoption.
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Well, it's July 5, 2004... but Merry Christmas to you anyway. lol
You're makin me cry. I had a nice Lipsey Ruger flat top 4, 3/4" 44 Special and I sold it to pay my mortgage. I would do it again given the long term repercussions but it hurt. I loved that thing. It shot Brian Pearce loads (20 Keith hard cast bullets over a healthy dose of Alliant Power Pistol) really really well. About 1050 fps. Plenty for just about anything you need to do. The three screws have the best triggers.... just saying.
@@theoriginalOSOK I bet that was sweet 🍻
Any issues with the cut down cases buckling when loading them ?
Yeah, after a certain point with those cast bullets, it’s only really about how far it’s gonna travel into the dirt, lol. But, I think something like the 480 Ruger would probably cause more immediate death of the animal, considering the larger wound channel as compared to 45 or 44. What do you think, plowboy?
Beautiful 😍. I've got the 3 inch and the 5 1/2.inch. Now I have to complete the collection with the others. DAMMIT MAN!!!😅 I wish Smith and Wesson would make Deluxe stock and forend for the new 1864 Lever Action, which will greatly satisfy my OCD.. Just saying 😜
Looks quite decent well done something making the gun a little better, it's always about personalizing an item to make it suit better apples and oranges.
@@ColtDee Thank you
Hi there yeah another interesting chat.
Great chat very friendly and informative, well liked absolutely fine.
Happy Independence Day plowboy from one Patriot to another 🇺🇸
That’s a beautiful gun . Magnum research ? Caliber aside how does this gun compare to a Blackhawk ? I’m Just curious. I’m Considering another single action so far I just have the super Blackhawk 4 5/8 barrel in 44 mag
@@wilsong4096 The BFR is a bigger gun, overall. I may do a size comparison between this one and my 5.5" Blackhawk.45 Colt....now that you have given me the idea 🍻
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When I and my family are out in the woods and staying in my cabin on an extended hunting or fishing trip the handgun I carry is a 4 inch barrel Ruger Super Redhawk square butt double action revolver in 45 Colt. My loads? My own hand-load ammo consisting of: Load No. 1. Winchester 230 gr. JHP bullet, 13.5 gr. of Hodgdon Longshot, Starline brass case, Remington 2 1/2 large pistol primer. Load No. 2. Matt's Bullet 315 gr. hardcast lead gas-checked round flat nose bullet, 22.5 gr. of Hodgdon H110, Starline brass case, Federal 155 large pistol magnum prime. Velocity of Load No. 1 from my revolver is 1,162 f.p.s. +/- 18 f.p.s. Velocity of Load No. 2 from my revolver is 1,217 f.p.s. +/- 21 f.p.s. I feel more than adequately armed as Load 1 will drop anything that walks on 2 legs and Load 2 will drop anything that walks on 4 legs that I might encounter.
i carry my colt new frontier with a 5.5in barrel chambered in (of course) .45 long colt. "god made man, Colt made them equal"
Idk brushy bill doesn't have those killers eyes that the photo of billy the kid has killer eyes and a different look hardened look on his face I don't think brushy is billy
@@gabrielmontano203 Brushy liked to tell tall tales. He was definitely not Billy....as far as I'm concerned.
Man that's a beautiful gun
Happy 4th of July! Hope you’re having a good day celebrating this great country. Really enjoy your videos.
45-70 is mighty powerful enough for most dangerous animals, some rifle owners convert their rifles to 45-90 if they need that extra power, since the dinosaurs are completely extinct these days so why maybe 45-90 for a mad bull elephant cartridge, 45-90 yes they can be easily ported out quite simply, the differential in upped power is quite a bit, maybe flatter projector over distance might be the best advantage over the 45-70 yet 45-90 will just hurt more on the old shoulder! You give a decent informative chat on the 45-70's and 45-90's very informative and enjoyable.
The Handgun that the Son of Sam made famous in his Murder Spree in NYC in the 70s
So my mathematical mind isn't functioning properly this morning, yet as I have in my head the biggest expense for every reloading after the initial investment is the 16 lead bullets to a pound. Is 12.5 pound per 200. Like I said my head is not at full power this morning, seems the most significant cost.
@@StevenMMan My head's winding up to operating speed slow this morning, too.
I have an old 3 inch. Carry it often. Federal lead SEMI WADCUTTER LEAD hollow point. Beast of a round.
Haven’t been to a movie theatre in.. 🤔..but I’m going to see Cosner’s movie.🍿
Huge fan of open top colts and a big fan of Kevin costner. Lookin foward to seein this myself.
Hey keep up the good work bro
Bird head 1873 SAA cattleman with pearl grips chambered in 357 magnum
I love sarcasm. Great video.
Amen brother , hit the nail on the head !
@@raymondkoehler9299Thank you 🍻
My heart keeps coming back to wanting a 45 Blackhawk. It is very annoying that you have to correct their shoddy workmanship but the hawk just seems so right. P.S. Hey Plowboy, what is your take on how much more difficult the old SAA sights are to use compared to the Blackhawk for old eyes?
A lot of guys don’t realize you aren’t shooting 200rds in a session with this dinosaur
@@jeffjackson2196 You got that right...she ain't a 9, 10, or a .45 ACP. I figure 50 rds in a range session would be felt the next day.
I'd be intrested but want no less than 3.5 or 4 in barrel. Yes it's pocket and long barrel don't really mix but if I carry a single action 45 up to 5.5in I should be able to hide that with 4in.
My thought is to truly know your carry piece one should reload for it...take care brother.
Tell it like it is,don’t hold back.
Casting and reloading is the only way to go if you shoot big bore calibers!
Can you shoot smokeless 45 in these guns?
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I've got a few cartridges that would be extremely expensive to shoot without reloading, too. I wish I had bought more primers when they were cheap.
I simply wouldn’t shoot big bores if I didn’t reload and cast my own
Great looking rifle. 😎
Since you are casting... I'd bet you'll be under .50 cents a round. Do you powder coat?
I could only wish I was wealthy enough to afford to shoot only factory ammunition for my 500L. Once you divide the cost of the brass by the number of times you can reload it it is not too bad. If you really want to shoot cheap a lighter bullet and some Titegroup, but the allure of tossing 1+ ounce bullets at supersonic speed is strong, for a few rounds anyway.
If my maths is correct, you simply divide the new brass cost by the quantity of use. Second loading, it's half. Third loading, it's third. And so on. Eventually that pricing curve flattens off a lot when the brass gets work hardened. You might end up annealing at some point which brings the cost back up some (depending on your method, electric or gas). If you harvest lead from a backstop or range, or get cheap stuff from the hull of a boat or a local tire service center (that's not zinc blend), then you can lower the casting cost down. Various methods.
You can count the brass that way. I used to, but then after thousands of rounds shit an unknown number of times...it's pointless, to me.
@@plowboysghost Certainly. As a pure point of economics, one can apply the math to it. If that's largely what one focuses on, the act of shooting can get pedantic and dull.
@@plowboysghost The easiest way I've found is to count the brass price in full the 1st loading. Every loading after... the brass is free.
And that my friend is why we reload.
Yes, siree!
Reloading my 500 linebaugh is the exact same situation. I managed to find 300 rounds of Buffalo bore for 2 dollars a round. Shot half and reloaded them with 465g hc and good ol h110. Melting lead you realize how much lead goes into each bullet when your always reaching for more ingots during casting lol 😆.
Heard that🤠🍻
I’d like to see what kind of accuracy you get out of a cannon like that
@@chuckventers2273 I put the first 10 rds on paper and it grouped very well. I'll put it to the test, soon.
Not a reloader at present, what kind of change would it take to get going, give or take?
$200..ish if you keep it simple. Another $100 to get into casting and powder coating.
When I bought my 475 bfr it came with rubber grips. They are too big for me and ugly as sin. The black micarta grips were spendy bu t they fit my hand almost perfectly s 0:55
Reloading pays huge dividends when loading for obsolete, wildcat and proprietary cartridges. Those savings are not always so obvious when considering the most popular cartridges. Depending on circumstances it may take a long time to recover your investment in reloading equipment. I just purchased dies, brass, moulds and gas checks to reload for the .38-55 a year or so back. Mind that I am a lifelong reloader and I enjoy the process, but I could have purchased a lifetime supply of factory ammo for less money. Just food for thought.
I see it right the opposite. I can buy dies, mold, brass, etc... all of which get reused, and consumable components and have thousands of rounds of .45 Colt that I would never paid for at commercially loaded prices Then ..I can reload them for even less than the first run. Popular auto cartridges are a different story.
Is there still a shortage of lead?
I'm operating on lead I've acquired over the last several years.
You can scrape it up off the berm at the range to.
@@plowboysghost if you can get car batteries is that lead the same?
@@TXCherokee I hear that melting battery lead produces arsenic or something.
@@plowboysghost good idea. Sulfuric acid is bad stuff
Reloading big revolver cartridges is absolutely the way to go. My favorite handload for 44 mag is a 200gr hard cast RNFP over 25gr of IMR-4227. In the 1500fps ballpark with the longer barrels. About 35 cents per round to reload not including brass. Works pretty well for deer too.
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I concur that you are saving a LOT of money reloading. And your grips are indeed looking great like real ivory.
Thanks 👍