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Finally got to shoot mine again!
« on: March 23, 2009, 11:27:51 AM »
After the long wait for the screw I finally got to take my 2" Tracker 44 Mag to the range again.  After my last trip with it, back in September as I recall,  ::)  I reamed the way undersized cylinder throats out to .431; the barrel slugs out at .430.  I also drifted the front sight a bit as the "pattern" it would shoot at 25 yards was way left.   :(

For this range trip I loaded up some 240 gr. cast RNFP's sized to .429 ahead of 8.2 gr. of Unique.  This gives me about 850 fps out of the snubbie.  Low and behold, wonder of wonders, hush my puppies and corn my pone that revolver actually shot a group!    :o  Not a great group by any of you pistolaro's definition, but good enough to give me hope with some correctly sized bullets!  And certainly good enough for a personal defense weapon!    ;D

Now to put a couple hundred more rounds through it for reliabilties sake!   ;)
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 01:33:39 PM »
Congratulations, now that your pone has been properly corned you should do well.
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 03:12:29 PM »
Congrats  ;D
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2009, 07:40:46 PM »
Hopefully I will be able to shoot mine in oh lets say 3-4 months... ;D ;D
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2009, 11:02:48 AM »
I read your other post.   :(  Guess you are gonna up your time estimate some...  ::)   Darn shame...  :-\
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2009, 06:27:44 PM »
Congratulations!  You will be forever honored as the Supreme Keeper of the Patience!  or maybe....Lord of Wait......I'm not sure yet.
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2009, 10:29:04 AM »
Quote from: GRIMJIM on March 23, 2009, 01:33:39 PM
Congratulations, now that your pone has been properly corned you should do well.
That is quite the description
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2009, 12:12:58 PM »
Quote from: Troyboy on March 27, 2009, 10:29:04 AM
Quote from: GRIMJIM on March 23, 2009, 01:33:39 PM
Congratulations, now that your pone has been properly corned you should do well.
That is quite the description

Thank you.
Please remember though only AFTER hushing your puppies should you corn your pone, thereby appeasing the target gods and allowing your taurus to shoot groups. To do so beforehand could be catastrophic.
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2009, 06:16:32 PM »
Okay, where does "'possum my chittlins" fit into this?   ???
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2009, 02:24:36 AM »
That's just crazy talk.
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2009, 06:35:56 AM »
People tell me that 'bout every time I open my mouth...  :-[  I'm beginning to worry about myself...  :-\

I take it you don't like chit'lins?   ???

Now that I finally have a chance to sit down at my computer I'm gonna order a couple hundred 250 grain Keith Style SWC, 15 BH and sized to .431 to match the throats on my Taurus.  I figure that at 850 - 900 fps that will be my daily carry load.
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2009, 06:50:19 AM »
No, not a big fan of chitterlings. Sorry about highjacking this thread, I've been in a weird mood lately.

Let us know how she shoots with the new load..
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Re: Finally got to shoot mine again!
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2009, 01:11:53 PM »
My uncle would like them, but then again he french kisses his dog too  ;D
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