I'm in New Orleans. I have a ruger super Blackhawk 7.5"; working mans freedom arms
The .22 pistol matches are on the first Sunday?
Do you also host the .22 rifle silhouette matches on the fourth Saturday there???
I'm interested in both just trying to figure out exactly when they are.
Do you handload your ammo? Full power 44 mag is WAAAY overpowered for the Field Pistol course in Gonzales. You can use the Super Blackhawk with light loads. Consider that you can knock all the targets down with a light loaded 38 Special. When we get the long course range in operation, the 44 Mag would shine.
So wait, I'm sorry but I'm still not quite clear.
For the one you host on the first Sunday, first you do Field Pistol silhouette, which is straight wall pistol cartridges only.
Then after you do .22LR pistol or rifle, but the rifle has to be tube fed and iron sights? Pistol can be magazine fed?
So the accuracy is why the the super blawhawk was chosen over the super redhawk? Is 44 mag still a popular caliber for the big bore? I've read that 357 needs to be loaded hot. 357 is also cheaper for factory ammo. Basically what calibers would be suitable ?
So 41 mag, 44 special, and 45 colt could also work because they can all deal with 240+ grain pills. Would "cowboy" level loads be sufficient? Why deal with more recoil than necessary? Ever have issues with too-hot of reloads denting the steel? I don't have any, but any problems with the big bores (454,475,480, 500) on the targets?The only double action revolver that was commonly seen was the Dan Wesson.....very few of any other make. The 44 has traditionally been the most popular, mostly because it is just about 100% reliable as far as knocking down rams. The 357 mag will work most of the time but answer is not "hot" loads, it's heavy bullets. It's pretty much a "handloads only" situation. I use 210 grain bullets in my 357 mag.