30 Carbine in a Blackhawk
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#1bcshooter
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It's a revolver so you can load a weak as you want .
As long as there is enough powder to push the bullet out of the barrel it will work .
Your sights on the other hand probably won't adjust POI for a week load .
As long as there is enough powder to push the bullet out of the barrel it will work .
Your sights on the other hand probably won't adjust POI for a week load .
Hmmm. Are you worried about recoil??
I can understand range rules limiting velocities so I understand what you're trying to do.
The reason I'm asking about recoil, is that you may want to try heavier bullets.
I used to load 135 grain cast bullets out of Ruger Blackhawk to keep the velocities down and still have some punch at distances up to 30 yards.
The Blackhawk is very strong, so I wasn't worried about pressures. The mold I used was made up by shortening a Lyman Aluminum set of blocks to get the weight I wanted.
I loaded that bullet up to appx 900 fps. I also tried slower velocities but accuracy wasn't good. I used 2400 powder if memory serves.
That was close to thirty five years ago. I sold that pistol to a farmer from Alberta. Don't have any idea wher it is now.
I can understand range rules limiting velocities so I understand what you're trying to do.
The reason I'm asking about recoil, is that you may want to try heavier bullets.
I used to load 135 grain cast bullets out of Ruger Blackhawk to keep the velocities down and still have some punch at distances up to 30 yards.
The Blackhawk is very strong, so I wasn't worried about pressures. The mold I used was made up by shortening a Lyman Aluminum set of blocks to get the weight I wanted.
I loaded that bullet up to appx 900 fps. I also tried slower velocities but accuracy wasn't good. I used 2400 powder if memory serves.
That was close to thirty five years ago. I sold that pistol to a farmer from Alberta. Don't have any idea wher it is now.
I do not own the Blackhawk now. But I have seen one advertised a pretty good price. I only shoot my handguns indoors ( CAS guns exempt )and my range only allows lead bullets at 900 fps. So I thought it might be a fun gun to play with. But the barrel twist for the Blackhawk is 1-20 as opposed to a much quicker twist of the 327 federal or 32 H&R or 32 long which is kind of what I would be hoping to duplicate. I think Ruger was setting it up for military ammo. Many reviews claim very good accuracy with full power loads but not much info on what would basically be a squib load. So if I cant get accuracy with that kind of load I better just stay with my 38's and 45's. The gun is in Alberta so it might be bearhunters old gun LOL. I would love to own a .32 but BIG BROTHER say says I'm not fit to possess one.
