New 45 LC on it's way...

[Gatehouse]

I've been trying to find a stainless Ruger Bisley wiht a 5.5" barrel for years, but no luck- apparently Ruger only made a small run of them.

So I finally decided to just go ahead and buy a blued one wih a 7.5" barrel, and maybe I will get it bobbed sometime int he future.

Of course, there arent' many available in Canada, so I called up my good friend tod bartell at his gun store, and had him order me one. Shoudl be here in the spring...

I'll load it up with hard cast bullets and take er out bear hunting in he good ol USA.

 

[Levi Garrett]

I use a 300 gr cast GC bullet in mine , sized to .453 lyno/tin/lead mix , bhn 16.
A base pin from Brownells will make that cylinder sing , got one over size and lapped it in

Sweet gun , good choice.

 

[Salty]

Nice choice Gatehouse Check out the bullet barn for good cast bullets for it. Nice people. Also I just got a cabellas catalogue wholey cripes they have a slew of holsters/belts etc of every size shape and style. I kind of like the leather cross draw units designed for hunting ...

 

[Boxhead]

Nice gun. I shoot 325 gr WLN's at 1300 fps in this one. It will chase bears in Idaho this spring.

 

[Levi Garrett]

Crap, what the heck is that , 454, 480?

 

[ruger22]

levi, what do you mean...

"A base pin from Brownells will make that cylinder sing , got one over size and lapped it in"

I have a ruger SA so help me out here.

 

[Levi Garrett]

They will ship it to you , forget the numbers exactly, like 1.5 thou over size, and just take your time, lap it by hand till it fits all the way, mine came with a set screw, in addition to the standard way they lock into place with the spring loaded thingy on the gun there Like my english
The only reason I did it , was when cocking , it would hang up a bit at time (new gun) and this fixed it, and removed all slup.

 

[NAA]

The only comment I have to offer is.... Ruger Bisley's are cool!!!

 

[Gunslinger]

Gatehouse Ruger just within the last 6 months released another run of the Acusport Bisley's in .45Colt. I think I saw one at Buffalo Gun Centre a while back. Contact Acusport for a list of their dealers in the US, Rays Bait & Tackle is a dealer as is Buffalo Gun Centre. If you're lucky there should be some around. Leroy's will do the exporting or Questar. Jump on it you should be able to find one, I waited over a year for them to come out. Probably be cheaper to chop down a blued Bisley in the end though.

http://www.acusport.com/AcuSportWeb/

Ray's Bait & Tackle
336-627-1271
317 W. Meadow Rd.
Eden, NC 27288

Buffalo Gun Cetre
3385 Harlem Rd
Buffalo, NY 14225
USA
(716) 835-1546

Leroy's Big Valley Gun Works
200 1st Avenue
North Glasgow, Montana 59230
406-228-4867

http://forums.sixgunner.com/m_8718/mpage_1/key_acusport/tm.htm#9558

This is mine, and I'm keeping it . The pic doesn't show the new rear sights, Bowen Rough Country, well worth the cash.

http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/shop/default.asp?action=_top&category=6

 

[Levi Garrett]

Well since its show and tell , here's mine. Got pearl grips , Vaquero 45 LC , This pic from ruger page , I got the old style using 44 mag cylinder

And here is the other , stampede also 45 LC , for modest loads

 

[John Sukey]

Why would you want to "bob" the barrel??????

Oh by the way, "only a pimp in a New Orleans whorehouse would have pearl grips" Patton.

 

[Levi Garrett]

Why would you want to "bob" the barrel??????

Oh by the way, "only a pimp in a New Orleans whorehouse would have pearl grips" Patton.

Excellent question got pearl on my big frame Vaquero

 

[richardoldfield]

I am confused

I am confused as I have a 45 Colt but I do not have a 45 LC. What is a LC? If it is a 45 Long Colt, the designation never happened. it is true that the US issued a shorter version of the 45 Colt for use in early S&W revolvers and 1873 Colts but there never was a 45 Long Colt. I am just setting the record straight. Regards, Richard

My 45 Colt and 44 Mag:

 

[crazy_davey]

I got asked this same thing the other day. 45 Colt is what it is called, plain and simple.

Richard is right, the 45 Long Colt designation never happened......

Sometimes the Smith & Wesson Schofield chambered for the shorter .45 Smith & Wesson gets used as an arguement to designate the two apart. One is a 45 Colt and the other is a 45 Smith and Wesson, simple.

 

[Boomer]

I think the "Long" designation is useful when we need to differentiate between the .45 and the .45 ACP.

 

[BBq_Woa!]

I think the "Long" designation is useful when we need to differentiate between the .45 and the .45 ACP.

agreed.
I only say ".45 Long Colt" because I've actually heard about 10 people refer to .45 ACP as ".45 Colt"

I just say ".45 ACP" or ".45 Auto"
and ".45 Long Colt" or ".45 Long"

 

[Levi Garrett]

X2
Except I call it
".45 ACP" or ".45 Auto"
".45 Long Colt" or ".45 Colt"

I think .45 ACP as ".45 Colt" is also fine (confusing but fine)

 

[Canuck44]

I have the Stampede in .45 Colt. Want to get a Ruger for heavier loads. For those that have them does the Bisley grip allow you to manage the recoil better with heavier loads over the Blackhawk grip?

Take Care

Bob

 

[Levi Garrett]

Not sure if you can still get the big boy, There is a Vaquero on EE, that I think has the 44 mag cylinder. Thats the pair I got, light stampede for tgt loads, Vaquero for the hot stuff.

 

[Gatehouse]

Yeah, yeah,,,we all know about the long colt thing..We are gunnutz, remember?

Still people use the term frequently, so i use it too...