Range day with a 454 Casull

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Well I took out my Freedom Arms 454 for the first time. I was thinking it might be not be too bad, it is a fairly large heavy revolver and I've shot a short barrelled Super Blackhawk 44 which I found manageable. I was shooting Federal Fusion 454 ammo which is actually a little tamer than other brands. But wow did this thing thump and hurt. A couple cylinders was all I could do and I certainly 'perfected' the flinch. I couldn't even go back to 9mm. Clearly I'm getting soft. I'm glad I did not get a shorter barrel length.

Anyway I bought it mainly because I wanted the revolver (not the calibre) and the revolver is a thing of beauty. The tolerances, smoothness and finishing are pretty exceptional and this is the basic field grade, not the premier grade. It came with a scope. Maybe I'll put it back on. That might help add some weight.

First time out with the Anaconda too. That was a 'close-to-last' impulse buy. It is nice, but I still prefer the S&W 29s and 629s.
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gdawg said:
Well I took out my Freedom Arms 454 for the first time. I was thinking it might be not be too bad, it is a fairly large heavy revolver and I've shot a short barrelled Super Blackhawk 44 which I found manageable. I was shooting Federal Fusion 454 ammo which is actually a little tamer than other brands. But wow did this thing thump and hurt. A couple cylinders was all I could do and I certainly 'perfected' the flinch. I couldn't even go back to 9mm. Clearly I'm getting soft. I'm glad I did not get a shorter barrel length.

Anyway I bought it mainly because I wanted the revolver (not the calibre) and the revolver is a thing of beauty. The tolerances, smoothness and finishing are pretty exceptional and this is the basic field grade, not the premier grade. It came with a scope. Maybe I'll put it back on. That might help add some weight.

First time out with the Anaconda too. That was a 'close-to-last' impulse buy. It is nice, but I still prefer the S&W 29s and 629s.
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Used one of those for a silhouette match one time. Beautiful revolver. One of the few I wore a glove for though. - dan
 
The frontier is the one handgun I wish could have bought. I have the Super Redhawk in 454. Awesome gun. I load mine to the max with 300 gr cast bullets. Love the shockwave when it hits you. I fired 80 rounds one afternoon. I was shooting other pistol also but kept going back to the 454. My wrist and palm of my hand hurt for 3 days. I now try to keep it under 30 rnds. I bought it for the power so don’t down load it. I’ll go to a smaller caliber if I want less power. It’s fun to be hammered by a few rounds, just learn your limit.
 
Beautiful revolver gdawg. I've always wanted a Freedom Arms 454. I bought a Toklat to stay busy with in anticipation of eventually buying a FA....but then you know the rest of the story...(n):(. Anyway, the Toklat is a handful, literally.
 
I was wondering about Ruger SRH and if the rubber grips would absorb the recoil a little better. I can imagine the shorter barrel of the Toklat would have quite a bark.
 
I have a Ruger Super Redhawk in 454 Casull. Not sure the loads I’ve put through it exactly… always seemed pretty manageable to be honest, but it is a heavy revolver.
 
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