UPDATE: Rossi Ranch Hand Mares Leg

Just a belt update:

I am sure spacesaver will post pics of the belt he is making, it is near completion, and I think it looks great!

He has not started on the holster yet and I think that will be the hardest part of the project, but then again maybe not...

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''That little beauty was classified as a short barreled shotgun in the States and therefore illegal. Since there is zero demand in the US..... ''


Still they make them and it would be possible to get a small run in Canada. I would like one , if we could find an importer we could get some in.
 
A Mares Leg in 45 colt is a wondrous sight to behold; and even more awe inspiring when one reloads this gal to her potential.
She can do the fandango with the 44 and apologizes to no one.
I have certainly enjoyed mine down here
 
Ugh just saw one with a case hardened finish... WANT.... Probably not the best for the bush though and rusting..

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Gatehouse said:
I'd be all over that. Not quite as compact as a .22 pistol, but close enough.

.375 RUger in hand for the moose and deer, .410 trail judge on pack for when you see the grouse. DOne deal..:evil:
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Exactly! I could almost justify a nice grouse gun...and non restricted was (obviously) too good to be true. But, I guess get the .45, and just shoot .410 out of it...or shot shells.
 
brother1 said:
Exactly! I could almost justify a nice grouse gun...and non restricted was (obviously) too good to be true. But, I guess get the .45, and just shoot .410 out of it...or shot shells.
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straightwalls said:
would .410 shells be fully functional in the 45 LC version? would they be too long for the action length? single shot maybe. if that would work i may have to change my order to the 45 version.
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You won't be able to fit a .410 shotshell into a .45 colt chambered rifle.

It is possible to make little shotshells in 45 COlt cases (or any handgun case, almost) using a gas check seated over the powder charge and another gas check seated and crimped on top. Speer used to make little capsules of shot for some calibers as well, an they may still make them.

The problem with these shotshells is that they are best used at about 10 feet or less, they lack power and because you are shooting pellets down a rifled bore, they can have erratic patterns. Using tiny #8 or #9 shot is recommended to get more shot to help the pattern, but that limits range and penetration.

Most guys that use this sort of shotshell use it in thier revolvers on soft skinned animals like snakes and rats at close range. I'm not going to say it would be impossible to kill a grouse with them, but I will say your chances of being successful are much less than using a smooth bore .410.
 
I've used .22 shotshells to kill lots of mice and pack rats, and a few small pest birds. That is all they are good for.

45 colt (or 44 magnum) shotshells would offer more power and more range, but again, the rifled barrel causes problems, and using it on grouse would be questionable unless at real close range- in my opinion, as I have never tired to shoot a grouse with a load like this.. Mike Venturino did an extensive article on the topic in Handloader magazine a few years ago. Might be able to find it online.
 
I ordered the 45 COLT, and I'm very excited.

It will be nice to have a legal gun on the hip while puttering around the yard this summer... chicken killers watch out this summer!
 
If the rifle shot loads pattern anything like the shot patterns out of my rifled barrel shotgun I wouldn't bother. A slingshot or a big rock/handful of hard thrown gravel would be more effective.
 
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