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Ive had my eye on a charter arms patriot, which I understand is a fairly hard to come by gun. I wouldn't mind picking it up, but alas, too many layaways on others already.
Of course, the M1 Carbine has a somewhat maligned history of "on target performance"
TAFFIN TESTS: THE .30 CARBINE
The short range silhouette Hunter/Field Pistol course was seemingly designed with the Blackhawk .30 Carbine in mind. The same cast bullet loads used for silhouetting can be used for small game shooting and varmints are well handled with either the 100 grain Plinker or 110 grain Varminter. By no stretch of the imagination, with these loads or any others, should the .30 Carbine [Blackhawk] be considered a big game gun. ... Keep the Carbine as it should be: for varmints, small game, plinking, and short-range silhouetting. I'm just sorry I took so long to get around to trying one.
Raw power .... the 30 Carb wins hand down .... and it is also very accurate. Versatility in different platforms .... the 327 Fed Mag wins .... don't know about accuracy. I sold my 30 Carb Blackhawk .... it was a tack driver and would drive VERY LARGE tacks at a considerable distances.
I just received my SP101 in .327 Fed Magnum this week. I have ammunition on the way, and am so excited to shoot it.
Though I wasn't actually thinking about it when I chose the loads for each revolver, I did find the 115 gr Gold Dot factory load to prefer longer barrels in testing (more so than the Hydrashoks).I'll be excited to see your range report. I really like the 115-grain Gold Dots in the 4.2" SP101. They've got a "just right" feeling that I can't quite explain, much like the 85-grain Hydra-Shoks do for the LCR.
So much that could be said about that statement.The Henery's don't have loading gates, meaning they are about worthless for self defense.
Model12Win The Henery's don't have loading gates, meaning they are about worthless for self defense.