Pathfinder45
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Unfortunate 45?
I bought my first revolver in 1976. It was a convertible 45 Blackhawk. I had read quite a bit about the gun well before I bought it and I immediately purchased a Lee 252 SWC bullet mould to go with it. Since I started handloading right away, I never needed the ACP cylinder.
I bought my first revolver in 1976. It was a convertible 45 Blackhawk. I had read quite a bit about the gun well before I bought it and I immediately purchased a Lee 252 SWC bullet mould to go with it. Since I started handloading right away, I never needed the ACP cylinder.
I didn't feel one bit unfortunate! Did I have second thoughts thinking maybe I should have got the Super Blackhawk? Heck, no! Would I have been just as happy with a Super Blackhawk? Maybe. There has been a huge 45 Colt Renaissance since then. I believe there is a wider selection of 45 Colt ammo today than 44 Magnum back then. We were far more limited back in the 70's than nowadays. But that didn't stop us handloaders. Today we are spoiled for choices in not only guns, but also ammo and components. Cowboy-action shooting games aren't the only contributing factors to the 45 Colt Renaissance. The introduction of Ruger's Blackhawk 45 was a huge boost to the come-back of what had been the magnum of the black powder age. The 44 Magnum has met its match. There's way more selection to choose from for both cartridges today than ever before.It is unfortunate that the 45lc just does not have the variety of guns available that the 44 mag does.