Nightcrawler
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I'll probably (not nearly settled yet) be buying a .45 Colt revolver on or shortly after my 21st birthday this summer. My only handgun experience being with a 1911 I owned for about a year (yes, legal, private sale, but it was a junker), and lacking any ranges at all around here, muchless rental ranges, I've come to the conclusion that I like what I read about the .45 Colt cartridge. The only downside I see compared to .44 Magnum is ammo cost, especially the more powerful rounds. You can find .44 Mag, 240grn @ 1100 fps all over the place, but finding .45 Colt ammo with a velocity of over 900 feet per second can be a challenge, unless you've got the bucks to order a crate load of Cor-Bon ammo, which I don't. Now, when I'm first starting off, I want less recoil and lighter loads. Firing your first ten shots as full-house .44 Mag loads or Buffalo Bore .45 Colt loads is a good way to develop a flinch.
I don't know why I want a .45 Colt over a .44 Mag; I've never fired either. I think there's just something about .45 Colt that appeals to me. EVERYbody has .44 Mag, but .45 Colt is a little less seen these days (hence the higher ammo cost).
I suppose I could just get into reloading one of these days, but I currently can't, living in a college dorm.
At any rate, let's assume I follow my impulse and get a .45 Colt Ruger Redhawk 5.5" stainless revolver, and a Winchester 94 Trapper lever carbine to go with it. What's a good source of relatively inexpensive ammo? I like to buy in bulk, and though I don't hunt, I prefer to practice with more than what would be considered "cowboy" loads, just as if I had a .44 Mag carbine/revolver I wouldnt' want to do all of my practicing with .44 Special loads.
I don't know why I want a .45 Colt over a .44 Mag; I've never fired either. I think there's just something about .45 Colt that appeals to me. EVERYbody has .44 Mag, but .45 Colt is a little less seen these days (hence the higher ammo cost).
I suppose I could just get into reloading one of these days, but I currently can't, living in a college dorm.
At any rate, let's assume I follow my impulse and get a .45 Colt Ruger Redhawk 5.5" stainless revolver, and a Winchester 94 Trapper lever carbine to go with it. What's a good source of relatively inexpensive ammo? I like to buy in bulk, and though I don't hunt, I prefer to practice with more than what would be considered "cowboy" loads, just as if I had a .44 Mag carbine/revolver I wouldnt' want to do all of my practicing with .44 Special loads.