New to revolcers, but got a Vaquero
Ok, 2 months ago I wandered into my local gunshop to see what was new. Dave, the owner, had a Vaquero in .44mag w/5.5in bbl. For whatever reasons, I immediately fell in love with this beautiful hunk of metal. (Just happens to compliment my Marlin 1894S in same caliber)
Because of my limited funds for guns this year, I have already overspent , I put it on layaway. Dave is a pretty nice guy, cause he lets me take it out for weekend target duty!
Like Correia, this is my first revolver. Don't know much about them other than they go BOOM!
As an inducement to buy the gun, yes I wavered ($390 seemed a little high for a used revolver), Dave threw in an RCBS die set and 500 rnds of brass. As I haven't started reloading for .44 yet, I thought all in all it was a good deal. (I've got a dillon 550B currently used for .300wm and 9mm)
Anyway, I must be holding the dang thing wrong! I've shot a couple of boxes of .44 special and don't have any problems. Aim is dead-on. With standard win 240gr mag loads, the thing really slams my hand! And the POI is higher than with the specials. I suspect this is was a cowboy action gun and has been targeted for use with the *&* cartridges. Another clue is that the trigger has been worked and has an approximate 2lb pull. But when shooting 44mags, dang! After about 2 loads, my hand is really beginning to feel rotten.
I bought this gun not just for cowboy action, but also for hunting/camp defense (my nines don't have that kind of power and I'm just a little jealous of the .357 my wife carries
), so here's my questions:
1. Should the magnums slam that hard? How should I be holding the revolver? note that I seem to have better groups with a single hand than with a double hand.
2. I see a lot of reference to "bisley." could someone explain to me what this is? Is this just the style of the vaquero?
Anyway, thanks in advance for any help you guys might give me.
Ok, 2 months ago I wandered into my local gunshop to see what was new. Dave, the owner, had a Vaquero in .44mag w/5.5in bbl. For whatever reasons, I immediately fell in love with this beautiful hunk of metal. (Just happens to compliment my Marlin 1894S in same caliber)
Because of my limited funds for guns this year, I have already overspent , I put it on layaway. Dave is a pretty nice guy, cause he lets me take it out for weekend target duty!
Like Correia, this is my first revolver. Don't know much about them other than they go BOOM!
As an inducement to buy the gun, yes I wavered ($390 seemed a little high for a used revolver), Dave threw in an RCBS die set and 500 rnds of brass. As I haven't started reloading for .44 yet, I thought all in all it was a good deal. (I've got a dillon 550B currently used for .300wm and 9mm)
Anyway, I must be holding the dang thing wrong! I've shot a couple of boxes of .44 special and don't have any problems. Aim is dead-on. With standard win 240gr mag loads, the thing really slams my hand! And the POI is higher than with the specials. I suspect this is was a cowboy action gun and has been targeted for use with the *&* cartridges. Another clue is that the trigger has been worked and has an approximate 2lb pull. But when shooting 44mags, dang! After about 2 loads, my hand is really beginning to feel rotten.
I bought this gun not just for cowboy action, but also for hunting/camp defense (my nines don't have that kind of power and I'm just a little jealous of the .357 my wife carries
), so here's my questions:
1. Should the magnums slam that hard? How should I be holding the revolver? note that I seem to have better groups with a single hand than with a double hand.
2. I see a lot of reference to "bisley." could someone explain to me what this is? Is this just the style of the vaquero?
Anyway, thanks in advance for any help you guys might give me.