Well I Rejoined the Church of the Revolver Today! (Pics)
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Srigs
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Post subject: Well I Rejoined the Church of the Revolver Today! (Pics) Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:15 pm |
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Last edited by Srigs on Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Ramoel
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:26 pm |
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Those old mod. 60's will handle +P just fine. I have a no dash, pinned 60 that I bought new in 1978. I've shot countless +P and heavy handloads in this gun and it's just as tight as when I got it. Jeff Cooper used to run near .357 loads in .38 cases in his no dash 60 when they first came out. He and Elmer Keith sung praises about how strong this revolver was. That was way before the magnum J frames. The +P that comes from the factory today is about the same as the standard .38 load in the 1960's and 70's. I have a lot of old reloading manuals and because of liabilty etc. you can watch how the loads have been gradually reduced over the years, from the early manuals to the present.
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Srigs
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:25 am |
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Good information Ramoel and thanks for the feedback.
_________________ Srigs
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Mike
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:21 pm |
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If I understand correctly, those guns (and even short bbl new ones) can handle hot loads, you just have to run a bit heavier bullet weight.
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Dave Matheny
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:56 am |
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Ramoel wrote: I have a lot of old reloading manuals and because of liabilty etc. you can watch how the loads have been gradually reduced over the years, from the early manuals to the present.
That may be so. I have no certainty about it, although I have read that the gradual reduction in loads has more to do with improvements in measuring, and the realization that the earler loads were hotter than anybody realized.
It makes little difference to me, since I aim for pretty much the middle of the load range.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:08 pm |
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Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:19 pm Posts: 97 Location: To your East - for now..
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Congrats, I also will be pickin' my 642 up today. Nice looking gun you got there!
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