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A buddy has been pestering me for a few months to sell him my Howa M1 carbine. He felt since I had 13 other ones, I had enough. I finally gave in, and with the cash proceeds bought a Ruger Blackhawk (in .30 carbine, of course). Might as well, as I have plenty of ammo. Anyway, the Blackhawk is a nice companion piece to the rifles. Has anyone out there experimented with reduced-power reloads of 30 carbine for use in pistols? I wouldn't try it in a rifle.
TIA
Just go to cast bullets and look in the Lyman cast bullet loads. The jackets aren't so violent but they sure put on a light show. They'll blow the coffee cups right off your bench...
I have the Ruger and the Automag. With factory ammo they put out a pretty big flash. I haven't tried reduced power reloads in them.
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Hey Jim, is that a coastal artillery piece in your pocket or are you conceal carrying your Automag???
Took the Blackhawk to the range yesterday. A hoot to shoot. Factory commercial ammo works fine. My supposedly GI-equivalent handloads work fine, but USGI LC52 ammo produces cases that always stick in the chambers. Makes me wonder if the old USGI is loaded to higher pressures? It was a bright day so I didn't notice the muzzle flash...
I've always wanted to get one of these and have a gunsmith remove and reinstall the front sight and make it a 3" bbl " storekeeper's model" .
Chris
The flash and blast would be like an anti tank gun...Quote:
Originally Posted by emmagee1917
Jim they are like anti-tank guns now. Can you imagine what it would be like with Chris's idea of a 3 inch model? Chris your a sick puppy BUT I LIKE IT!!!!!!:lol:
If the bullet didn't kill the target the muzzle blast would.... Handheld flamethrower anyone?
If you want reduced loads, Buy Wolfs ammo!!!! In mine I shoot anything I shoot in my Carbines. No nasty Russian ammo!!! I would think reduced loads would work fine in the Blackhawk, I may try some next time I reload. GK
Did he say LC52? I wonder if he's got some of that chinese junk ammo instead of USGI.
Didn't catch that. Yep , he needs to check the cases for a single , centered primer hole or two offset primer holes. If two , those rounds are highly corrosive and the gun needs to be cleaned with WW2 GI bore cleaner or hot soapy water before it rusts.
Chris
Second the comments about the 'LC52'. It might be the good stuff or it might be the Chinese corrosive. Wash out that barrel now and watch for orange rust starting anywhere on the gun where gases may have touched. As to the ammo, I had an old friend who was the best reloader/ammo maker that has ever been in my area, and he had the Blackhawk in .30 Carbine. I know he made special loads for it with faster powder to reduce muzzle blast, and he always shot lead. He made me a case of 'SS109'/M855 for my AR15 back in 1996. I shot a few just to check function and they were fine. Fast-forward to 2011 - I now have two different ARs than I had in '96, and I'm having touble with the one with 1:7 barrel twist getting below 3" at 100 with issue-type M855. So, I dug out the handloads he had made just for lack of anything else to try. Instant 1.25". This is a full-16", mid-length gas, full-stock (M16A1) flat-top with a 4X ACOG. Now that ammo that I ignored for years has become priceless to me. All the ammo I got from him was perfect. There will never be another like him around here.
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