45 Colt & Ruger FT 10" range time

[Cherokee]

Hadn't had the Ruger FT out in a while so ran thru 53 rounds today. Yes, it's a 3-screw, Flat Top, in 45 Colt, 10 inch. Great shooter.

 

[Brad]

Now that is a range gun.
What kind of loads? Mine is a 2 screw 4 5/8” barrel but it shoots way better than it should.

 

[waco]

That is a shooting iron!

 

[Cherokee]

That particular load is with the Lee group buy mold of years ago, a copy of the RCBS 230 CM, @ 235 gr, sized .452, driven by 5.3 gr WST and does 800 fps from that gun. The same load shoots great from my other old models 4 5/8 and 7 1/2. I have found the Ruger 45 Colt guns to shoot better than the shooter. The outliers in the targets were all called when the shot broke.

 

[S Mac]

Nice shooting in my book, and a nice gun.

 

[CZ93X62]

I'll "second" S Mac's motion.

 

[Ian]

I've been too green to post That is one fine wheelgun, Cherokee, thanks for sharing the eye candy.

 

[KHornet]

Nice, very nice!

Paul

 

[Pistolero]

THAT is a barrel! Great for velocity and sight radius....but a bit unhandy for holster carry, I would
imagine. Prolly pretty nice on muzzle flip, too. Size matters.

Bill

 

[Cherokee]

When I was a young man, I carried a Ruger FT 357 Mag 10" in my tromping thru the everglades for years. Took lots of game with it and it never seemed to be a lot to carry. It's what you are accustomed to. Flip with the 45 Colt is not an issue but now days front sight wobble can be.

 

[freebullet]

Gorgeous, tall drink of water there.

The 7.5" 454 has minor barrel envy.