My New Wheel Gun

[JimmyGreen]

I've been looking at it for over a year, and finally committed, went down to the only gun shop in town, and bought it! Blued barrel and cylinder, case hardened frame and hammer. It's a looker! Down in Texas, every one needs a BBQ gun or 2! I plan on going to the nearest range (an hour away), and putting it through the ringer. I present to you "El Malo", courtesy of Cimarron Firearms Co, down the road a piece in Fredericksburg, Tx.

 

[BRD@66]

Looks good. .45 or .357?

 

[jrbfishn]

Nice, what caliber?

from an idjit coffeeholic

 

[Moonpie]

 

[BRD@66]

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Man, you've got the .gifs.

 

[JimmyGreen]

45 Colt, of course! Although in hindsight, .357/.38SPCL would be cheaper to feed.

 

[Charlie]

Beautiful gun!

 

[orbitup]

45 Colt, of course! Although in hindsight, .357/.38SPCL would be cheaper to feed.

Time to start reloading!

 

[JimmyGreen]

I've thought about reloading a time or two. I'm sure after the cost of setting up, after a few runs, it'll pay for itself. But then again, I could be wrong.

 

[robertc1024]

Nice pistola. Love me those case hardened ones.

 

[benenglish]

I've thought about reloading a time or two. I'm sure after the cost of setting up, after a few runs, it'll pay for itself. But then again, I could be wrong.

Yeah, you're wrong. Reloading never saves money. You spend just as much as you would have, anyway.

You just get to shoot a lot more for the same money.

 

[orbitup]

Yeah, you're wrong. Reloading never saves money. You spend just as much as you would have, anyway.

You just get to shoot a lot more for the same money.

I was going to say the same thing but you beat me to it.

 

[TxStetson]

She’s a beauty. It’s also a great excuse to get into reloading.

 

[Vaquero]

Yeah buddy!

 

[Charlie]

I've just been reloading (hand loading as I like to call it) for over 20 years. Calibers like 45 Colt, 44 Mag., 38 SPL, as well as several rifle designated calibers can save you a lot of money in the long run and be loaded up or down in velocity as you choose. I'm glad I had a friend that had been loading over 20 yrs. before that that could help me get started and do it right.

 

[Charlie]

I disagree with Ben in that I know I've saved money by reloading. It won't happen right away but over a period of a couple of years (or less depending on how much you shoot), you'll be close to breaking even and from then on you start saving money.

 

[vmax]

Gotta love case hardened finishes

 

[busykngt]

Charlie, read Ben’s posting carefully. He’s saying the same as you (just differently).

 

[benenglish]

I disagree with Ben...

Smart people often do.

If I were to have given a more nuanced answer, I'd have said that saving money is possible if it's a caliber you don't shoot much. For example, if you like to shoot a variety of obscure rifle cartridges, your volume of shooting won't necessarily increase and the cost per shot will be much less.

Most of my experience is with handguns and common cartridges. When you handload, say, .38 Special, as opposed to shooting factory .357 Mag, I and most people I know inevitably pull the trigger a lot more. We wind up spending as much money but just shooting more.

It depends on how the particular shooter approaches their shooting. Given different circumstances, we're both right.

 

[Moonpie]

45 Colt, of course! Although in hindsight, .357/.38SPCL would be cheaper to feed.

The correct answer is get both.