Thank you. Been looking forward to this trip for a while, especially since my freezer crapped out several months ago and I lost all the meat I had left from last year! I’m using IMR4831 for the .270 and CFE223 for my 223 load. Just started testing loads for my AR, and CFE was the first powder I tested. Seemed to work well, but I will definitely be testing a few different powders down the road.
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I was wondering the same thing. I am not well versed on what it takes to do such a conversion, so I appreciate the input. This pistol came from an elderly couple who were target shooters (metallic silhoutette, maybe?). Anyway, the gentleman had dementia and I believe has since passed. But I might get a chance to meet the lady. If I do, I might see if she has any recollection about this pistol. Thanks again, because I wondered why they would convert a Hawes and not something like the Colt itself. Maybe they had a gunsmith friend who liked to tinker?I'm wracking my brain, trying to figure out how that conversion was done without spending a small fortune. Which is fine if it was, it happens all the time when somebody wants something bad enough. But if you're going to go that far why choose, what at the time was, a second-rate revolver? Why not a Ruger SA? The only thing I can think of is Hawes made a .22 on the same frame. Maybe that made it easier, they drilled and line a .22 barrel, and rechambered a .22 cylinder.
With any conversion like that you need either a donor barrel of proper caliber or one to bore out and line, and a donor cylinder to rechamber. Even if you make a barrel, that can be done from a manufactured and rifled barrel blank and the gunsmith just turns it to diameter, cuts to length, and threads one end. Is the barrel marked? If there are no Hawes markings on the barrel then it was probably made from a blank.I was wondering the same thing. I am not well versed on what it takes to do such a conversion, so I appreciate the input. This pistol came from an elderly couple who were target shooters (metallic silhoutette, maybe?). Anyway, the gentleman had dementia and I believe has since passed. But I might get a chance to meet the lady. If I do, I might see if she has any recollection about this pistol. Thanks again, because I wondered why they would convert a Hawes and not something like the Colt itself. Maybe they had a gunsmith friend who liked to tinker?
Im thinking I may need to get a progressive press.
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Back in the day Hawes was probably considered a decent gun.I'm wracking my brain, trying to figure out how that conversion was done without spending a small fortune. Which is fine if it was, it happens all the time when somebody wants something bad enough. But if you're going to go that far why choose, what at the time was, a second-rate revolver? Why not a Ruger SA? The only thing I can think of is Hawes made a .22 on the same frame. Maybe that made it easier, they drilled and line a .22 barrel, and rechambered a .22 cylinder. You couldn't do it that way with a Ruger. You'd have to make a cylinder and rebarrel it.
I had a .256 rifle way back when. It was a Universal Ferret carbine. Marlin mad a modernistic looking lever gun in .256 also.
Decent, yes. I've shot a couple, one .44 and a .22. They are decent, but not something you'd drop a wad on customizing. Not up to a Ruger of the time. But probably a better gun than the economy guns of today.Back in the day Hawes was probably considered a decent gun.
Thanks for suggestions.I have a Sig365 that I’ve been happy with. Easy to conceal. Light weight. Can use extended mags.
I have not shot 147g bullets in it. But have shot 115 and 124. I like it. It’s a little snappy, but the extended mags make it easy to handle. And I have a kind of big hand.
The other small pistol I own is a Glock 26. Extended mag makes it fine to shoot. And if you want to, it accepts the 33 rd Glock mags.
I've read about the CZ-75 reputation, have never seen one. Is it too large to carry concealed?Just my .02 cents on this.
A CZ-75, or variation of, like the P-01 I'm suggesting now, will last your lifetime, and most likely your grandkid's lifetime as well. They are a fantastic machine with some of the best ergonomics of Any pistol on the market. And they are made better with a "Cajunized" session. Being that they are all metal, and hammer fired built give them a few extra checkmarks in my book.
If you do, I'd suggest getting a Dillon!
I’ve looked at Dillon. I’m also thinking about Lee. I’m happy so far with all there reloading stuff. Granted I only have there single stage press to judge there quality by.
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I have a Lee 4 hole turret press and I’m very happy with it. I have a plate carrier for each caliber I load, so it’s ready to roll with zero adjustments assuming it’s the same bullet I used last time for that caliber. And it generally is.
If I had to load hundreds of pistol rounds at a time, I’d think about the Dillon.