Similar load, same gun. Had one of my best deer hunting days with it. Sitting on one side if a draw on my FIL property. Six point buck came out in the other side, about 70 yards away. Had the gun cocked, just did not feel confident of the shot. He walked off, used the grunt call and he came back. Cocked the gun again, he walked off, repeat. He started down the draw, would have come up within 10 feet of me but went back. Grunted him back one more time and he left.
Despite having him in my sights 5 times, never felt good about the shot. Adrenaline went up, had a good time, figured I got my moneys worth and never fired.
Don
Footnotes:
Patton had a pair .45 Colt SAA from the Mexican Expedition through WWI. He gave one of them away to a Hollywood actor he admired that had entertained troops during the war. In 1935 he acquired a .357 S&W Registered Magnum and was among one of the first to own what would become the Model 27. The photos of him wearing his brace of revolvers during WWII show the .45 Colt SAA on one side and .357 Registered Magnum on the other. Regarding reloading a SAA, it is why the break action Schofield SA was fielded, albeit in limited numbers, and the US Army attempted to replace its M1873 SAA (and the Schofields) with the DA .38 Long revolvers with swing out cylinders. The choice of caliber and the Philippine Moro Insurrection on the heels of the Spanish-American War demonstrating its complete lack of effectiveness resulted in quickly reverting to the shorter barrel Colt SAA and Schofields that had been stockpiled while the US Army pursued a replacement. The Colt SAA and Schofield were no longer ideal, including both being black powder revolvers. It ultimately created the iconic M1911 designed by John Moses Browning. One of the criteria for the M1911 was a .45 cartridge that had the same power as the black powder M1873 Colt SAA cartridge (the US Army was using a specially made slightly shorter cartridge that would also fit the Schofield). The M1911 used smokeless which enabled a much shorter cartridge.
5-1/2 inch Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt with Alatmont rosewood grips . . .
For a number of years my EDC's were a pair of Cimarron Thunderer birdshead grip .45 single actions with 3.5" bbls. I stopped carrying them because my eyes got too old to see those little half-dime sights. I got my cataracts fixed and see like an eagle again. I might start carrying them again.
Now lemeesee…
I have a Colt SAA 2nd generation .45 made in 1957.
Also a Bisley made in 1907 in .45 with 5.5" bbl that at one time was nickel plated. According to Colt's letter it left the factory chambered in .32-20 with a 4.75" bbl. Go figure.
And a Ruger Blackhawk Convertible .45/.45ACP with 7.5" bbl.
And a Replica Arms Remington 1875 in .357 Mag that my old man bought when I was still in grade school.
This is one of the Cimarrons in the Doc Holliday rig that I wear to shoot Cowboy Action.
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