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I think I am done with load development for my three big bore handguns:

Freedom Arms .454 Casull, custom 10" octagon MagNaPorted barrel, with handloads of 240 gr. XTP Mags, 260 gr. FA JFP, 265 Swift A-Frames, 300 gr. FA JFP bullets.

Magnum Research BFR, .475 Linebaugh, 410 gr. Cast Performance bullets, at 1250 fps- handgun weight and grip make this load very manageable. Plans for taking this one back to Africa for large plains game- wife not crazy about taking on a Cape Buffalo, still working on it. In the meantime, back to TX for a Scimitar horned Oryx this fall.

Ruger Super Blackhawk, .480 Ruger, 410 gr. Cast Performance bullets. This is my off-road carry gun.

All three are very accurate, having taken game so far including coyotes, whitetails, red deer, hogs, and bison. The FA and BFR both wear Ultradot Gen 2 sights, 1" on the Casull, 30mm on the BFR.

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Ive owned many variations of them all over the years. Love big bore handguns. Awesome collection you got there. A couple years ago i purchased a bfr in 500 jrh and have not bought anything else since. Absolutely fell in love with the caliber and havent looked back

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Bighorn, that's a very nice trio you have there! I've used them as well & as you probably know those FA bullets are plenty hard, you wouldn't have any trouble poking a hole through a Cape Buffalo with any of those last 3 you mention. Good luck on the hunt, and take your wife with you! I used a 325 gr cast & got a pass through with my bisley 45.

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I have a Freedom Arms 475 Linebaugh that I really enjoy. I took it on a Bison hunt in the Henry Mountains about 10 years ago. I never got close enough to feel confident of my shot. I was loaded with Buffalo Bore 420 gr LBT-LFN.

Turns out I had an a shot at a huge old bull, but the distance was 230 yards, so the 338 got the job done.

Still, I really wanted the Linebaugh to do the job..

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...and yes, a really nice trio indeed!


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Nice family of “big bores” you have there! And since finally getting one……I’ve learned to appreciate there usefulness much more! memtb


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Nice collection, but it isn't complete unless you add a 500 or two:)


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Indeed.

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Though 475's are neat.

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Even 45 Colts.

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Not too big, but this is one of my first guns. .44mag

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Recently I did a work up of some .45 Colt loads that were heavier than the all around loads of 270 grain at 900 FPS (from a 4&5/8ths" barrel).

I ended up finding the sweet spot with a 320 grain wide nose flat point at 1155. They shot extremely small groups and I saw no need to push them faster. I had made some loads that were quite a bit faster, but the groups were not nearly as good and saw no point, since it is not likely that they are going to perform any better in terms of terminal ballistics.

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That’s a great looking bullet. I doubt there’s much in NA, or the rest of the world for that matter, that will still want to fight after taking a good hit with that load.


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Doing the load development, I did not have much time to shoot the test loads one evening, as far as setup goes, so I was just shooting over the hood of my old Land Cruiser at 25 yards using my 4 & 5/8ths Blackhawk.

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I could not see the shots or if I was on paper so I walked down to the target and all 4 were in one hole.

I took a pic because I figured I would screw up the next shot since that is typical for me.

I was aiming for the green dot BTW.

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My fifth shot was pretty good too.

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I then shot some for the chronograph and got an average of 1155 FPS, which for a short barrel (4&5/8ths") is pretty good. I am curious to see what numbers the load would do in a 7.5" Blackhawk.

This is definitely going to be a good heavy load for full size/large frame .45 Blackhawks.


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I think that was pretty much where John Linebaugh determined was the ultimate for the 45 LC! That’s one sweet look’n cartridge! memtb

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Originally Posted by memtb
I think that was pretty much where John Linebaugh determined was the ultimate for the 45 LC! That’s one sweet look’n cartridge! memtb

Thanks memtb,

John Linebaugh was spot on. Just like he was right about the "all around/general purpose load" of a .45 Colt and a 260/270 Keith style around 900 FPS.

This load covers the heavier end of the spectrum. Plus it does it with "ear hole" or "eye hole" type accuracy.

It is going to be a commercial load as soon as more components arrive.

I agree too, it is one sweet looking cartridge. smile


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Glad to hear this load is coming to market!

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After loading 44 Magnum's with heavily loaded 320 grain bullets, I decided I didn't need bigger. I have a couple of 45 Colts though.


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Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush
Doing the load development, I did not have much time to shoot the test loads one evening, as far as setup goes, so I was just shooting over the hood of my old Land Cruiser at 25 yards using my 4 & 5/8ths Blackhawk.

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I could not see the shots or if I was on paper so I walked down to the target and all 4 were in one hole.

I took a pic because I figured I would screw up the next shot since that is typical for me.

I was aiming for the green dot BTW.

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My fifth shot was pretty good too.

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I then shot some for the chronograph and got an average of 1155 FPS, which for a short barrel (4&5/8ths") is pretty good. I am curious to see what numbers the load would do in a 7.5" Blackhawk.

This is definitely going to be a good heavy load for full size/large frame .45 Blackhawks.


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