Long Range shooting

Ron Smith · 08-23-2012, 12:11 PM

Steve,

I've read that Elmer killed a running Mule Deer Buck at 500+ yds with a .45 Colt. It took 3 shots, but he got it.

I know an old fella, Wally Reid who knew Elmer when he was growing up in Idaho. He said he watched him break two dinner plates at about 400- 500 yds with a .45 Colt on a challenge from a non-believer, at a community barbecue. He said Elmer was so drunk, he was surprised he could even see the plates.

.41 mag is probably my all around favorite caliber. I've owned several Ruger Black Hawks, a Red Hawk(hated that gun), and 3 or 4 Model 57s over the years. I also had a Model 58 that I stupidly traded away.

I lost one of the Black Hawks after a taking a fall in the brush during a hunt. We looked for it for hours and never found it. Two years later I was hunting in the same area, and stopped to take a break. I was leaning against a stump when I looked down, and there it was sticking out of a gap in the side of the stump. It was fairly well sheltered from the snow and rain, so had a bit of surface rust but nothing that didn't clean up fairly well.

I've never cared much for .44 mag.

Ron

rhuff · 08-23-2012, 05:46 PM

I love shooting handguns, but I have developed "old hands and old eyes". I still try to get to the indoor range(I live in a large city) 1-2 times a week. I also am a handloader, like you. I don't believe that on my best day that I could have made the shot that you did, but it would have been fun trying.

For some reason, I have never owned a 41Mag. I tried 44Mag many years ago, but have no desire to shoot one these days. I do enjoy shooting 44 Special, 38-40, and of course, 30 Luger. The arthritis in my hands don't care much for hard recoiling handguns much these days.

08-23-2012, 12:11 PM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Steve, I've read that Elmer killed a running Mule Deer Buck at 500+ yds with a .45 Colt. It took 3 shots, but he got it. I know an old fella, Wally Reid who knew Elmer when he was growing up in Idaho. He said he watched him break two dinner plates at about 400- 500 yds with a .45 Colt on a challenge from a non-believer, at a community barbecue. He said Elmer was so drunk, he was surprised he could even see the plates. .41 mag is probably my all around favorite caliber. I've owned several Ruger Black Hawks, a Red Hawk(hated that gun), and 3 or 4 Model 57s over the years. I also had a Model 58 that I stupidly traded away. I lost one of the Black Hawks after a taking a fall in the brush during a hunt. We looked for it for hours and never found it. Two years later I was hunting in the same area, and stopped to take a break. I was leaning against a stump when I looked down, and there it was sticking out of a gap in the side of the stump. It was fairly well sheltered from the snow and rain, so had a bit of surface rust but nothing that didn't clean up fairly well. I've never cared much for .44 mag. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

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08-23-2012, 05:46 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,748 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	I love shooting handguns, but I have developed "old hands and old eyes". I still try to get to the indoor range(I live in a large city) 1-2 times a week. I also am a handloader, like you. I don't believe that on my best day that I could have made the shot that you did, but it would have been fun trying. For some reason, I have never owned a 41Mag. I tried 44Mag many years ago, but have no desire to shoot one these days. I do enjoy shooting 44 Special, 38-40, and of course, 30 Luger. The arthritis in my hands don't care much for hard recoiling handguns much these days.