.44 Lipsey Special Target Loads

[Dale53]

I was at the range this morning showing a couple of members how to use the chronograph.

I took advantage of the set up to check out a couple of loads I chronagraphed in my .44 Lipsey Special 5½":

Target load:
4.1 Clays/250 Keith (H&G #503) WW's + 2% Tin sized .430" Fed LP primer

1 - 0690 fps
2 - 0704 fps
3 - 0698 fps
4 - 0690 fps
5 - 0686 fps

704 +
686 -
14 E
693.6 M

The above is a very mild shooting, quite accurate load in my .44 Lipsey Special.

5.0 grs of Red Dot, 200 gr Wad Cutter (Group Buy) sized .430" alloy is WW's + 2% Tin

1 - 0858 fps
2 - 0859 fps
3 - 0900 fps
4 - 0903 fps
5 - 0870 fps

0903 +
0858 -
0045 E
0878 M
0021 S

This was meant to be a light target load. Since I had absolutely NO data I ended up a good bit higher velocity than I desired. However, this DOES suggest several situations where it might be JUST FINE.

I will start another series at 3.5 Red Dot, then 4.0 grs of Red Dot and chronograph those.

Both the loads above will shoot under an inch at 25 yards. I haven't yet checked them out at longer distances.

Dale53

[Plain Base]

Great target Dale. I finally got my 4 5/8 Flattop two weeks ago, after putting my name in the hat last November. I was really worried I'd miss out, but VERY glad that I didn't. Getting this gun in my hand for the first time (actually every time) gives me the "kid on Christmas morning" feeling more than any gun I've bought in a long, long time. I'm currently burning through my old supply of .240gr Ranier plated HPs while I assemble all the tools to start casting. I'm shooting 6.5grs Unique, with fine accuracy, and a very comfortable recoil level. I'll admit that I feel a little like a traitor shooting anything other than a 250gr Keith, so I'm working on fixing that. I made the mistake of heading to the sage brush with only 50rnds the first time. Never again!

The .45 Colt has always been my favorite revolver cartridge, but that's partly because I'd never owned a .44spl. The Lipsey's employee who made this gun happen deserves a pay raise, a corner office, and a parking spot right next to the front door. He obviously has a keener sense for what shooters want than Ruger does, because Ruger had five decades to produce this gun on their own and didn't.

[Dale53]

Plain Base;
We are sure in agreement about the gentleman who came up with the Lipsey idea. He's my "new best friend" whoever he is!!:mrgreen:

I am REALLY enjoying my .44 Lipsey Special.

Dale53

[Franklin Zeman]

What are the chances Ruger might make Lipsey 44's on their own ?????

[Roosterbob]

The Flattop 44spl. is now a catalog item for Ruger. Check with you local dealer.

Lipsey's special run this year is the same gun in SS and a Flattop Bisley blue in 44spl.

Roosterbob

[Rocky Raab]

Ahem ...

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/RockyRaab/IMG_1483.jpg

The gentleman (and he truly is) in question responsible for both guns, plus the upcoming Vaquero in .41 Mag, is Jason Cloessner at Lipsey's.

[Dale53]

Rocky;
That's a nice picture, I especially like how you lit the caliber information (somehow, I don't believe that's an accident:mrgreen:).

Thanks for sharing with us.

Dale53

[Ed K]

Is the Bisley grip frame a more compact version of the long-standing one that has been used on the New Model Blackhawks or the same?

[Rocky Raab]

Thanks, Dale. My "secret" for that little lighting trick is nothing more than a hand-held LED flashlight. So simple, yet so stunning.

Ed, I honestly don't know the answer to that. I don't have a Bisley Blackhawk to compare it to. The regular flattop as now made is supposed to have the original grip frame size and shape, which is smaller than the Blackhawk. My Bisley is indeed a more bulky grip - and I'm not yet certain I'm going to like it, to be honest. The original fits my small hands SO well that even the standard Blackhawk feels a wee bit "fat" to me. We'll see.