Blacksmith
08-18-2013, 02:11 PM
I spent the last four days hanging out in the Blacksmith Shop at Rough and Tumble and discovered the Blacksmiths are a bad influence on me. One of my friends asked if I would be interested in stuff for .44 Mag reloading. I said that since I didn't have a .44 Mag it would depend on what it was and if it was cheap enough to use as trading stock. To make a long story short he had 1,000 once fired brass, 400 commercial Boolits, 100 Hornady XTP J-words, and a set of Lee dies. He wanted to trade so he asked for a brick of .22 LR, well I insisted he take 3 bricks of Aguila and a box of CCI Quiet, I want to keep him as a friend. Did I do alright?
So then I was talking with another Blacksmith reloader about my trade and he started telling me about how much he likes his Ruger Blackhawk in .44 Mag and some of the loads he uses etc. When I got home that night I had a message that I could pick up my latest purchase from the LGS. As an aside Maryland has passed a new Calif./NY gun law that goes into effect Oct. 1 and the current "7 day" wait for a background check had taken 90 days due to the backlog of people buying guns before the new law takes effect.
Next morning I go to the LGS and finish the transfer. Low and behold in the case is a used .44 Mag Blackhawk. So I say to the FFL I guess there is no way to get that Blackhawk before Oct. 1st is there? Wouldn't you know he says "Oh yes there is." So I look it over and should be able to pick it up Sept.22.
So now I am poorer, I won't have any trading stock, and I need another Mold.
What .44 Mag molds should I be on the lookout for? I guess I will want two to start, one for target work and one "Thumper" for maximum effect. Which ones do you like?
And stay away from Blacksmiths they are a bad influence.
So then I was talking with another Blacksmith reloader about my trade and he started telling me about how much he likes his Ruger Blackhawk in .44 Mag and some of the loads he uses etc. When I got home that night I had a message that I could pick up my latest purchase from the LGS. As an aside Maryland has passed a new Calif./NY gun law that goes into effect Oct. 1 and the current "7 day" wait for a background check had taken 90 days due to the backlog of people buying guns before the new law takes effect.
Next morning I go to the LGS and finish the transfer. Low and behold in the case is a used .44 Mag Blackhawk. So I say to the FFL I guess there is no way to get that Blackhawk before Oct. 1st is there? Wouldn't you know he says "Oh yes there is." So I look it over and should be able to pick it up Sept.22.
So now I am poorer, I won't have any trading stock, and I need another Mold.
What .44 Mag molds should I be on the lookout for? I guess I will want two to start, one for target work and one "Thumper" for maximum effect. Which ones do you like?
And stay away from Blacksmiths they are a bad influence.