High Desert Hunter
07-05-2014, 11:35 PM
Been having really good handgun luck. Last weekend I took out my Flattop .45 with 290gr SWC loaded to 800fps, cut one not so ragged hole at 26 yards, same bullet at 1050 resulted in same grouping just 1 1/2" lower. On Independence Day, took out the FA454, this beauty does really well with my 325gr WFNGC at anywhere from 800 to 1500fps. I was shooting the 325gr at 1100, and the 290gr SWC at 1400, target was a coyote sized rock at 182 laser ranged yards. First 8 saw 7 hits in a 6" space, pulled one and sent it high, just about the same results with the 290s, just had to adjust for POI. The 454 has been a favorite for over 14 years now, first a Ruger, now the Freedom Arms, it has supplanted the 45 Colt as my favorite.