Bill Escue wrote to James Roberts about [.45 ACP Revolver]
 Hi Bill,
 BE>> For those who wondered why anyone might want one, it's because I'm
 BE>> trying to standardize on one caliber of handgun in my household,
 BE>> allowing the purchase of ammo in larger quantities, since I would
 BE>> only need one.  Since I refuse to give up my beloved 1911 Gov't.
 BE>> models, and
 
 JR>I felt all along that was your reason for wanting the .45 ACP revolver 
nd
 JR>it is a very good reason. Back in the older days, most everyone carried
 JR>pistols and rifles, like the 44-40 in the same caliber. It really helps
 JR>to have firearms that shoot the same ammo, unless you just like to have
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 BE> I discovered  a few yrs. ago that if I got some of my buddies to go in
 BE> with me and pool our purchases into a quantity order, instead of buying
 BE> a box at a time at Walmart, that places like J&G in Arizona, and
 BE> Cheaper Than Dirt in Ft. Worth will sell ammo to individuals, no FFL
 BE> needed, at the same prices they will sell to dealers, or anyone else
 BE> who buys in that quantity. The best deals are always for quantities of
 BE> a single caliber. 
 There's many places that will sell in volume to individuals and it
 would be more economical to buy the same caliber in larger quantities.
 And if you reload, you can buy bulk quantities of brass, bullets, primers
 and powder for the same caliber.
 JR> I'd like to run across one of those old semi-automatic Rugers in .44 mag
 BE> to go along with JR> my Super Blackhawk. I just don't have a hankering
 BE> for one of his lever action .44 mag's though. ;)
 BE> .44 Mag was one of my favorites too, but reluctantly gave it up in the
 BE> narrowing down, since I couldn't bear to give up Dad's old 1911.  Had
 BE> a Ruger Redhawk stainless with a Leupold scope, I bought to hunt deer. 
 BE> Due to it's size, including the scope, plus being left handed, thinned
My Super Blackhawk wears a 1 1/2 X 4 Burris scope on it and I found a
hunting style shoulder holster that fits it perfect. It also has a belt
loop, but I'm afraid that I would lose my britches wearing that rig on
my belt. My carry everywhere I go pistol shoots a .45 ACP round just like
yours although it is a different brand.
 BE> The old Ruger .44 mag semi-autos were very popular in Tennessee when I
 BE> lived there.  The density of the foliage pretty much prevented a safe
 BE> shot over 100 yds, and the deer were relatively big.  When I moved to
 They used to be popular here in Alabama when we had more wooded areas
 to hunt, but due to clearcutting, most went to bolt actions and changed
 hunting styles to a longer ranged type hunting. I just want one of the
 semi-automatic Ruger .44's because they're no longer available.
 BE> why I originally switched from rifle deer hunting to handgun deer
 BE> hunting to make it a bit more sporting, and finally gave up on it
 BE> entirely.  I'm checking out hunting javalina and feral hogs now.  May
 BE> wish I had the .44 mag back.
You mean you got rid of it. I buy, but never sell, wait a minute, I
take that back, I have gave a couple away to my son! ;)
                                - James
... GUN: A simple tool for making holes .....at a distance!
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