HAD A DECENT PRACTICE SESSION THIS MORNING WITH THE FA MODEL 353 357 MAG AND THE FA MODEL 83 "PRACTICE" MNP STALKER, USING THE 45 COLT CYLINDER. I HAVE BEEN USING UP 454 EQUIVALENT 45 COLT AMMO FROM SAFARIS PAST, INCLUDING MY CAPE BUFFALO LOADS FROM 1993. I ALSO GOT IN GOOD TRIGGER TIME WITH MY SEMI "PERFECTED" 22lr RUGER SINGLE SIX. I HOPE TO GET IN 2 MORE PRACTICE SESSIONS NEXT WEEKEND, PROBABLY MY LAST, AS I GO TO THE RANCH ON THE 16th FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN ON THE 24th OFF TO ALASKA.

BEFORE I STARTED PRACTICING WITH THE SCOPED REVOLVERS I SHOT THE 260gr FURY FP FMJ's AND THE FA 260gr JACKETED FP's OVER 22.0grs OF VVN110, STARLINE NICKEL CASES, AND FED 155M PRIMERS, IN MY LINEBAUGH 45 COLT RUGER REDHAWK. COULD BE 6 OF ONE AND A 1/2 DOZEN OF THE OTHER, BUT MY GUT TELLS ME THE FURY IS MORE ACCURATE. MY GUESSTIMATE IS THAT THE LOADS ARE IN THE 1,300fps - 1,400fps RANGE.

BEHIND THE 25 YARD PAPER TARGET I WAS SHOOTING AT YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING WITH THE FURY AND FA BULLETS, THERE IS A DIRT BERM AT 100 METERS m/l. AS I WAS SETTING UP MY 100 YARD SWINGER GONG ON THE BERM I "RECOVERED" (FOUND) 5 FA BULLETS AND 3 FURY BULLETS. ALL OF THE FA EXPOSED LEAD FP BULLETS SHOWED SOME NOSE DAMAGE, AND THIS AFTER TRAVELING 100+ YARDS BEFORE IMPACT. 2 OF THE FURY's SHOWED NO NOSE DAMAGE AND 1 SHOWED ONLY MINIMAL DEFORMATION. TO ME, THIS WAS ANOTHER REASON TO CHOOSE THE FURY's OVER THE FA BULLETS.

I BELIEVE I HAVE MY LOADS SORTED OUT NOW, JUST NEED TO DO SOME RELOADING, A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE, AND START PACKING.