I have a 6" Field Grade 454 just like yours, but with factory rubber grips. It's an incredibly tightly-fitted revolver. No cylinder shake, nor any slop at all. B/C gap an unbelievable .001". Your grips are extremely nice. I handload for it, and routinely load ammo that is about 80% of max. Much more pleasant to shoot, but still dang powerful. That's with both cast and jacketed bullets, up to 335 Lyman cast FNGC bullets, cast from linotype. It's an incredibly crafted and assembled handgun, and chambers are minimum-spec, so any loads slightly over spec will not chamber. That's how tight the chambers are.
I have been eyeing one for a while. I really hope local shop still has the one they did yesterday when they open on Tuesday. It is too good of a price to pass on. Fortunately I was able to talk the wife into it lol.
I regularly shoot my hot, handloaded .454 Casull, as well as .460 S&W Magnums in my 8.3/8" XVR revolver. In neither case does the revolver buck so violently in my hand, as what I'm seeing here with these shots through your F.A. .454 Casull revolver. It's a matter of opinion obviously, but for a number of reasons, this hardly qualifies as the "...best revolver ever made...", .454 Casull or otherwise, as far as I'm concerned. Incidentally, I've been shooting other big bore handguns, in addition to the one chambered in the aforementioned cartridges, for the better part of sixty years. My wrist bones are just fine thank you. 😊
I think Freedom Arms qualifies as the best single action revolvers ever made. One could argue for the older colts. But these things are built very nicely, with Rugers tank like durability.
For some reason they have discontinued the ivory micarta grips probably because I liked them. Their company advises against firing 45 colt from a 454 casull cylinder same with .38 special from a 357 magnum because of a buildup of lead due to the tight tolerances can create a higher level of pressure then the gun can stand.
That is somewhat of a shame. I am planning on getting one and it would be nice to not spend too horribly much on ammo. But I also don't plan on shooting it a ton. I am getting back into cowboy action firearms and Freedom Arms has been a desire of mine for a while
@@Catgat37 If you're looking for a plinker there are other options, but if you are looking for a OMG then you want a Freedom Arms. I wouldn';t buy one until you handle one the grip frame angle is different from other single action revolvers.
@@Catgat37 I don’t shoot cowboy action, but I think I would look for something other then a Freedom arms. Freedom arms is the premier brand for the best single action you can buy, but for cowboy action I would look for something else (what that something else is I don’t know).
I had a buddy shoot the roof of an indoor range w a .357 because he stuck his finger inside the trigger guard W gun on single action Keep that finger away til sights are on target ❕🎯
I agree a very sweet Bond Arms Texas Defender. But i was wondering , why you took off the trigger guard....if helped your shooting pattern.!..or better control of the shot..
My favorite shotgun. Youth model. I put a 3 round mag. extention on mine. 7 rounds is plenty for home defense. My set up is opposite from yours. My fully rifled barrel is 22" with a cantilevered scope mount carrying a 2-7x32 Bushnell. It is a tack driver out to 200 yds. The short (18.5") Rem. Choke barrel is usually mounted. I vary my loading between slugs and buckshot depending upon what is the area. Inside my house it is loaded with #4 buckshot or 00 byckshot. Outside my home I carry 7/8 oz. foster slugs. I used Sabot Slugs in the long barrel.
