The wife and I went to range this morning, and there was a guy there with a Ruger 454 Alaskan. OMG! I about wet my pants when he shot that thing. I wasn't paying attention to what he was shooting, and it caught me off gaurd. I thought the Iowa was at the range shooting her guns. I could actually feel the shock wave of the gun in the next lane. The guy let me shoot it, and I must say it was right up there in Wow factor. It literally would take down a moose. Probably why it's called The Alaskan. The range had one for $650, and I want one! Wow, just wow!

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What you can do with one:



Jim

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That thing is so STUBBY, its amazing. I'm used to looking at the Casull with that 454 foot barrell on it. (a.k.a. the Thompson/Burroughs!) I swear guns made those guys write better. Drugs helped, too.

Not bad! Suggested retail is over $1000.
.454 Casull. 335 grain, 1600 fps. 1905 ft-lbs muzzle energy!

quote Originally posted by tbone42: That thing is so STUBBY, its amazing.

noisy cricket

quote Originally posted by Formula88: Not bad! Suggested retail is over $1000. .454 Casull. 335 grain, 1600 fps. 1905 ft-lbs muzzle energy!

I was thinking the price was a little cheap. It may have been a used one. Not really sure about that, but I am sure it was a "blast" to shoot.

Jim

I thought after reading the title, Jim had something else in mind for this thread!

quote Originally posted by jimbolaya: Noisy is an understatement, and so is cricket for that matter. There is nothing quiet or diminutive about it. Jim

quote Originally posted by doug.s: I thought after reading the title, Jim had something else in mind for this thread!

Actually, I knew when seeing the thread title that this was about guns.

quote Originally posted by doug.s: I thought after reading the title, Jim had something else in mind for this thread!

Jim gave that up when he discovered guns. He says it is much, much easier to achieve a good performance with a pistol. His wife agrees.

quote Originally posted by tbone42: That thing is so STUBBY

I appreciate the comparison!

quote Originally posted by jimbolaya: I was thinking the price was a little cheap. It may have been a used one. Not really sure about that, but I am sure it was a "blast" to shoot. Jim

And expensive to shoot. When I say a bullet only costs a quarter that is not the caliber I am talking about. Really expensive ammo.

Nice one though. I had a Rugar 44 with a nine inch barrel. It was like firing a rocket launcher with one hand.

Steve

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quote Originally posted by 84fiero123: And expensive to shoot. When I say a bullet only costs a quarter that is not the caliber I am talking about. Really expensive ammo. Nice one though. I had a Rugar 44 with a nine inch barrel. It was like firing a rocket launcher with one hand. Steve

I wish I could find decent .45 ammo for only a quarter a round.
My defense loads are closer to $1 each. Practice ammo, probably around $.40?
I need to get some reloading gear.

Well, that makes my Judge look like a toy

Formula, You can pick up quality .45 (I'm assuming .45 Colt here) loads from Georgia Arms for way less than you can buy them on the shelf somewhere. They have several different choices, the last time I picked some up it was at a gun show. I paid somewhere around $25/50 rounds. That was new Winchester brass and Speer jacketed hollow points, I forget how they were loaded but it was somewhere between 900-1000 fps. Hope that helps!

quote Originally posted by TommyRocker: <snip>

I knew what the reference was about.

Jim

A friend of mine from New York has an LAR Grizzy that I got to shoot. All I can say was that it was impressive.
http://grizzlypistol.blogspot.com/

quote Originally posted by mikejhjr: Well, that makes my Judge look like a toy Formula, You can pick up quality .45 (I'm assuming .45 Colt here) loads from Georgia Arms for way less than you can buy them on the shelf somewhere. They have several different choices, the last time I picked some up it was at a gun show. I paid somewhere around $25/50 rounds. That was new Winchester brass and Speer jacketed hollow points, I forget how they were loaded but it was somewhere between 900-1000 fps. Hope that helps!

.45ACP, actually.

Doing a search on http://ammoseek.com I can find .45ACP for as low as $0.25 a round, but that's steel cased, TulAmmo Russian ammo.
The cheapest I could find from Georgia Arms was 1000 rounds bulk ammo for $330.00
For about that price, I can get Winchester White Box at Walmart. Less if you include shipping.

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quote Originally posted by Formula88:

I was trying to get my Brother in Law's Desert Eagle this evening, but the terd still hasn't shot it, and he won't let me shoot it until he has.

Jim

I feel the same after competing in an athletic event.

I've been fascinated by that gun since I first heard about it. Really cool that you got to try it out!