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Red Sheep taken with FA`s m83-.41Mag
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James from Jersey
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February 21, 2011 - 2:11 pm
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" I own more guns then I need but not as many as I want"

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" I own more guns then I need but not as many as I want"

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This is my Freedom Arm`s model 83 in .41 Magnum with 10" barrel topped with Leupold 2.5-8X. I settled on the load listed by John Taffin in the FACA journal as one of his favorite`s. It has a 210grXTP over a charge of AA#9. This load was clocked at 1745FPS from Taffin`s 10" .41…..The other gun is my old friend, the great S&W m34 "Kit Gun".

I used it some much that I had it hard chromed about 20 years ago and the finish is as good as new. I have two cylinders for this gun in .22 Long Rifle  and .22Mag ...

" I own more guns then I need but not as many as I want"

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That's a good looking pair.cool-pics I have a few FA's on my short list...one of these days it'll happen.

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Very cool James. I have an 83 Silhouette in .41 Magnum...it's a great shooter. My load is a 210 grain bullet with 20.5 grains of either H-110 or W-296.

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Great picture and take on that Red Sheep. Good shot too.

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