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May/June 2010

John Taffin

Hanloads For Non-Handloaders

A quartet of .44 Magnum Perfect Packin’ Pistols; all prime
candidates for the Garrett 310 Defender.

I have no idea who was the first to begin using heavy-for-caliber bullets in big bore sixguns. The oldest reference I have found comes from Chauncey Thomas, editor of the American Rifleman, in 1926: “Several years ago I warned Keith against this very thing. At the time he was shooting oversized .45-90 Winchester bullets in the Peacemaker diameter .457" and weight 300 grains. He came near killing himself then. If he does not reform he will get sooner or later a permanent case of lead poisoning, or his searching friends will pick him up with a blotting pad.” At about the same time Keith asked if anyone knew where he could find a .454" sizer; this was after he blew up a .45 Colt using oversized bullets. He had the right idea, that is, using heavy bullets, he just went about it the wrong way.

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