Ive heard/read that a somewhat common issue is the frontsight dovetail being a bit too deep and affecting the bore a little, mine has this issue and so far I havent seen better than 3" +/- @ 50yds. Oddly enough 100 seems to be no worse. Now Ive nowhere near exhausted my available load combinations but Im starting to get frustrated. I dont normally fire factory ammunition because I have so much reloading supplies I just cant justify it.
45Colt though does just fine, fine enough for me anyway but I bought this gun specifically for the horsepower, I like it. I really dont want to scope it but with my eyesight I may have to. I shoot my Henry BigBoy 44mag just fine and my 16" Rossi 357 is a literal tackdriver with anything I load in it so Im wandering about the 454Casull models or more specifically I guess the 454 cartridge. So what are other owners seeing?
After having to return my first 454 because it was garbage that even they couldnt repair I got a replacement that is , besides the barrel issue, a really nice sample. The action is just superb after a bit of tuning and tinkering and Ive totally refinished and reshaped the wood. For what these things cost I really dont want to send it back to rossi AGAIN and wait another 18 weeks for a nee barrel like I had to wait for the replacement rifle.
As you can seen its a bit different from that ugly red they come with,
Or so I think. That combined with the really nice and solid action along with the horsepower available in such a small, light and very handy package makes it a quite desirable gun to me at least, I jist dont relish the thought of being short a rifle again for 3+ months. Im hoping the barrel will settle down and really start to shoot with some accuracy or I eventually stumble upon a good accurate load for it, like I did with the Henry BB I own but I am really curious as to what other owners are seeing with theirs.