All 38-40/10mm Ruger Buckeye Owners

[RRMan03]

Good luck on finding 38-40 Brass. I waited 6 weeks for my last order of Starline not from Starline as you cannot even order from them.I am going opposite of you. I am going long range light bullet. 155gr Barnes X. The guy working up my losd has the same gun as us and he says he has got a 155gr load that is a rocketship and has tremendous accuracy way on out there.

[MCQUADE]

Once I get my stuff set up I'll have to look at that one for the 38-40. I was really impressed with the 10mm accuracy out of this gun, it grouped better than my 357's and I wasn't trying.. I should be able to try several different weights next week and do some serious target work, then on to the 38-40. I enjoy it.

[DM1906]

If you want .38-40 brass from Starline direct, you'll have to get on the backorder list (place an order).  The less common brass is queued differently than the more popular.  They don't make a run until they have a significant percent of a production run on backorder.  If you are on backorder, you are guaranteed what you ordered, once they make a run.

If you want or find "other" brands of brass (Winchester, Remington), use it ONLY for original pressure loads, unless you can confirm a newer design.  Original (civil war era) pressure is 14K CUP (the only range offered by Winchester and "cowboy" load suppliers)..  Current pressures can be double, and more, than that.  Look inside the case at the web.  If you can see a raised primer pocket, it's old.  If the web is continuous across the base, it's newer.  I might be able to get a picture to work, if needed.

[MCQUADE]

I see Midway has the starline 38-40 in stock, might have to go ahead and order some and some dies. For the next few days I'm gonna work with the 10mm cylinder, it appears to be incredibly accurate. I did have an issue with the base pin backing out but I may not have had it locked in before firing, I did not have much time to test.  If there is a problem I'll put in a belt mountain base pin. If it wasn't for RRMan03 I probably would not have had this much fun for months (I only got to fire 12 rounds). This gun shoots better than me. I need a ransom rest for this one, to see it's full potential.

[DM1906]

Yeah, it's accurate.  Hunting accurate, and better.  I'd have to use a scoped pistol to do better, at 100+ yds.  I have to be careful to not embarrass my guests (too bad) with it, either cartridge.  As you've found out, nobody's bragging here.

[10MMGary]

The last four digits on my Buckeye Blackhawk Conversion are 1064. I believe I am the third owner, but according to the person I bought it from(with all the papers and both boxes)it was never fired than other at the factory(if Ruger even did that then). As best I could as could determine and having no reason not to believe him it certainly appeared mint new in the boxes and unfired upon arrival. Well being a shooter not a collector I soon remedied that condition

[RRMan03]

10MM Gary:
Yours is earlier than mine. Mine is 2524 and it was NIB. I am not going to be able to stand it and am just going to shoot it and get it over with or buy another one already shot,leave my matched set alone and shoot the one already fired as you know even if its been fired probably not fired much. I would like to have a 2nd one just like the 1st and that would solve my shot it or not dilema.Its only money so if I find one right I am gonna buy it. I am breaking myself with new Rugers and custom ammo.I only shoot factory ammo ubless I find a reloader I really trust and someone ho has been at it in my calibers for a while. Well I found just such a person so I will try some custom loaded ammo for my Rugers as they are tanks and are very hard to blow up. Not so with our auto pistols.Do you have the little brother of the set with your 3840/10mm? Seems not many have the matching number gun.I will never shootthe 32-20. No use but it sure makes the value go up if you decide to sell and have both.I am glad you have the gun and hope to see more of our fellow board members with these guns. As the more who have them the more we learn about them.That 10mm SA has turned me into a Ruger whore now.

[REDLINE]

The last four digits on my Buckeye Blackhawk Conversion are 1064. I believe I am the third owner, but according to the person I bought it from(with all the papers and both boxes)it was never fired than other at the factory(if Ruger even did that then). As best I could as could determine and having no reason not to believe him it certainly appeared mint new in the boxes and unfired upon arrival. Well being a shooter not a collector I soon remedied that condition

That's the spirit!

[RRMan03]

We are acquirers not collectors. We get them,admire them and then shoot the heck out of them.

[sqlbullet]

We are acquirers not collectors. We get them,admire them and then shoot the heck out of them.

Amen!

Especially the "shoot the heck out of them".

I have no use for a gun I can't enjoy by using it to unload ammo.

[RRMan03]

Well the sight in,ammo test and ammo decision are finished. 155gr Barnes X. 1935FPS. It is about 1 inch high at 50 yards and in a 2 inch circle at 100 yards open sights of bags. So I figure the gun is better than me and that is good enough and the custom load started at 1735 up 2050 and settled on 1935 for safety and accuracy. This gun is a bell ringer at 100yds and I would say not bad a 200yds which I will try next trip to the farm.Very pleased I bought this gun just wish I had discovered it about 10 years ago.But now it will last me into my last hunting years and it is plenty for deer,hogs,mountain lion and all the coyotes you want. Never though this gun would have that in it but I had not done my research. Only looked at the blackpowder numbers not the smokeless numbers plus modern components. It is a rifle bullet in a SA.

[d762nato]

Well the sight in,ammo test and ammo decision are finished. 155gr Barnes X. 1935FPS. It is about 1 inch high at 50 yards and in a 2 inch circle at 100 yards open sights of bags. So I figure the gun is better than me and that is good enough and the custom load started at 1735 up 2050 and settled on 1935 for safety and accuracy. This gun is a bell ringer at 100yds and I would say not bad a 200yds which I will try next trip to the farm.Very pleased I bought this gun just wish I had discovered it about 10 years ago.But now it will last me into my last hunting years and it is plenty for deer,hogs,mountain lion and all the coyotes you want. Never though this gun would have that in it but I had not done my research. Only looked at the blackpowder numbers not the smokeless numbers plus modern components. It is a rifle bullet in a SA.

I can't believe your getting that kind of velocity out of your ruger handgun, that's definitely Smok'in.

[DM1906]

If I didn't see it, I wouldn't believe it.

[RRMan03]

That is what someonewho knows what they are doing while reloading can do. I had no idea either that it would get that but it does and at 100 its like shooting a rifle with the light 155 gr bullet. Lots of room for powder in that big case and someonewho knows what they are doing will not blow themselves up.

[10MMGary]

Well the sight in,ammo test and ammo decision are finished. 155gr Barnes X. 1935FPS. It is about 1 inch high at 50 yards and in a 2 inch circle at 100 yards open sights of bags. So I figure the gun is better than me and that is good enough and the custom load started at 1735 up 2050 and settled on 1935 for safety and accuracy. This gun is a bell ringer at 100yds and I would say not bad a 200yds which I will try next trip to the farm.Very pleased I bought this gun just wish I had discovered it about 10 years ago.But now it will last me into my last hunting years and it is plenty for deer,hogs,mountain lion and all the coyotes you want. Never though this gun would have that in it but I had not done my research. Only looked at the blackpowder numbers not the smokeless numbers plus modern components. It is a rifle bullet in a SA.

I can't believe your getting that kind of velocity out of your ruger handgun, that's definitely Smok'in.

I have a hard time believing it as well, but I have a harder time calling a man a liar(and I am in no way saying that is what you are doing d762nato, so please don't think so)and even more so when he has another man backing his claim. I am saying I want to see it(from behind some safety glass first) and would love to see what it does to a big white tail or a big ole 300 lb + or so feral hog using that Barnes X bullet. Seems I need to start doing some reading research and some T/E with different powders and projectiles. Have you taken any larger game with those loads RRMan03, if so I would love to hear your experiences. Take care all and please keep educating this old fart in training .