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SINGLE SHOT TFC .45 PATRIOT PISTOL

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SINGLE SHOT .45 CALIBER ATRIOT PISTOL
WHAT WOULD BE AN ACCURATE LOAD FOR A 16 INCH BARRELED TC PATRIOT PISTOL SHOOTING AT 15, 25 AND 50 YARD?

IF IT WERE A RIFLE I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND 70 -75 GRAINS OF 2FF, BUT I AM CURIOUS TO HOW THAT WOULD DIFFER FOR THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PISTOL.

DUTCH SCHOULTZ
 
Accurate is what a pistol likes.

Starting at 20 grains is a good place to start as pointed out.

I would not exceed 30 grains, you are at risk of splitting the stock. You can always raise the sights if it shoots low, you cannot buy another stock.
 
16” seems awfully long for a TC patriot barrel. I think most of the stocks were broke on the loading stand by pounding down on the loading rod.
 
My Ethan Allen target pistol in .45 likes 25 grains of 3f with a .440 ball and .015 ticking patch lubed with wonder lube. From the bench I can get near one-hole groups at 25 yards.
 
PRB with 25 gr. of 3F is a good accurate load in mine. Not over 30 gr. and be careful when loading because the stocks are prone to breakage.
 
PRB with 25 gr. of 3F is a good accurate load in mine. Not over 30 gr. and be careful when loading because the stocks are prone to breakage.
That's why I recommend using a thin patch like a .010 or .012 thick patch when loading a pistol with a patched ball.

The low pressures of the light powder loads usually won't blow past a thinner patch and the thin patch will make starting and ramming the load much easier and less likely to break or crack the stock.
 
THANK YOU. LOU/
THAT'S ALMOST EXACTLY AS I GUESSED.
I JUST NEVER WORKED WITH THAT TYPE OF FIREARM..

DUTCH SCHOULTZ[

QUOTE="Lou Helsel, post: 1577033, member: 33629"]I would start at 20---25 gr.of Goex 3f and adjust up or down in 2 gr. incraments[/QUOTE]
 
MY SUBSCRIBER SAID THE PATRIOT PISTOL HE GOT WAS 40 YEARS OLD AND HAD NEVER BEEN FIRED.
THE 16 INCH BARREL MAY HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED SINCE THEN
SPEAKING OF WHICH. I STUMBLED ON A VERY CURRENT TC WEB SITE SOWING ALL SORTS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE MOSTLY PLASTIC STOCKED IN-LINE RIFLES. THIS. I ASSUME WOULD BE THE RESULT OF SMITH & WESSON TAKING OVER THE OLD STYLE COMPANY.

DUTCH

Never seen a TC Patriot pistol with a 16" barrel. Got any pictures?
 
IIRC, a fire in 1996 destroyed all the tooling for the TC Patriot, and some of the muzzleloading rifles, which pretty well ended their production of them.
 
Dutch, I've owned/shot T/C Patriot pistols since the early 1970's, and (other than a custom gun, like from T/C's Custom Shop/Fox River Outfitters) I've never seen one with other than the standard issue 9" bbl.
 
YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE MAKIN THAT COMMENRT.
I CHECKED BACK AND HE CHANGED HIS DESCRIPTION TO 9.5 INCHES.
I CAN'T FIGGURE HOW HE CAME UP WITH THE 16"
DUTCH

Dutch, I've owned/shot T/C Patriot pistols since the early 1970's, and (other than a custom gun, like from T/C's Custom Shop/Fox River Outfitters) I've never seen one with other than the standard issue 9" bbl.
 

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