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This was a cool build, .255 Banshee Javelina
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 08:55

It started as a .44 Mag. Bisley. We had some lightening cuts to the frame done in (4) places, perhaps an ounce relief per spot. Thank goodness. When anyone picks it up they always exclaim at the heft. I didn’t consider it’s basically a solid chunk of steel with tiny .257” holes bored. It weighs 57 ounces unloaded. A bit heavy on the hip it is perfect in the shoulder rig. The 75-80 gr. bullets easily scoot at 1600-1700+ with longer brass life. The Hornet case will loosen primer pockets early if pushed too hard. The heft certainly makes it a dream to shoot with weight dampening the wiggles. It basically has the trajectory of a .22 WMR rifle but twice the power. Old .25-20 lever gun performance.

Toying with bullets and the size of meplat manifests adjustable performance. That is a study in itself.