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LSI Bounty Hunter .44
Load
Velocity
Accuracy
.44 Special
3-D blue 200 RN Cowboy
883
1.89
OCI Trail Blazer 200 LFN
862
1.28
Winchester Cowboy Action 240 LFN
832
1.45
Speer Gold Dot 200 GDHP
975
1.83
.44 Magnum
Blazer 240 JHP
1283
1.99
Black Hills 240 JHP
1496
1.43
3-D Blue 240 LRN Cowboy
921
1.63
Winchester USA 240 JSP
1641
1.96
Bullet weight measured in grains, velocity in feet per second (fps) by a PACT Chronograph, and accuracy in inches for
3-shot groups off a sandbag rest at 25 yards
or be hung through a buscadero- type
loop like the one found on the matching
Mernickle belt.
Fabricated from 9- to 10-ounce
vegetable-tanned leather backed with a 4-
to 5-ounce suede lining, the Mernickle belt
is some 3 inches in width, tapering down
to 1½ inches at the tongue and buckle.
I like its suede lining, as the slightly
roughened surface of the suede helps hold
belt (and holster) in place and keeps it
from shifting or slipping around during
movement.
The belt comes equipped with 25
cartridge loops capable of holding either
the appropriate round that your Mare’s
Laig is chambered for or a whole beltload
of big, impressive .45-70 cartridges like
Randall wore.
The Bounty Hunter r ig i s a
handsome and well-put-together outfit. All
edges are nicely finished and all stitching
is uniform, even and tight. It comes with
a brass clip-cornered buckle and holster
and belt are dyed in attractive mahogany
LSI contracted withMernickle CustomHolsters
to produce this Randall Rig for packing the
Bounty Hunter. Due to the lack of a “saddle
ring” its built differently from the rig Randall
wore yet carries the Mare’s Laig nicely.
brown.
The Mernickle rig will be offered
exclusively through Legacy Sports and can
be purchased with a Bounty Hunter as a
package or as an option later.
RANGE TIME
I shot the Bounty Hunter on paper
with eight different commercial loadings
in both .44 Special and .44 Mag cases.
Although it would function relatively
reliably with the shorter .44 Special round,
it showed a functioning preference for
the longer overall length Magnum cased
offerings.
The Bounty Hunter was not a
particularly easy gun to shoot accurately off
the bench. By using a couple of sandbags
and a rabbit-eared rear rifle bag, I was able
to get behind the sights and fire it “sort of ”
rifle-like. Using this method I was able to
produce three-shot groups at 25 yards that
averaged from a small of 1.43 inches to
right at 2 inches.
I then fired it one-handed (awkward
because of its weight and the angle one’s
wrist is forced into), then two-handed rifle-
like (again difficult to direct), and then from
the hip – all methods I’d seen McQueen
employ when wielding his Mare’s Laig.