.45 Colt Keith bullets: Lyman #454424 (264 gr. http://www.castboolits.gunloads.com/ad.php?t=78528, http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi&id=1465047205, Vintage Boxes - Gear, Shell, Case, Primer, Group Buys Design, Active , Waiting and Archives, Closed Buys/Waiting for delivery/in shipment, If this is your first visit, be sure to To protect the privacy and security of winners, names will not be made public. Lyman has a 255 grain .45 Colt gas-checked bullet, #454490GC, that was designed by Ray Thompson who also brought forth the .357 Magnum #358156GC and the .44 Magnum #431244GC. Deployed military should use stateside address. Heavy loads that are safe for use in the Ruger Redhawk would destroy a fine Colt SAA. Winners must respond within 30 days of receiving notification or an alternate winner will be selected. South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks, State Agency: Many early black-powder-era Colt revolvers (1873-1898) feature .449- to .452-inch throats that corresponded reasonably with .450- to .452-inch barrel groove diameters. However, Dick Casull started with the 45 Colt single action and the weak 45 Colt case to come up with his cartridge, which eventually became the 454 Casull. No purchase necessary. It has never failed me. In my opinion, throats that measure .452 inch are generally ideal with a variety of bullets. New Hampshire Fish & Game Department, State Agency: A favorite pastime of many dedicated sixgunners is sitting around a campfire arguing the merits of their particular choice of caliber. Addeddate 2019-02-26 16:21:01 Identifier A check of Hodgdons loading manuals shows these two powders using the same charge weight produce the same velocities and pressures. So if one used 40 grains by weight of Pyrodex when the chart called for 40 grains of black powder, the result would be an overloaded charge. (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. Joe Kurtenbach, Executive Editor of Gun & Ammo, and John Myles from Smith & Wesson discuss features of the Equalizer 9mm micro-compact pistol and new-for-2023 M&P 5.7. Treat it like one. This database has 6400 loads for cast bullet loads. It is loaded not by weight, but by volume. So if one used 40 grains by weight of Pyrodex when the chart called for 40 grains of black powder, the result would be an overloaded charge. Nonetheless, the 30-grain charge with a 250-grain bullet reached around 850 fps from a 7.5-inch barrel. Then something dramatic happened in 1869: Smith & Wesson brought forth the 44 American sixgun that used fixed ammunition. However, a tight-chambered 45 Colt cylinder may require tolerances offered by a 454 Casull full-length sizing die. In actual weight, Pyrodex is lighter than black powder, being about 80 percent of the weight of black powder. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, State Agency: That brings us to the next level, which includes 45 Colt revolvers built on the Ruger Super Blackhawk frame and the Ruger Old Model Blackhawk, the arrival of which led to two separate load sections showing up in loading manuals. hi guy, for awhile now i have slowly been adding to my collection,,i just got 2 molds, a rcbs 255 grain ,,and a lyman 325 grain gc,,,i got the dies, the powder, had dale put my name on miha list for his 45 long colt hollow point mold, ,i have some brass, i got the dies,, but still looking for that one 45 long colt gun. A quote from Lyman Reloading Handbook, 49th Edition states, The grooves of pre-World War II revolvers normally measure .454 in diameter. I clocked 9.2, 9.5 and 10 grains. Employees and agents of Publishers Development Corp. are not eligible. Then comes the Freedom Arms Model 97, the original Ruger Vaquero, Ruger Blackhawk, Ruger Redhawk, and the Ruger Super Redhawk. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. The key for best shooting is to size cast bullets accordingly and open the throats if necessary. I use WLP primers. Share to Twitter. No substitutions or transfers to third parties allowed. Deployed military should use stateside address. My connection with Lyman goes back more than 50 years when I loaded my first ammunition using the No. Load up some Low Recoil handloads. Moving up to 22.0 grains increases the muzzle velocity to 1,300 fps and then 24.0 grains is right at 1,400 fps with both putting three shots in at 45 yards. During my early teenage years I acquired a beautiful pre-World War II Colt SAA .45 that was customized by one of the masters during the 1920s. A huge hit among hunters, it remained popular in deer camps long after the .30-30 Win. It served me well while riding the ranch on horseback, running a trap-line, hunting big game, varmints and pests, etc., and it even saved my skin a time or two. The 45 Colt brass was up to the task. The other problem, that of cylinder throat diameters, centers around the fact that they vary considerably. Most of the accompanying handloads are within industry overall length guidelines at 1.600 inches or less; however, a few loads exceed that length (including Hornadys FTX factory load). I have found 5.0 grains of Clays under a 250-grain bullet delivers a very pleasant-shooting load at 725 fps and will group all its shots in 0.63 inch at 20 yards. The .45 Colts origins started in 1871 when Colt began designing a new sixgun specifically to house metallic cartridges. For several years Smith & Wesson cut throats at 0.455 inch or even larger, but now they seem to be running at a more proper 0.451 to 0.452 inch. Pet Loads and Handloader are registered trademarks of Wolfe Publishing Company. Before loading any ammunition for leverguns, I first make dummy rounds to be able to check both feeding through the action and chambering. (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. The final level includes custom five-shot Rugers and the Freedom Arms Model 83. Handgun Data. Bad Idea! (I) Giveaway ends September 30, 2021. You may even have bullets stopping partway in the barrel with that light of a charge. The vast majority of my 45 Colt handloads over the last 60 years, however, has been put together with cast bullets. With my alloys this bullet runs around 280 to 285 grains while at the same time having a slightly shorter nose than the original Keith design so it fits in all Colt cylinders. Everything really starts with our Vision, which is:To be the best-run business in America, and the most successful, most respected business in our industry, for the benefit of our Customers. This is a pretty bold Vision, but its absolutely real. Members 4.5k Gender:Male Location:Dolores, Colorado Interests:All types of shooting, hunting, fishing, camping. Addeddate 2019-02-27 13:08:05 Identifier LymanReloadingHandbook48thEdition2002Ocr_201902 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9093sd5t Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) The availability of all of these bullets is dependent on how much time I have to cast my own. Subscriber Services. However, it cannot be approached the same as smokeless. I also have been having good luck lately with 10.0 grains of HS-6 and 250- to 260-grain bullets, which duplicates the performance of the early black powder loads. Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources, State Agency: The accompanying standard- pressure handloads are within SAAMI guidelines of 14,000 psi, making them suitable for modern Colt SAA revolvers and all guns chambered in .45 Colt that are designed to fire smokeless powder ammunition. Employees and agents of Publishers Development Corp. are not eligible. After all the work and expense, it turned out to be a somewhat mediocre performer. Elmer Keiths custom Colt single action was used to develop his heavy 44 Special loads in the late 1920s, and for a long time the 45 Colt cartridge was accused of being weak. Taurus Marketing Manager Caleb Giddings highlights the features of the new Taurus Raging Hunter 460 Magnum, a purpose-built revolver with a 10.5-inch barrel and an effective recoil-taming brake, with Guns & Ammo Executive Editor Joe Kurtenbach. Some time in the early part of the 20th century wadcutter bullets arrived. Your load at 6.0 gr Unique is dangerously unsafe. Checked and verified, page 285, 4th Ed.Lyman cast bullet handbook. Contrary to what has been traditionally published, records indicate that early loads from Frankford Arsenal contained a copper case loaded with a 250-grain, roundnose flatpoint lead bullet pushed with 30 grains of black powder, with additional charge weights soon added. It is impossible to go wrong with the 45 Colt. N340 is a tubular powder type with grain dimensions of 1,0mm length and 0,8 mm diameter. It also is a most versatile powder as it can be used for standard loads for the Colt SAA and heavy loads for the Blackhawk. In ranking the various 45 Colt sixguns now in production from the least strongest to that capable of a handling the heaviest loads, I would set the following order. The Complete Reloading Manual For The 45 Colt Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. My loading dies are from Lee, Lyman, and RCBS, and all of them give excellent service. If reliable expansion is desired, consider 230-grain JHP bullets designed for the .45 ACP or the Hornady 225-grain FTX, which can be pushed close to 1,000 fps while staying within pressure guidelines. Even with their short barrels, they still carry nine rounds in the tubular magazine. in pistol calibers than the old. This is a plain base bullet and I found out very quickly it was not very accurate in either rifle. Contest void where prohibited by law. I have used them to take big game, including mule deer and bears. For loading black powder 45 Colt loads, I use Goex as well as Pyrodex and Triple Seven. El Hombre Sin Nombre Members 6.3k Gender:Male Location:Oakland, CA SASS# 101096 Richmond Roughriders, Coyote Valley Cowboys, Faultine Shootist Society,Two Rivers Posse, River City Regulators Posted February 18, 2017 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, State Agency: 458 is a rifle bullet. Deployed military should use stateside address. Contest void where prohibited by law. Cast RCBS 45-270-SAA bullets are generally loaded to an overall length of 1.650 inches to not over 1.655 inches, utilizing the full length of the Colt cylinder. In 1935 we entered the Magnum Sixgun Era with the arrival of the 357 Magnum; however, long before that we had the 45 Colt. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. These Lyman loads are conservative made for older guns. Give a Gift In guns with .452-inch throats, the Magma designed 250-grain RNFP offered by most commercial cast bullet companies (Oregon Trail used here) can be surprisingly accurate. This revolver is fitted with a new line-bored cylinder that is tightly chambered with .452-inch throats, a .003-inch barrel/cylinder gap and the forcing cone cut to 11 degrees. A roll crimp is generally preferred and should be applied as heavily as the bullets crimp groove or cannelure will permit. No data for RX7 and this bullet in the 1886 Winchester & 1895 Marlin section. (WC= WadCutter, SWC= Semi-WadCutter, HP= Hollow Point, RN= Round Nose, FMC= Full Metal Case, FMJ= Full Metal Jacket, JHP= Jacketed Hollow Point and if GC indicated, means Gas Check at bottom of lead bullet), Loads for .45 Colt:

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