45 Colt Rifle Loads

And that was a commercial round. I have some45 Colt rifle loads loads from the Lyman 48TH Edition Reloading Handbook.

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45 colt rifle loads. They work really well on any size feral dogs or good sized yotes. For both of these I go with 75 grains of either True Blue or Unique. 4112019 Typical factory44 magnum ammo will have a pressure around 34000 PSI while equivalent velocity45 Colt handloads will be around 25000 PSI with equivalent bullet.

Ad Technologically advanced - Night. These slower burning powders should be bulkier per grain weight. But I hear ya when you say that you just want something over 1000 FPS.

Ten years ago much of my loading for the45 Colt consisted of 300 grain bullets at 1100 to 1200 feet per second for use in the Ruger Blackhawk or This load still takes up a lot of the working time of the RCBS RockChucker or Dillon but I find myself. Sure sure each cartridge rolling out of your press costs pennies on the dollar compared to the factory-made stuff. It seems to me the answer is a case full or very slightly less of 4227 or 680 for the lever guns.

These loads are safe in all modern45 Long Colt revolvers in good operating condition. The first category contains loads within the 14000 psi or 15900 cup SAAMI maximum pressure limit. 8122018 As an example the45 Colt with a 250-grain bullet at 800 fps will kick more than a38 Special with a 158-grain bullet at 800 fps.

Remember a medium load of 1600 fps for a 300 grain bullet from a 45 long Colt rifle at acceptable pressure with the right powdersand that can give 1700 lbs of muzzle punch. 45 Colt Single Action Army. 25 gr of 2400 with a 400 gr Speer 1475 fps.

162018 It like the Model 1892 was never chambered in the 45 Colt at least until the modern smokeless powder era but the 1873 is strong enough to accommodate standard 45 Colt loads operating at 14000 psi as well as the 38 Special operating at. 13 grains 4756 gives about the same case expansion in the lever gun giving lower velocity. So i got the ballistics data from winchesters data page and set off to find a good dependable load.

That load was at one time listed as a Cowboy load at 1250. In all that time ive only found one load that shot true point of aim with any kind of accuracy. Welcome to the Gun Digest Reloading Data Center your one stop for handloading advice and information to get your loads on target.

Cast bullets used sized to 452. Cowboy shooters often load down to 700 fps or so. Old data for the 45 Colt and 2400.

Lyman 46th - from a 7 12. Some not all of the major reloading manuals list two categories of45 Colt loads. The45 Colt and single-action revolver are a powerful and useful combination.

Contrary to popular belief reloading wont save you money. 44 Remington Magnum Handgun Load Data. For cast lead bullets.

For use in the 16 Winchester 1894 Trapper 45 Colt I have thus far only used relatively mild loads just to see what can be accomplished. Barrel - 152 grains for 696 fps - 175 grains for 814 fps. Acme offers the two standard 45 Colt bullets 255-grain semi-wadcutter and a 250-grain round-nosed flat-point.

The accompanying data containing the 255-grain Hornady lead FP is primarily for cowboy loads. Ad Technologically advanced - Night. John Linebaugh is partial to WW-296 and H-110 for upscale loads in the 45 Colt revolvers I think a somewhat slower burning powder that has a wider workable pressure range would be more accurate and would produce better results in rifle length barrels.

452006 Ive owned and shot a Ruger Vaquero in 45 Colt for about 6 years. 45 Colt Ruger. 2122012 I have the impression from reloading my 45-70 that 2400 is faster than it once was.

For the lever guns only and not for light cowboy pistols. Thermal Vision Devices Gen super 2 and Gen 3. Winchesters 250 grain lead round nose ammo.

But its expensive at around 2500 a box of 50. Elmer Keith was way ahead of his time in developing everyday working and hunting loads. 45 Auto ACP Load Data.

Use top 45 Colt loads for hunting and such but lesser loads for fun small game pests and varmints. His 45 Colt bullet was 454424 and was available for decades from Lyman. I have fired45 Colt loads with a 165-grain bullet at 650 fps.

1252019 The original conical bullet found in black powder 45 Colt loads from the 1870s is very close to the Lyman 454190 and the RCBS 45-255 FN. Although developed primarily as a revolver cartridge in 1873 the45 Colt became popular in rifles especially lever-action rifles. But improved accuracy and tailor-made.

45 Colt Rifle Data Lyman Reloading Handbook 49th Edition Warning. 5142010 CAP 15 grains BD is the load I typically load with the 250s in the 45 Colt.

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