lyman reloading data 45 colt

With these bullets sized .452" and cast of 16 parts lead to 1 part tin, try this loading with 19.0 grains of WW-296 or 19.5 grains of H-110 in Star-line cases with Fed 155 primers and Bubba lube, or Javelina or NEI pistol lube. Then comes the Freedom Arms Model 97, the original Ruger Vaquero, Ruger Blackhawk, Ruger Redhawk, and the Ruger Super Redhawk. I seat and crimp just over the bullet radius. Employees and agents of Publishers Development Corp. are not eligible. New York Department of Environmental Conservation, State Agency: In 1898, Colt made the necessary changes to permit its guns to be used with smokeless powders; however, it wasnt until 1900 (revolvers with serial number 192,000 or higher) that Colt began to officially warrant its guns for such. Universal is an excellent powder for the 45 Colt with 8.0 grains under a 250-grain bullet duplicating the old black powder load. There are many good jacketed bullets for the .45 Colt. All entries must be received by giveaway end date. The 1894 Winchester Trappers have a long, strong action and even though the chambers are somewhat over-size, they will handle any load you can normally load in a .45 Colt case for use in sixguns with six-shot cylinders. I cast the Lyman 452-424 250gr. 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. The Colt fanciers had .45's, usually in the New Service model, unless they were cowboy fans who had SAA's. The guys that worked in the paper mills and machine shops had 1917's. If you want-ed a handgun with power, the GI surplus .45 ACP in the 1917 was the only thing you could afford to shoot as reloading "ca'tridges" was unknown. Load up some Low Recoil handloads. The day of the percussion revolver would soon be over, and even Colt could see the future and began converting 1860 cap-and-ball sixguns to fire cartridges. Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. The 45 Colt brass was up to the task. Notes: cases: Winchester; trim-to length: 1.275"; primers: Winchester WLP; primer size: Large Pistol; Lyman shell holder: No. We are currently populating the cartridge drop-down menu with updated cartridge renderings, new propellants and bullets, and links to complimentary product pages. All Freedom Arms cylinders are held to very tight tolerances and whether using 45 Colt or 454 Casull brass, I size with a special 454 die. That is, until I tried IMR 4227 with Lymans #452424 and a 20.0-grain load, and that combination produced one-hole groups. Over the past 35 years all four of these leverguns have shot extensively with both jacketed and cast bullets. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. 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. But the 45 Colt is a survivor. None of these loads will work through the action of my Rossi .45 Colt Model 92. Elmer Keith was way ahead of his time in developing everyday working and hunting loads. That is, if the loading table calls for 40 grains of black powder, then one uses a 40-grain volume powder measure for the same amount by volume of Pyrodex. The larger diameter ring that sizes the lower half of the case provides longer case life and eliminates the typical swaged bulge just ahead of the solid head. Later production revolvers and lever action rifles are built with .451 diameter grooves., This statement has been repeated many times but holds very little truth. As I have gotten older and my hands have become more tender, I find myself moderating my everyday shooting loads. Note: Powder Mfgs. It is also noteworthy that many dies manufactured prior to around 1980 fail to size cases adequately to correctly hold .451/.452-inch bullets. The SCAR 15P is chambered for 5.56 NATO and, with its 7.5-inch barrel, is the most compact SCAR to date. 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. Their 10mm Devastator (Lyman #401638 HP) has a listed weight of 155 grains, and is a HP version of their very accurate 175 grain TC design. Nitro 100, No.2, No. My brass of choice is Starlines excellent 45 Colt brass with CCI 300 Large Pistol primers for all powders, except I switch to CCI 350 Magnum Pistol primers with IMR 4227, H110, W296, and all black powder and black powder substitutes. 454190 (255 grains) shares a similar profile as the original Government bullet but is a plainbase design that is generally very accurate and can be sized to around .454 to .455 inch for guns with larger throats. Make sure your gun can handle it before you use any of these loads listed below with STARS (*). Space constraints keep me from looking at all of these powders in depth, but I can cover a few. One problem inherent with the original #454424 was the fact that when sized to 0.451 to 0.452 inch, the crimping groove almost disappears. 310 Tong Tool. 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. His 45 Colt bullet was #454424 and was available for decades from Lyman. Lyman now offers it as #452424, and it is a 255-grain bulletor thereabouts, depending upon the alloy used. Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, State Agency: The TaurusTX 22 Compact delivers class-leading reliability, capacity, and shootability in a 22 LR platform, and it's cut for a slide-mounted mini red dot. We were soon shooting 300-grain bullets at 1,200 fps from a 7.5-inch-barreled Ruger revolver. Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. 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. Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winners. USE THIS DATA WITH ALLIANT BRAND POWDERS ONLY. The day of the percussion revolver would soon be over, and even Colt could see the future and began converting 1860 cap-and-ball sixguns to fire cartridges. Exactly when the .45 Colt factory load containing 250-grain bullets propelled by 40 grains of black powder was first offered is unknown, but it was probably assembled at the Colt factory. Use a COL at 1.572". (I) Giveaway ends February 28, 2023. SWC), 853 (Powder UP see note) (Hi=872.5 Lo=827.5 Spread=45 fps)(some unburned powder), 802 (Powder DOWN see note) (Hi=809.2 Lo=792.6 Spread=16.6 fps). ), RCBS #450255KT (258 gr. 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. For many decades reloaders have been arguing over whether or not H110 and W296 were identical. His #452490GC was originally made for the 45 Auto Rim cartridge for use in the Smith & Wesson 1950 Target revolver, but I also use the Thompson design, which weighs around 255 grains, for heavy-duty loads approaching the energy of the 44 Magnum in the Ruger Blackhawk. Not interchangeable. Custom five-shooters built on the Ruger Blackhawk, the Ruger Redhawk, and the Freedom Arms Model 83 top the list. Lyman Reloading Handbook 49th edition. Members 4.5k Gender:Male Location:Dolores, Colorado Interests:All types of shooting, hunting, fishing, camping. Incidentally, many jacketed bullet loads will produce higher velocities in revolvers with shorter barrels. 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. .45 Colt (180-200 grain bullets) .44 Mag (180-200 grain bullets) .38-40 (180 grain bullets) I had hangfires in the .45 Colt with less amount of Reddot. 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. A gun is like a parachute: If you need one and don't have one, you won't be needing one again. The minimum load for a 200 gr cast SWC in 45 Colt is listed as 8.6 gr Unique for 918 fps. You can certainly use the Jacketed bullets fine, but dont look for incredible speeds. Your load at 6.0 gr Unique is dangerously unsafe. 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. When time is a problem, actually when sometimes my own energy is the problem, I look to Oregon Trail Bullets. There were no 45 Colt heavyweight bullets available at the time, so we sized down 300-grain 45-70 bullets in several stages, going from around 0.460 inch to 0.452 inch. sets maximum standards for cartridges; this standard must be set at a level safely usable in the weakest common denominator. By the standards of the day when it arrived in 1873, and even to this day, the 45 Colt was and is a powerful cartridge. This brings us to powders, and I use a lot of Hodgdon powders. .45 Colt Handgun Data (Lyman Reloading Handbook 49th Edition) Warning! Ruger's multi-role small frame autoloading rifle - Sear - combines AR-10 power with AR-15 Portability. Handgun Data. Lyman 49 says reloader 7 has been a long time favorite for .45-70. They do provide identical results of muzzle velocities and pressures using the same charge weights, and I use them interchangeably. When loaded in the Colt Single Action Army at around 850 fps, it is a most powerful everyday working load. His #452490GC was originally made for the 45 Auto Rim cartridge for use in the Smith & Wesson 1950 Target revolver, but I also use the Thompson design, which weighs around 255 grains, for heavy-duty loads approaching the energy of the 44 Magnum in the Ruger Blackhawk. Giveaway prizes may have evidence of being test fired or exhibit minor handling marks. Pennsylvania Game Commission, State Agency: 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. Others are the New Model Blackhawks, the Bisley Model, the Redhawk, and the Super Redhawk. The 45 Colt brass could handle the pressures, but standard sixguns could not. To protect the privacy and security of winners, names will not be made public. They are my choice for everyday use and also for hunting larger, tougher game. For many decades reloaders have been arguing over whether or not H110 and W296 were identical. For the 45 Colt this is the Single Action Army revolver. 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. No substitutions or transfers to third parties allowed. (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. I usually select an expander ball that is at least .003 to .004 inch smaller than bullet diameter, which helps prevent bullets from jumping crimp and aids in achieving consistent powder ignition. Discussion: The old Western Style COLT normally uses big, heavy and slow lead bullets. Published .45 Colt rifle data tends to use the same medium burning powders as non Ruger .45 Colt revolver data, with 255 gr bullet velocities around 1100 fps - about 200 fps faster than in a revolver. SAAMI pressures for STANDARD .45 Colt is 14,000 PSI MAXIMUM, but for Ruger Blackhawk and T/C, levels in the 20,000 to 25,000 range are considered more the norm. I found the following heavyweight bullets all would work through both the Winchester and Marlin actions: NEI 310 Keith, NEI 325 Keith, Lyman #454629GC 300-grain FN, RCBS #45-270 SAA weighing around 284 grains with my alloy, and I also checked the #454490GC design by Ray Thompson, which is a 255-grain Keith-style gas-checked bullet. This same bullet can be loaded to much higher velocity in Rugers large-frame single- and double-action sixguns. Jeff Bradley shows off the Modern Hunting Rifle (MHR) from Christensen Arms at SHOT Show 2023. 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. 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. It's like shooting a .38 special in a gun chambered for .357 magnum. The .45 Colt is rapidly approaching 150 years in existence, and it remains one of our finest, most useful, versatile and handloaded sixgun cartridges. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, State Agency: Data can be searched by cartridge name, powder name, and bullet weight. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. These Smith & Wesson .45 Colts include a (1) Model 25-5 with 838-inch barrel, (2) Model 25-5 with 6-inch barrel, (3) Model 25-5 with 4-inch barrel and a (4) Model 625-6 Mountain Gun with a tapered 4-inch barrel. Michigan Deptartment of Natural Resources, State Agency: I custom tailor my loads for the Trapper to match with the sixgun I am using alongside. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. you use any of these loads listed below with STARS (*). Deployed military should use stateside address. Then comes the Freedom Arms Model 97, the original Ruger Vaquero, Ruger Blackhawk, Ruger Redhawk, and the Ruger Super Redhawk. Pyrodex P is the equivalent of Triple-F or FFFg black powder. Universal is an excellent powder for the 45 Colt with 8.0 grains under a 250-grain bullet duplicating the old black powder load. * which is just a little over maximum Colt loads (but mild for Ruger) shot an average of 880.2 fps pointing up and 708.0 fps pointing down, but the spread between shots was 146 fps and 235 fps respectively. Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: If I had to shoot only one factory ammunition the rest of my life, I would. My brass of choice is Starlines excellent 45 Colt brass with CCI 300 Large Pistol primers for all powders, except I switch to CCI 350 Magnum Pistol primers with IMR 4227, H110, W296, and all black powder and black powder substitutes. of blackpowder, the .44-40 . On paper, the 357 Magnum was the first cartridge to exceed the 45 Colts muzzle energy, but many knowledgeable sixgunners, Elmer Keith included, believed the 45 Colt actually offered more practical power than the First Magnum. Today, it remains one of our most popular sixgun cartridges. Deployed military should use stateside address. Unique is better. In preparation for this article, I pulled from my personal collection a Colt SAA with serial number 16xxx (1875) that slugged an average groove diameter of .450 inch. The Complete Reloading Manual For The 45 Colt Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Caleb Giddings, Marketing Manager at Taurus, introduces the all-new TaurusTX 22 Compact. Due to their reduced velocity combined with greater resistance in the bore, I dont recommend loads that produce less than 750 fps because there is a significant chance of sticking a bullet in the bore. These black-powder guns should not be fired with smokeless powder loads. The Hornady 225-grain FTX bullet should be loaded in cases trimmed shorter than the industry standard of 1.215 inches. Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winners. I didnt think I could shoot this well! Share to Facebook. The same load in a Jim Stroh custom 5-1/2 Bisley has the same accuracy with more . Reloader 7 - 37.0 grains start, 39.0 grains max. All entries must be received by giveaway end date. My Rugers like a 355gr with 21.5-22gr H110, CCI 350, starline brass, nice tight crimp. HS7 is slowest of the group (Similar to 2400) This is a great all purpose load for the .45 Colt. Stocky's Owner Don Bitz walks David Faubion through the company's new rifle stocks for 2023. (II) Limit one (1) entry per household; multiple entries will disqualify entrants. The on-line Hogdon load data shows the following for TiteGroup and a 255 gr LSWC: Starting load of 5.0 gr for an approx 716 feet per second and a pressure of 7.6K cup. You find load data for cartridges in caliber .45 Colt with all common powders and bullets by clicking the "Loads in this caliber" button above. Because case capacity is large, trying to produce lighter loads with slow-burning powders can give very poor results. Today the throats of most Colt revolvers measure .457 to .458 inch, which is the same dimension used by Smith & Wesson during the late 1970s, Uberti and others. Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Bad Idea! youd need for most critters in the lower 48. This one is from Lyman 48th addition Reloading book. SAAMI pressures for STANDARD .45 Colt is 14,000 PSI MAXIMUM, but Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, State Agency: This Colt SAA .45 was manufactured in 1893 and saw extensive use on the frontier prior to being professionally restored. His 45 Colt bullet was #454424 and was available for decades from Lyman. It would also be excellent for a defense load. Quality 300-grain jacketed bullets are also offered by all three of these manufacturers. (NOTE: Sections marked Ruger Only are not for the New Model Blackhawk Flat-Tops or the New Vaquero!) I normally stay under 900 fps with a 250-grain bullet in Colt Single Action Army revolvers and its replicas. Stay tuned. Reddings excellent Dual Ring Carbide sizing die was used to prep cases as it works the case less, results in longer case life, seems to improve accuracy and eliminates the Coke bottle shape forward of the head. The powder that has the lowest velocities are produced by Trailboss which also has the advantage of filling up the 45LC case. When using bullets designed for the .45 ACP that dont have a crimp cannelure, a taper crimp applied after bullets are seated to the correct overall length is the best option. While only sporadically available as a component, the Remington .456-inch 250-grain lead hollowbase bullet will obturate to minimize bullet tilting. The .45 Colt operates at notably less pressure, produces a slower, more. RCBS also offers an excellent bullet of standard weight with the #45-255KT that has a better crimping groove than the Keith bullet. Over the nearly 15 decades since its arrival, there have been many attempts to pronounce it dead. Load data for caliber ".45 Colt". about 175 fps and from 7 1/2 by 50 fps. The new big bore pistols feature industry-first capacity, with a standard 15-round capacity and 22+1 rounds of 10mm or 18+1 rounds of .45 ACP from the extended magazines. However, I crimp the #45-270 over the front band to ensure trouble-free feeding.

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