look at the pressures of the bottom loads with heavy bullets and that should give you an idea of how high you can go with that model 25. 45 acp +p pressures should be fine in that gun and that pressure is just below the start load for most of those "ruger only" loads in the linebaugh article. h110 is the only powder in those lists that i would not reduce.
Wow. That's very cool.
It's a pleasure.
I passed up a reasonably priced S&W in .455 that had not been converted to .45 Colt at a gun show 25/30+ years ago, wish I had bought it.
I am sure they will be, I just had to get "regular" .45 Colt velocities out of my head and start thinking heavy/slow, but it finally sunk in.
I've heard some 25's have overly long chambers and I've heard rumor that a 454 casull will chamber (of course not advisable ). Seating long is a good thing and should help lower pressure. Interested to hear your results.
I'll find out about this one today. I am going to try to set up so I can see any unburned powder on the concrete floor.
Those are beautiful rounds.
I'm curious how you'll feel the recoil impulse from these heavier bullets, though I remember you handled .454 like a champ.
I went looking for context. That quote is prefaced by "I would hate to try to tally the number of full power loads, which have gone down the barrels of a Freedom Arms .454 Casulls. The sixguns came through unscathed however my wrists and hands demand lighter loads be used as Everyday Working Load..."
Looks like they all had decent accuracy potential , be-86 is looking ok
