Based on the OPs requirement of a pre-1900 BP revolver, I don't see any mention of a Colt Open Top or Richard's Mason conversion revolver. These will shoot 45 Colt with the case loaded with BP. Shorten the barrel a bit and it could be concealed fine. The primed case certainly eliminates any...
I thankfully belong to a gun club and go to other ranges that have proper RSOs that closely monitor the "hot range", "cold range" concept and also require weapons be in proper safe condition when shooting is stopped. Some of the situations mentioned above would not be tolerated at properly run...
I'll take a stab "in a nutshell".
1) An AR15 is nothing more than another semi-automatic rifle. It just happens to be black and looks like the gun our troops carry into war.
2) If we lose the right to own AR15s the gun grabbers will come after other rifles next.
3) The AR15 is just as much a...
Heard many years ago that Red Dot is a shot gun powder but, it's been my favorite all these years. Meters well and shoots my 230gr FMJ very consistently.
Good advice so far. Just make sure that it locks up tight. If a lot of .357 has been shot through it, it might have loosened up over time. Also, check that the cylinder to barrel forcing cone has a very small air gap. I believe it should be less than .010 with the hammer in full cock and...
Posted by Girodin - This video will give you an idea of how the various zeros work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iCNIRuQuBg
That is about the best video taking into account all of the popular Zeroing approaches that I've seen. Thanks for posting it.
Worst gun I ever had was a Randall 1911, the first stainless steel 1911 produced. It never would feed or eject properly and I ended up getting my money back from the LGS I bought it from.
Smith & Wesson M&P full size .45 ACP. We need to get back to American handguns for our military and Smith & Wesson is finally making military quality semi-autos.
Quote: The beauty of the .45ACP is, you can use d@mn near any 12 gauge shotshell powder in it; it ain't fussy!
Don
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Amen, brother. My favorite powder for 45 ACP is Red Dot. Shoots clean and is the more accurate than Unique or W231 in my Colt Combat Commander and my M&P 45.
I wouldn't shoot this load very often. I did put a shok-buff in before that last loading. I might also want to use a stiffer recoil spring when shooting this load.
Tried it yesterday.......
I went to the outdoor range with my Chrony yesterday and tried the HS6 with 230 gr FMJ Precision Delta bullets at an OAL of 1.270. I used my Colt Commander with 4 1/4" barrel. Feeding and ejecting was fine with all loads.
7.0 gr = 695 FPS, very mild but extreme...
Thanks for this great info! I sure wish I hadn't sold my Midway LoadMAP a few years ago. It was a great reference. So, was the OAL for HS6 with the 230 FMJ shown as 1.275 in your LoadMAP? I think I may work up this load and chrono it in my Colt Combat Commander. It will function with OALs...
Well, I just want to shoot it up since I don't load 40 S&W any more. I'll either use the recommended loads for my FMJ bullets or, load it with some of my 200 gr LSWCs. Do you think anyone might want to swap for some faster powder?
Thanks again. Why don't they allow a lighter load? Is it not safe to download HS6 in the 45 case? Like maybe a loading for something in the low 700 FPS range?
Thanks, RC. I went there and their site only gives me one load for a 230gr FMJ.
230 GR. FMJ FP HS-6 .451" 1.200" 8.0 790 14,400 CUP 8.2 825 15,400 CUP
They only go from 8.0 to 8.2 min to max and that's a rather narrow range. I'd like to hear some other loadings that people...
I've got some Hodgdon HS6 left from when I was reloading 40 S&W a few years ago. I only reload 45 ACP now and would like to use it up but, am having trouble finding loads for this powder. I'm currently using 230 gr FMJ bullets from Precision Delta. Can anyone recommend some HS6 loads? :)
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