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Can we talk about .45 Winchester Magnum...........
Where I shoot, I am restricted to "Pistol Calibers"
I have a TC Contender in Carbine configuration and am constantly on the look for "Long" (16"+) barrels for it in "Pistol Calibers".
Had an opportunity to pick up one in ".45 Winchester Magnum".
Couldn't resist.
Intend to handload of course......
I understand IT is a "beefed up" .45 acp case, stretched about .3 inches.
I need suitable dies of course.
Can only find a listing in "Lee" - Not Carbide- with no appropriate FCD.
Will anything else do?
Because it is autorim and headspaces on the case mouth, I don't think anything except the intended ".45 Winchester Mag" will work.
45 acp will "fall in" - .45 Colt is rimmed - and .45Gap I don't think is an apropriate length either. I think .458 Winchester is an entirely different round.
( My 357 Maximum being rimmed will take .357 Mag and .38 spl)
I know I can get the Brass from "STARLine"
Anybody make dies besides Lee?
Anybody have any experience with this cartridge?
Loads?
Bullet Weights?
Did I jump in too fast ? >> (Probably - but - how can I have fun with this)
Where I shoot, I am restricted to "Pistol Calibers"
I have a TC Contender in Carbine configuration and am constantly on the look for "Long" (16"+) barrels for it in "Pistol Calibers".
Had an opportunity to pick up one in ".45 Winchester Magnum".
Couldn't resist.
Intend to handload of course......
I understand IT is a "beefed up" .45 acp case, stretched about .3 inches.
I need suitable dies of course.
Can only find a listing in "Lee" - Not Carbide- with no appropriate FCD.
Will anything else do?
Because it is autorim and headspaces on the case mouth, I don't think anything except the intended ".45 Winchester Mag" will work.
45 acp will "fall in" - .45 Colt is rimmed - and .45Gap I don't think is an apropriate length either. I think .458 Winchester is an entirely different round.
( My 357 Maximum being rimmed will take .357 Mag and .38 spl)
I know I can get the Brass from "STARLine"
Anybody make dies besides Lee?
Anybody have any experience with this cartridge?
Loads?
Bullet Weights?
Did I jump in too fast ? >> (Probably - but - how can I have fun with this)