A New Cartridge For Me - 45 LC - Any Advice?

[dcarr]

dcarr, actually, 7.5-8.0gr unique/250gr rnfp in a revolver is rather mild. less snappy than a .357 and no where near a .44 mag. You could use 6.0gr Red Dot with same bullet and you would be pleasantly surprised. I load those for my wife. As long as she can hit something in the desert, she's happy.View attachment 1202700

been quite a while since I've fired .45 colt in the blackhawk. Maybe its time i revisited it. The marlin is never going to shoot .45acp , It may be possible to make up a .45 colt load that works well in the marlin as well as the blackhawk. I'm getting ahead of myself maybe. I've got an embarrassing number of one pound jugs with about a half inch left in the bottom, all handgun type powders. red dot is almost full. i see i have a couple hundred acme 250gr rnfp left as well

 

[Palladan44]

For now with the Bond Arms, reloading is your best friend......you can get some lighter bullets and load lighter recoiling rounds than any factory ammo out there I'm certain. That would be my first goal.

Once you get a high quality six-shooter, or maybe a levergun.... you will be able to load with greater breadth than the Grand Canyon is wide.....

 

[3sport]

Thanks gents. More Great info and much appreciated. @Palladan44 , I am already on the hunt for a 45 LC six-shooter. I started a separate thread for that just a few moments ago. I'd like some opinions from the members here.

I have moved my reloading bench from my finished basement out to my garage (last summer) so that I could convert my finished basement into a home theater. I have not finished the reloading bench COMPLETE re-setup yet, but will get that done this weekend. It's been set up enough since last summer for me to reload, that's for sure. I just need to get it completely organized and ready for prime time. I'll post some pics tomorrow on the new reloading bench location. I posted a few sample pics of my Western themed home theater in the 45 Colt Six-shooter thread that I just started.

A 45 Colt Lever will have to wait for the fall of this year or the spring of next.

 

[Captain*kirk]

Thanks gents. More Great info and much appreciated. @Palladan44 , I am already on the hunt for a 45 LC six-shooter. I started a separate thread for that just a few moments ago. I'd like some opinions from the members here.

I have moved my reloading bench from my finished basement out to my garage (last summer) so that I could convert my finished basement into a home theater. I have not finished the reloading bench COMPLETE re-setup yet, but will get that done this weekend. It's been set up enough since last summer for me to reload, that's for sure. I just need to get it completely organized and ready for prime time. I'll post some pics tomorrow on the new reloading bench location. I posted a few sample pics of my Western themed home theater in the 45 Colt Six-shooter thread that I just started.

A 45 Colt Lever will have to wait for the fall of this year or the spring of next.

What sort of opinions? On your new reloading digs, or something else?

 

[3sport]

What sort of opinions? On your new reloading digs, or something else?

Sorry I was not clear. I started a new thread HERE For which WESTERN style 45 Colt revolver our members prefer. I am in the market for a WESTERN 45 LC six-shooter.

 

[3sport]

I forgot to ask the members here on this reloading thread, what are your opinions on HI-TEK coated bullets for Colt 45? I have never tried them.

Thanks.

 

[Ethan Verity]

I forgot to ask the member here, what are your opinions on HI-TEK coated bullets for Colt 45? I have never tried them.

Thanks.

I have 500 rounds of 45 Colt HI-TEK coated bullets loaded up, I've shot probably 200 of them thus far. They are the Missouri Bullet Company cast lead bullets, 250gr. Mine are loaded up with black powder, so I also added some SBG bullet lube to the grease groove to help keep fouling soft, however with smokeless you shouldn't have to lube them. They work fine... I don't see any difference in leading from plane cast bullets though, but that could be because I'm using black powder.

 

[.45Coltguy]

I forgot to ask the members here on this reloading thread, what are your opinions on HI-TEK coated bullets for Colt 45? I have never tried them.

Thanks.

Getting ready for Dodgers baseball right now. I'll be getting back to you on coated bullets. In short, they're well worth it.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

I forgot to ask the members here on this reloading thread, what are your opinions on HI-TEK coated bullets for Colt 45? I have never tried them.

Thanks.

I like them. Especially black ones. Those black round nose bullets in nickel cases are cool. I haven’t tried the clear coated ones yet but they should work fine.

 

[shoebox1.1]

Porky says “ ain’t none of y’all LC boys gonna get me!” Humpf!

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Porky says “ ain’t none of y’all LC boys gonna get me!” Humpf! View attachment 1202909

looks like rocket man got a new feed trough.
(Note the writing on the dumpster)

 

[shoebox1.1]

Throws the Dissidents in there.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

The .45Colt practically loads itself. I don't think I've ever used anything but Unique, 2400 or H110. A good 200-260gr cast bullet over 8.0-9.0gr Unique will handle 90% of what needs doing.

^^^ This right here.
.45 Colt is a dream to handload.
I have used all 3 of these powders and have good success with all 3.
However, if the only load I could ever shoot in a .45 Colt was 8.5 grains of Unique behind a 255 grain SWC bullet, I'd be just fine.
IIRC, when I wanted to step the power factor up a notch (I shot a Blackhawk) I liked 17 grains of 2400 with the same bullet.

 

[CraigC]

When people say hogs are easy to kill, this is what they're talking about.

 

[shoebox1.1]

That’s what I’m saying. Porky there would laugh at factory 45LC incoming I bet. He’d have to have something hot to get through all that hillary blubber

 

[CraigC]

That’s what I’m saying. Porky there would laugh at factory 45LC incoming I bet. He’d have to have something hot to get through all that hillary blubber

And people seem to forget about the gristle plate present on big hogs.

 

[shoebox1.1]

My dream gun has always been a mountain gun in 45LC. My 624 satisfied the taper barrel urge but I think it needs a brother!

 

[Captain*kirk]

Sorry I was not clear. I started a new thread HERE For which WESTERN style 45 Colt revolver our members prefer. I am in the market for a WESTERN 45 LC six-shooter.

I chose an Uberti 1872 Open top, Richards-Mason Army with 5.5" barrel. It's about as perfect as they come balance-wise.

 

[N555]

I'm joining the 45cult too.
I have been reading for years about problems with 45colt and modern smokeless powders for light plinking loads. You won't have this problem if you're running hot 45colt loads.
Easiest way to avoid the position sensitivity and erratic performance of standard velocity 45colt is simply don't use 45colt brass. Use starline 45cowboy special or 45schofield brass.

 

[Blue68f100]

And people seem to forget about the gristle plate present on big hogs.

I use my 458 SOCOM with a 325gr bullet, @ ~1700fps, does a number on them. I have 405gr and 500gr bullets if I need more knock down power. I generally shoot for the nervous system, drops them on the spot. There have been some 700# hogs removed from my area in the past. I always told my neighbor that was shooting a 300BO your shooting a pea shooter at these big ones. I had a neighbor try to drop a 400+ with a 308W, he said the hog just looked it him walked off. Then another neighbor ran across one blocking the road to his house and did not have his 30-06 with him since he was in his car. He said the hog was blocking the whole road, and would destroy his little car if it charged. So he just sat there watching it till it moved on.