TTv2
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I've been shooting a lot of .45 in wheelguns the past few months and am learning some things. In the Redhawk when using .45 ACP in the .45 Colt cylinder, a roll crimp when using a .45 Colt bullet and a fast burning powder (Bullseye, 5.5gr) is best as the powder burns completely, unlike Blue Dot.
A few months ago I tried 8 grains of Unique under a 250gr Berry's in .45 Colt for the Taurus Public Defender judge as the oversize throats of the Judge makes it impossible to shoot lead bullets without causing severe leading and they seemed to be doing pretty good. However, after I chronographed .45 Schofield with a max charge of Trail Boss in the Redhawk, I was getting standard deviations in the single digits.
So, I decided the first step in improving accuracy with the Judge is to try a max charge of the same powder in the Schofield with the plated Berry's bullet. I'm not going to get a high velocity, hopefully I'll be near 600 fps, but it's really a test to see if the shorter case can help improve performance in a .410 revolver. If it does, I'll switch powders to Unique, Titegroup, and 700-X. I expect Titegroup to do well as that's a fast burning powder and, given how Bullseye did with .45 ACP in the Redhawk, the long chambers like fast burning powders.
Over time, when Berry's bullets become available again, I'm going to try their hollow base .45 bullet and see if the extra gripping of the rifling and possibly the throat helps in the Public Defender.
I know, it all seems rather quaint to go through all this work given it's a Judge, but JFK once said, "We choose to do these things not because they are easy, but because they a hard."
I say I choose to do this thing not because it makes sense, but because when it comes to the Judge there's a lot of nonsense.
A few months ago I tried 8 grains of Unique under a 250gr Berry's in .45 Colt for the Taurus Public Defender judge as the oversize throats of the Judge makes it impossible to shoot lead bullets without causing severe leading and they seemed to be doing pretty good. However, after I chronographed .45 Schofield with a max charge of Trail Boss in the Redhawk, I was getting standard deviations in the single digits.
So, I decided the first step in improving accuracy with the Judge is to try a max charge of the same powder in the Schofield with the plated Berry's bullet. I'm not going to get a high velocity, hopefully I'll be near 600 fps, but it's really a test to see if the shorter case can help improve performance in a .410 revolver. If it does, I'll switch powders to Unique, Titegroup, and 700-X. I expect Titegroup to do well as that's a fast burning powder and, given how Bullseye did with .45 ACP in the Redhawk, the long chambers like fast burning powders.
Over time, when Berry's bullets become available again, I'm going to try their hollow base .45 bullet and see if the extra gripping of the rifling and possibly the throat helps in the Public Defender.
I know, it all seems rather quaint to go through all this work given it's a Judge, but JFK once said, "We choose to do these things not because they are easy, but because they a hard."
I say I choose to do this thing not because it makes sense, but because when it comes to the Judge there's a lot of nonsense.