True the loads some have discussed here are above the current book loads, though they have a long history of safe use
in the appropriate guns. In the case of the Keith loads, that means N frame Smiths and Colt SAA's. I certainly wouldn't shoot them in Charter Bulldogs, L frame 5 shooter Smiths intended for 44 spl, or a Taurus of any sort unless a 44 mag.
Heavy 45 Colt loads for appropriate guns comes up at times also, and sometimes has the same reaction. They are entirely safe in the appropriate guns. We can add 45-70 loads to the list, some guns are entirely safe for heavier than SAAMI loads, some are not. I use heavy loads in both of these cartridges also. If one chooses to limit themselves to the low end factory loads, that's fine by me, but I have no qualms about them. The information is well tested and long used in the models of guns I use them in.
The point is promotion of loading well beyond the recognized maximum and doing so matter of factly, as if an authority on the matter.
Uh, no. The loads listed are recognized maximums, not well above. Above SAAMI level,
but not above tested maximum for the guns used. They have been used with complete safety for many years, and data with pressure testing in loading manuals. That data isn't in modern manuals, but at the time they were published, the smaller guns weren't on the market. They are quite safe in the appropriate guns. See above comments for 45 Colt and 45-70.
