BlindJustice
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I have a S & W 625 5 inch Bbl Len. in .45 ACP/ Auto RIm
Project is to have a Marlin 1894 converted to the .45 Auto
Rim cartridge - Spur's Riflesmithing does conversions from .45
Colt to .45 Cowboy Special as well as .45 Scholfiled. The gunsmith
I have been in email contact with said that several of
his customers with conversions use .45 ACP dies with .452
sized bullets with excellent accuracy. The headspace for the
thicker than usual AR rim will need to be altered as well as
reposition of the extractor. I will have the barrel
shortened to 16.5 inches crowned and recessed since the AR
isn't going to lose much velocity and want the handling of a
"Trapper" length carbine. It should still carry 8 or 9 rounds of
the shorter AR cartridges in the tubular mag.
I just want a handy carbine Plinking/Target Defense
Survival not competition in a cartridge I already have a
bunch of and No, I don't plan on ever getting 230 gr FMJ with the
hard round nose or any other pointed bullet - just a BAD IDEA that... the AR ammo
I have includes
.45 AR 200 gr. SWC* @ 1,025 FPS ( 5 inch Bbl.)
* Hardcast Leadhead bullet .452 w/Starline brass
.45 AR 225 gr Barnes X JHP @ 940 FPS ( 5 inch Bbl )
I'll also get some 225 gr. TCGC Leadhead offers loaded
to the same velocity as the spendy Barnes X for practice
and general use.
The trigger job recommended will be halfway between stock
and the super smooth Cowboy action that they do and shorter
carrier witll 1.5 inches less - a Short Stroker
Spur's is backed up so it looks like I may get it by Xmas
Any thoughts about this project or any thing I or the gunsmith
may have not thought of yet?
Project is to have a Marlin 1894 converted to the .45 Auto
Rim cartridge - Spur's Riflesmithing does conversions from .45
Colt to .45 Cowboy Special as well as .45 Scholfiled. The gunsmith
I have been in email contact with said that several of
his customers with conversions use .45 ACP dies with .452
sized bullets with excellent accuracy. The headspace for the
thicker than usual AR rim will need to be altered as well as
reposition of the extractor. I will have the barrel
shortened to 16.5 inches crowned and recessed since the AR
isn't going to lose much velocity and want the handling of a
"Trapper" length carbine. It should still carry 8 or 9 rounds of
the shorter AR cartridges in the tubular mag.
I just want a handy carbine Plinking/Target Defense
Survival not competition in a cartridge I already have a
bunch of and No, I don't plan on ever getting 230 gr FMJ with the
hard round nose or any other pointed bullet - just a BAD IDEA that... the AR ammo
I have includes
.45 AR 200 gr. SWC* @ 1,025 FPS ( 5 inch Bbl.)
* Hardcast Leadhead bullet .452 w/Starline brass
.45 AR 225 gr Barnes X JHP @ 940 FPS ( 5 inch Bbl )
I'll also get some 225 gr. TCGC Leadhead offers loaded
to the same velocity as the spendy Barnes X for practice
and general use.
The trigger job recommended will be halfway between stock
and the super smooth Cowboy action that they do and shorter
carrier witll 1.5 inches less - a Short Stroker
Spur's is backed up so it looks like I may get it by Xmas
Any thoughts about this project or any thing I or the gunsmith
may have not thought of yet?