Taurus M-450 Titanium framed .45Colt.

[aryfrosty]

I found a used Taurus M-450 at the shop yesterday and after looking it over I decided it might fit an empty spot in the safe. As a way of life I always have ammo, holsters, speed loaders or spare magazines for every handgun I own...Just in case.
I looked for HKS loaders for this Taurus and found that they don't make 'em. I found some of those odd-looking rubber thingamajobbies which are somewhat like some of the older speed loaders with an added ring on top...but everywhere I found them they were out of stock.
I don't have a Charter Arms .44Spl., but I do have a S&W M-696 5 shot .44 S&W Spl., so I have several times several HKS loaders for that pistol. On the off chance I tried the .45 Colt ammo in the HKS "CA44" speedloaders and they fit easily. Next I tried loading 5 in the speedloader and loading the pistol.
They worked as if made for one another. No binding in the loader or the revolver cylinder.

 

[whelen35]

I have used the CA44 with my 450 for over a year now. It does work very well. It doesn't hold the rim as well, but I have never had any problems with them. By the way, the 450 is one of my favorite concealed carry guns. It is light weight with plenty of power.

 

[BluesBear]

The HKS CA-44 speedloader usually works fine with MOST modern .45 Colt ammo.

I have noticed that some batches of PMC have variations in rim dimensions that can cause a problem. (They don't like my Lyman shell holders either)

In the large N-frame loaders the only difference between the HKS model 29 loaders and their model 25-5 loaders is the lettering on the knobs. All other dimensions are the same and they can be used interchangably.

Now there IS a difference between .44 and .45 in the Safariland loaders.