What are good powders for hot .45 Colt?

[GeoDudeFlorida]

There's a big difference between 14k psi and 65k psi in a .45 revolver.

Surely there is a load along the lines of 30-35k PSI in .45 Colt that the Redhawk and a Rossi 92 action can handle.

If that’s what suits you, okie dokey. There’s a difference between hunting an animal and stopping one on the charger. If you are comfortable with a .45Colt that’s fine. Use bottom ends .454Cassull data and copper solids or FTX bullets. An upset bruin is nothing to gamble about.

 

[TTv2]

If that’s what suits you, okie dokey. There’s a difference between hunting an animal and stopping one on the charger. If you are comfortable with a .45Colt that’s fine. Use bottom ends .454Cassull data and copper solids or FTX bullets. An upset bruin is nothing to gamble about.

If 35K PSI works for .44 Mag, it will work for .45 Colt.

 

[Obturation]

If 35K PSI works for .44 Mag, it will work for .45 Colt.

Here, from John taffins book "big bore handguns". There's lots of load data out there just depends on how you look for it. Generally published loads like these are safe if the firearm is proper, they are at your own risk though as they exceed saami max pressures .

 

[CraigC]

For the record, both the Redhawk and Rossi 92 .45Colt are safe to 50,000psi.

What others do outside the scope of commercially published data is not something I will freely acknowledge.

Heavy load data for cast bullets is literally everywhere. I don't know where you get the idea that it is an uncommon practice.

 

[murf]

If 35K PSI works for .44 Mag, it will work for .45 Colt.

that is a dangerous statement. the ruger super red hawk can go to 50k, the blackhawk to 32k, the s&w m25 to 28k and all others (that i know of) to 14k.

careful,

murf