What Companies Sell Peacemaker Clones or Cowboy Guns?

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Nalapombu
...Anyway, I am NOT going to be shooting those rounds that recoil like a pellet gun and produce a GIANT CLOUD every time you set a round off. I would reload my own eventually and practice with low powered ammo most of the time, but when I put it in my holster to go pig hunting I would want to load it with ammo that would kill a pig if I had to. Not saying I want to put BUFFALO BORE stuff through it, I wouldn't. I know those guns aren't made for that level of power. But I would shoot a few factory rounds through it that had some power to it. I trust a few rounds like that wouldn't do any damage to whichever SAA Clone I pick. Would it? I see all these guys shooting that really low powered stuff and it gives the impression that these guns can't handle ammo any stronger than that stuff. That's why I am asking these questions, to make sure what I am thinking would be OK to do and safe for me and the pistol...

Wow, where to start. I shoot black powder and lead in the 45 long Colt and use those loads for hunting. Not sure if you think the low recoil and smoke go together but they don't. Anytime you move a 260 grain bullet between 900 and 1000 fps, the revolver is going to recoil. The Model P was designed for a black powder round and the round was specified by the military to shoot through a horse at 100 yards. More than enough cartridge for most any animal on this continent, certainly enough for hogs. I know it works well on white tailed deer, javelina, and others.

Buffalo Bore and others sell stuff for a living so they make it sound like you need it. Same with rifle and ammunition companies. Figure what you need, read the available info and filter out what doesn't pertain.

Sure the cartridge can be reloaded with smokeless powder and the velocities can be upped a bit but it really is not necessary. But it can be done.

I have two(5.5" and 7.5"), both imported in the 70s by Navy Arms, neither company is still around. If I were to buy one today, I would prefer Uberti but would not be upset if I got Pietta.

Here is my 5.5"

 

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If you require something a bit heavier than the standard 260 grain bullet, this article is about loading the 45-270 RCBS bullet. The recipes use smokeless powder and give good results.

The article, by Brian Pearce, starts on page 4.

http://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/PDF/HL 246partial.pdf

The clones can use the reloads in the first (14000 psi) category.

I have used 7.5 grains of Unique for loads with that bullet because that load hit to my sights.