SCMtns
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Hi guys-
I reload .45 Colt for my Ruger SRH Alaskan (.454 Casull). Up until now, I've only loaded pretty hot stuff for heavy bullets, for which Hodgdon's Lil Gun powder seems to work really well.
I just bought a box of cast 250 grain FP (.452") bullets, and I'd like to load something a little milder-- somewhere in between the anemic cowboy action stuff and the bear loads I've been making. Thing is, I've scoured the internet and can't find any mention of people using Lil Gun for less-than-magnum loads. I know it's intended for use in .410 shotgun loads, so using it in revolver cartridges is already out of spec, but if it works so great in magnum loads behind big bullets, why doesn't anybody use it for moderate loads behind medium-sized bullets? Is there a danger of flashover?
It would be nice to load these 250-grainers with the powder I've got on hand, but if I can't find any tried and true loads with Lil Gun, I'm not gonna experiment that way. (I'm not what you'd call a highly experienced handloader.) So I'm already headed to the gun store later today to pick up a can of Unique (for which there's tons of data on loads in this range). I'd just like to know if there's any reason why I shouldn't use Lil Gun for moderate loads in .45 Colt.
Thanks!
I reload .45 Colt for my Ruger SRH Alaskan (.454 Casull). Up until now, I've only loaded pretty hot stuff for heavy bullets, for which Hodgdon's Lil Gun powder seems to work really well.
I just bought a box of cast 250 grain FP (.452") bullets, and I'd like to load something a little milder-- somewhere in between the anemic cowboy action stuff and the bear loads I've been making. Thing is, I've scoured the internet and can't find any mention of people using Lil Gun for less-than-magnum loads. I know it's intended for use in .410 shotgun loads, so using it in revolver cartridges is already out of spec, but if it works so great in magnum loads behind big bullets, why doesn't anybody use it for moderate loads behind medium-sized bullets? Is there a danger of flashover?
It would be nice to load these 250-grainers with the powder I've got on hand, but if I can't find any tried and true loads with Lil Gun, I'm not gonna experiment that way. (I'm not what you'd call a highly experienced handloader.) So I'm already headed to the gun store later today to pick up a can of Unique (for which there's tons of data on loads in this range). I'd just like to know if there's any reason why I shouldn't use Lil Gun for moderate loads in .45 Colt.
Thanks!