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missionary5155
09-24-2012, 08:33 AM
Good morning
I will be turning a 44 Mag DW into a 45 Colt ( a real one is very costly) soon.
If you have a 45 Colt reamer in good condition and would like to sell it let me know. I will be buying one soon as I will be chambering as soon as I have the gun in hand which is already bought.
Mike in ILL.
4060MAY
09-25-2012, 06:35 PM
pm inbound
jkpq45
10-09-2012, 02:02 PM
Are you rebarreling? Didn't know if the rifling was deep enough to simply ream out the bored.

Any change in shroud necessary?
Nobade
10-17-2012, 07:55 AM
Watch the diameter of the reamer. Most SAAMI spec 45 Colt reamers are quite a bit too big to be optimal. If I were doing this I would spec out a custom reamer that fits the brass properly.
geargnasher
10-24-2012, 02:34 AM
Watch the diameter of the reamer. Most SAAMI spec 45 Colt reamers are quite a bit too big to be optimal. If I were doing this I would spec out a custom reamer that fits the brass properly.

+10000000000!

A reamer that left about a .478" x.476" tapered hole for the case would be plenty for a .451" groove, .452" boolits, and .4525" cylinder throats and typical brass.

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