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    I shoot more black powder cartridge handguns than...

    I shoot more black powder cartridge handguns than rifles. I've found softer bullets, like 1-20s in the 45 Colt cartridge, not only shoot better but do not lead the bore or even the forcing cone. That...
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    If there was a "Like" button featured on this...

    If there was a "Like" button featured on this forum I would have hit it a couple times for this reply. BOB is exactly correct according to everything I've researched about the 45 Colt's cartridge.
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  3. Great info John. Thanks for posting it. Dave

    Great info John. Thanks for posting it.

    Dave
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    This discussion seems to have disregarded the...

    This discussion seems to have disregarded the Henry rifle and the Improved Henry, the 1866 'Yellow Boy", both firing the 44 Henry rim fire cartridge. That was a 200g bullet that reportedly came out...
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    I came across a box of 50 un-fired NOS 45 Colt...

    I came across a box of 50 un-fired NOS 45 Colt balloon head cases back in the early 1990s. I used them to duplicate the performance of the original load and compare it to my hand loads in solid head...
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    You're dealing with a government agency. They...

    You're dealing with a government agency. They don't have to make sense, in fact they usually don't.

    Dave
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    I know a couple guys who would be interested in...

    I know a couple guys who would be interested in the 44-40 (properly 44 WCF) brass. PM me with how much you have and what you want for it. Maybe we can do business or I can find a couple buyers for...
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    Don, I load the Big Lube 250s (SPG lubricant)...

    Don,

    I load the Big Lube 250s (SPG lubricant) over 35g of OE FFFg and have run 50 rounds through several of my USFA single actions (4-3/4", 5-1/2", and 7-1/2") with no serious binding up or need...
  9. Agree with everything in post #17. Castaway has...

    Agree with everything in post #17. Castaway has struck the nail on the flat part.

    Dave
  10. I got the same e-mail. Looking forward to the...

    I got the same e-mail. Looking forward to the e-mail announcing the return of Olde Eynsford.

    Dave
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    I'd sure like to see a picture of that finished...

    I'd sure like to see a picture of that finished project. (smile)

    Dave
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    In the 55 years since I bought my first firearm...

    In the 55 years since I bought my first firearm I've sold or traded off a lot of them. My attitude was if I'm not using it, and haven't used in in say the last year or two, it represents capitol...
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    Mike, I can't shoot my Shiloh 50 2-1/2" SS off...

    Mike, I can't shoot my Shiloh 50 2-1/2" SS off any kind of bench. I have a rebuilt right shoulder and the only way I can manage the Big Fifty is setting in a chair or on a stool and shooting off...
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    What Don said. I got my initial 40 rounds of...

    What Don said.

    I got my initial 40 rounds of 50 2 1/2" Sharps brass from Huntington's when I went there to buy 50-90 dies. Then I stumbled on a bag of 50 at Track of the Wolf while looking for...
  15. Thread: 45 Short Colt

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    DITTO to what KCSO said. Personally I've never...

    DITTO to what KCSO said. Personally I've never understood the enthusiasm or desire to shoot the 45 Colt (developed and introduced as a revolver cartridge) in lever action rifles that were never...
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    I agree. When the government gets it's hands in...

    I agree. When the government gets it's hands in something they tend to dictate how it will be run. They will now have the authority to shut down civilian sales to keep those "radical" parents from...
  17. Thread: 45 Short Colt

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    As a certified "picker of nits" I feel I should...

    As a certified "picker of nits" I feel I should point out that until Star-Line started calling it the "45 Schofield" the proper, original name for the cartridge was the 45 S&W. Without digging into...
  18. I missed any mention of "cartridges" in all this....

    I missed any mention of "cartridges" in all this. Guess you're not talking about cartridge conversions. LOL

    Dave
  19. Thanks for the thought John but it's already off...

    Thanks for the thought John but it's already off the the gunsmith for a re-bore and reline. I scrubbed the muzzle end "vigerously" and the appearance of almost no rifling remained the same.

    Dave
  20. Mike, My bullets are 1-16 alloy, which is what...

    Mike,

    My bullets are 1-16 alloy, which is what I've read was the original alloy for the 45-70 cartridge.

    Dave
  21. Neither of those ideas are acceptable (at least...

    Neither of those ideas are acceptable (at least to me) for shooting black powder. I want to be able to shoot ammunition that is close to what this gun would have fired in the 1880s.

    Dave
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    414gates has struck the nail upon the flat part!...

    414gates has struck the nail upon the flat part!

    Dave
  23. Thanks again to all the helpful replies. I did...

    Thanks again to all the helpful replies. I did find contact info for Mr Taylor over on CASCity.com, and I have been in touch with him. Now all I have to do is figure out how to package this heavy...
  24. Seems like ever since I passed 70 years I'm...

    Seems like ever since I passed 70 years I'm getting dumber rather than smarter. Case in point. I just went through the "Vendor Sponsors" list 3-4 times. Didn't find any mention of barrel work of...
  25. Thank you all for the suggestions. Yes I have...

    Thank you all for the suggestions. Yes I have slugged the barrel. It was .458"-.459" depending on where I measured the slug and how well I could read my calipers that day. I was shooting .460"...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check