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Thread: 45 Colt for Cap and Ball Conversion cylinder

  1. 03-16-2017, 05:59 PM #1
    JAbee
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    45 Colt for Cap and Ball Conversion cylinder

    I normally use 25:1 for my cast in the 45 Colt. I have a stock pile of SOWW and was wondering if anyone has use this for their conversion cylinder.
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  2. 03-16-2017, 09:47 PM #2
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    I don't have a conversion cylinder (yet), but I would use anything as long it as it wasn't harder than wheel weights. Use a good lube and size them right.

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  3. 03-19-2017, 12:38 AM #3
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    My brother has several and just uses whatever scrap lead he can get to put on top of trail boss.
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  4. 03-19-2017, 12:56 PM #4
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    Your soft SOWW lead as proposed is ideal for standard pressure .45 Colt loads. I use 1:30 or 1:40 tin-lead with black powder and 50-50 COWW and plumber's lead with 1% tin added otherwise.
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  5. 03-28-2017, 04:29 PM #5
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    Thanks guys. I'll should be casting away this weekend.
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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
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