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    Revolvers:
    Uberti El Patron 5.5"
    Pietta 1858 with Howell Conversion Cylinder 8"
    These loads give me excellent accuracy.

    Light Load:
    200gr. SNS poly coated or 200 LEE, Sized .452
    7.0 of HP-38 or Win. 231
    WLP primer
    OCL: 1.580

    Stout feeling load in the revolver:
    255gr. HP, this is a huge hollow point, G/T bullet.
    Also 255gr. RNFP G/T Bullet, Sized .454
    8.0 of Power Pistol
    WLP primer
    OCL: 1.640 for Uberti
    OCL: 1.610 for 1858, seated past crimp groove to fit length of cylinder.

    Miroku Winchester 92:
    The new Miroku's need at least a .453 cast bullet for accuracy.
    Very Accurate load, I use this load for Cast matches, 6-8" steel plates at 50yds.
    They go right down.

    255gr. HP, this is a huge hollow point, G/T bullet.
    Also 255gr. RNFP G/T Bullet. Sized .454
    8.0 of Power Pistol
    WLP primer
    OCL: 1.640
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    I must be the only remaining old dinosaur still loading .45 Colt with what for almost 100 years was considered the "standard" load... 5.o grains of Bullseye and a 255 grain Lyman No.454190. In my 5-1/2 inch 1st Gen. Colt this load shoots to the sights at 25 yards. YMMV

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    8.0grs. of Unique and Lyman #454190
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    Bullseye has been used for factory .45 Colt loads for 100 years. Larry ran some pressure tests for me with 7.5 grains of Bullseye and 250 to 295 grain bullets which give uniform velocities, a clean burn and excellent accuracy. I use these loads in my two Rugers and an H&R Handi Rifle as well as in the Colt New Service and have been very pleased.

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    Outpost75;
    Can you give me some help on what the pressure is with this load? The performance is excellent, but I don't know how to decipher the pressure (I need PSI).

    Thanks in advance,
    Dale53

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dale53 View Post
    Outpost75;
    Can you give me some help on what the pressure is with this load? The performance is excellent, but I don't know how to decipher the pressure (I need PSI).

    Thanks in advance,
    Dale53
    Average peak pressure with the 250-grain bullet is 16,500 psi, which is slightly above SAAMI MAP, but well within design limits of any modern revolver, including Colt clones and stronger older revolvers such as the Colt New Service M1909. The highest individual pressure recorded in the ten-shot sample was 18,800 psi, which is in the same range as would be expected of .45 ACP or .38 Special +P.

    With the 295-grain bullet seated out to 1.69" (too long for Colt, but fine in H&R Handi and Ruger) average is 17,400 and peak pressure is 19,300, which is also in a similar pressure range to .45 ACP. Velocity is 830 fps in 4-5/8" Ruger and 1050 fps in 20-inch H&R.
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    Outpost75;
    Thank you, my friend! That’s exactly what I needed...

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    Quote Originally Posted by DanWalker View Post
    6.5 grains of Red Dot and either a 454424 or a 320 grain hammer boolit.
    18.5 grains of 2400 under a hammer is what gets loaded when i'm in the bear woods.
    The Red Dot load is still my favorite plinking load.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MT Gianni View Post
    The Red Dot load is still my favorite plinking load.
    I'm still tipping critters over with it myself. It was used on 3 antelope this year, with excellent performance as usual.
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    I have 3. lyman 457122 gould bullet sized to .454 with 20gr h110, this one i shoot in my super redhawk tonklit.
    rcbs 45-270saa with 20gr 4227 for my blackhawk.
    Rcbs 45-270saa with 24gr h110 for my rifle.

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    I have shot the " Dan Walker " load of 6.5 grs of Red Dot using a 255 gr cast bullet . It's a good one for sure . I recently discovered that 7.5 grs of Accurate #2 using the same bullet is a winner in my Old Model Vaquero , 4 5/8" barrel . The POA and POI was spot on @ about 25 yds . I realize that further distance shooting might of changed things , but that was all there was to be had . In the past I tried " Hot Rodding " the 45 colt . Then one day I decided to shoot it the way it was meant to be used keeping the pressure down to a reasonable level . I enjoy it much more , now . Regards, Paul

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    Though I’ve settled on a favorite load of IMR, the traditional Unique didn’t give a bad group in my BH….




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    sonoransixgun;
    That is excellent work for the sixgun, load, and not the least, the shooter!

    Good work!
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    Quote Originally Posted by cwlongshot View Post
    TEN YEAR OLD POST!!

    Good to see the information still useful!

    Unique was always THE powder for the LongColt and lead bullets. Its still a good one! I picked up a bunch of BlueDot and have been using that. I didnt see many guys quoting BD loads but its working great for me with lead in 357 mag & Max 41, 10mm and 45 Colt!

    I like Lymans 454424 mold allot. I powder coat them and 13 is my magic number.

    I also really like the LEE 454300 RD GC mold.

    CW
    CW, since we've been on at least 3 different forums together for at least 10 years, I feel I can argue with you with out hurt feelins. I disagree!! His 35 grains of 2 or 3F under a 250 grain flat point made of 20:1 or softer is, in my not so humble opinion, the awesomest deer 'n hog killin' machine a man could ask for!
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    sonoransixgun;
    That is excellent work for the sixgun, load, and not the least, the shooter!
    Thanks, Dale53...much credit to you experienced old timers and the wealth of info here at castboolits....

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    My gun, my load, use at your own risk
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    325 gr WFN GC Beartooth bullet
    25 grains W296
    Winchester Large Primer
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    I have standardized on 6.2 - 6.3 gr of Red Dot (whatever my Lee Auto Disk is throwing today), with any 250gr + SWC. Right now RCBS 45 270 SAA. Haven't bothered Chrono'ing it for 30 yrs, last time I did it was between 800 and 850 fps depending on which revolver I used and which bullet. Accurate and mild, but powerful enough to shoot through abandoned car bodies. When I was young and dumb I would load them hotter, but all that accomplished was a deeper divot on the far side of what I was shooting at.

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    Lee .452-255RF over 8.2-gr of Universal.....in standard pressure Italian sixguns and toggle link leverguns.

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    I'm perfectly content with 12.5 grains of HS6, a 155 primer, and a MP PBHP bullet (or a 45-280C) but my shooting partner doesn't really care for that level of recoil. He tried to download HS6 but the powder doesn't like to be downloaded much (I knew it wasn't going to be clean or particularly accurate). As we both have Universal, I'm loading up some at 7.5, 8, and 8.5 grains and a 150 primers to see if it's more to his liking. This is with the MP PBHP bullet. Looking for 850 - 925 fps and accuracy.

    His revolver is a RBH 5.5 Bisley and it shoots very nicely with those bullets pushed hard, but didn't like them at pipsqueak level. It quite possibly was that HS6 wasn't the powder for that level of load.

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    I use Trail Boss mostly because I use .45 Colt for Cowboy Action Shooting.

    I did use 2400 for hunting rounds in my Marlin and labeled the box
    “For hunting rifle only”

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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