Heavy load in .45 Colt

[Gibson]

I liked the video, again.

Dennis, I suspect you are a man after my own heart.

[Slam'n Salmon]

Looks like more of a hand full than the 454 loads

[FLINTNFIRE]

Having logged on long island , right next door to prince of wales , I know what you mean by the rain and weather , good video , keep it up

[MtGun44]

I, too, was happy to hear that the camera was unmanned. Not happy with sweeping muzzles. We
can't afford to lose any of our shooting community.

Bill

[9.3X62AL]

I have a Redhawk x 44 Magnum for the hifalutin' loadings. I know the 44 Magnum is among the more docile chamberings used by the hand-cannon cadre these days, but there comes a time and place where a slung rifle makes more sense than a holstered side-iron.......just prior to having my thumb re-located down my forearm into my elbow-crook.

The 45 Colt's 250-260 grain slug running at 1000 FPS is such an efficient load that I seldom load my big-bore revolvers much heavier than this level. Brass lasts forever--recoil is brisk but manageable, and can be enjoyed all day--no beast on 2 or 4 legs can absorb very many before re-examining his options profoundly--and perhaps permanently. 41--44--45......a standard-weight SWC at 1000 FPS does such good work, and at such small cost in material or recoil.

[Gibson]

I have a Redhawk x 44 Magnum for the hifalutin' loadings. I know the 44 Magnum is among the more docile chamberings used by the hand-cannon cadre these days, but there comes a time and place where a slung rifle makes more sense than a holstered side-iron.......just prior to having my thumb re-located down my forearm into my elbow-crook.

The 45 Colt's 250-260 grain slug running at 1000 FPS is such an efficient load that I seldom load my big-bore revolvers much heavier than this level. Brass lasts forever--recoil is brisk but manageable, and can be enjoyed all day--no beast on 2 or 4 legs can absorb very many before re-examining his options profoundly--and perhaps permanently. 41--44--45......a standard-weight SWC at 1000 FPS does such good work, and at such small cost in material or recoil.

The 45 Colt loading you mention (250-260 gr. at somewhere around 1k fps) has put God only knows how many men and animals into an eternal slumber.

[smokeywolf]

I have no idea what the fall time would be on the muzzle flash from that pistol with that load. But, fall time of any muzzle flash will be determined by consistency of powder ignition, powder burn rate, and muzzle velocity.
If the video camera is older than 7 or 8 years old, it's probably capturing images at 30 frames per second (progressive). Assuming a fast shutter speed of 1/500 sec., shutter would be closed about 31 milliseconds between exposures.
If Mack Heath is right, and he probably is, and it's a 24P camera, then assuming a 1/500 sec. shutter speed, as he says the time between exposures is around 40 msec.
Think I'll stick with 8.2 grains of Unique and a 454190 boolit.

smokeywolf

[bigboredad]

another cool video Dennis i love the .45 colt and in my own experience my guns really start to shine once the bullets reach 300+gr. and I can shoot them all day. I to have been guilty of sweeping the imaginary shooters that so often no one can see in photo's. Nice gun by the way

[9.3X62AL]

The 45 Colt loading you mention (250-260 gr. at somewhere around 1k fps) has put God only knows how many men and animals into an eternal slumber.

The 45 Colt in its black-powder form was a better cartridge than its smokeless 20th Century imitators. Even those imitators running the 260 grainers at 850 FPS or so are no slouch when it comes to disincentivizing depredations.

The Unique load referenced by Smokey Wolf is a good one. 8.0 to 9.0 grains of Unique gets close to BP results--9.0 grains gives Lyman #454424 about 850-875 FPS from a Uberti Cattleman x 4-3/4", and 950-975 FPS from the BisHawk x 7.5". These can be fired all day, and I'm out of ammo long before fatigue rears its head.

[22454]

Here is an iphone video of one of my 250gr hardcasts over 26.5 gr of H110.

Flashed for all shots.

[44man]

Here is an iphone video of one of my 250gr hardcasts over 26.5 gr of H110.

Flashed for all shots.

Yes it did but each flash amount was different. Seems the last shot had a larger flash and all increased as you shot. Could it be boolit pull from recoil changing powder burn?
I am a nit picker!
I like your videos and they show much most ignore.

[TCTex]

Another nice video Dennis!!

[Irascible]

I know what 44man says about mag primers, but I have proved to myself and shooting buddys that H110/WW296 NEED mag primers. Higher velocity, lower SD and better accuracy. Get out your chronograph and shoot some rested gun groups. Prove it one way or the other to yourself in your gun. We were led to testing this by noting the various muzzle flashes in our collection of Super blackhawks and S&W 29s and later again with a couple of 10" Dan Wessons