Naphtali
08-03-2013, 06:57 PM
45 Colt brass can be used to create 450 Adams brass by severe trimming of Colt brass' overall length. What are efficient, modest technology methods to do this?
450 Adams ammunition, and revolvers chambered specifically for it, were manufactured between about 1868 and 1885. A modest charge of black powder was the propellant. Can a safe 450 Adams cartridge loading be created using Hodgdon's TiteGroup®? Since TiteGroup® is very easy to ignite, uses small charges, and can be safely used to create 45 Colt ammunition whose operating pressures are safe to use in black-powder-era Single Action Army Colts, I suspect 450 Adams TiteGroup® ammunition is feasible. Using its OEM bullet weight, what TiteGroup® charge would emulate 450 Adams factory ammunition's ballistics?
450 Adams ammunition, and revolvers chambered specifically for it, were manufactured between about 1868 and 1885. A modest charge of black powder was the propellant. Can a safe 450 Adams cartridge loading be created using Hodgdon's TiteGroup®? Since TiteGroup® is very easy to ignite, uses small charges, and can be safely used to create 45 Colt ammunition whose operating pressures are safe to use in black-powder-era Single Action Army Colts, I suspect 450 Adams TiteGroup® ammunition is feasible. Using its OEM bullet weight, what TiteGroup® charge would emulate 450 Adams factory ammunition's ballistics?