2400 for .45 Colt ?

[hylander]

Can 2400 be used for .45 Colt loads.
Standard pressures NOT Ruger only ?
200gr. - 250gr.

[tsubaki]

Best I can tell no.
And I do use it in 45colt with 250gr XTP's and 255gr RF cast but both of them eclipse the replica pressure/velocity.

There is one load listed for 230gr lead plated and FMJRN with 13.2gr at 800fps but that is the only one and probably used with a .451" bullet, I don't know if I'd trust one load.

[Sakoluvr]

By all means you can give 2400 a try in standard pressure loads but make sure you have good neck tension (.004 under bullet diameter) and use a good crimp. Those 2 things will allow 2400 to burn to it's potential. Of course using the right size bullets and hardness will be a factor with pressure too. Work up to 16grs. depending on what pressure you want to max out with. There is lots of data on the .45 Colt at different pressure tiers.

[Tackleberry41]

I was messing with some standard pressure loads for a conversion cylinder. I had not gotten to 2400 yet. Its in the books for those kinds of loads. I stopped at 5744 as I finally found a use for the lbs on the shelf. But cant imagine 2400 would give any worse results. 5744 gave me very consistent loads.

[Beagle333]

http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/RecipePrint.aspx?gtypeid=1&weight=250&shellid=36&bulletid=67&bdid=206
(http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/RecipePrint.aspx?gtypeid=1&weight=250&shellid=36&bulletid=67&bdid=206)
The Alliant page shows this^^^

[Outpost75]

Alliant lists 15.4 grains of #2400 in the .45 Colt behind a 250-grain Speer lead SWC.

My RCBS Little Dandy powder measure is usually set up with the #19 rotor which throws nominally 15.4 grains of the stuff, because I standardized on that charge for cast bullet reloads in my .30 cal. Military boltguns. So I gave it a try in the .45…

BOOM~!, Crack$#!@~, Plooopp.... WHAM~!, Phuuuuuuuuuuuudd.. Poooow!

VERY erratic reports. Conclusion, use no more #2400 in the .45 Colt.

Unburned powder jams up the action, so that the trigger doesn’t return reliably and cylinder is hard to open and close.

Break out the toothbrush and canned air…Important lesson learned. Back to Bullseye!

I DO NOT RECOMMEND 2400 in standard pressure .45 Colt loads. 14,000psi is apparently not enough for it to light off and burn uniformly.

It would probably be fine above 20,000 psi Ruger level loads...

[USSR]

Just a note, there are more than just standard loads and Ruger only loads when it comes to the .45 Colt. There is a VERY wide area pressure-wise between the two. Anything between 14k psi and 23k psi are neither standard nor Ruger only loads. This is fertile ground for the S&W N Frames as well as the Ruger New Vaquero.

Don

[Sakoluvr]

Agree with USSR. Running 18.0 grs under a 265 gr Keith in an N frame is totally safe. 14K psi loads are for the old SAA guns and less expensive imports. hylander, what gun are you looking to load for? Read some of Brian Pearce's articles as well as Dave Scovill. I highly recommend Scovill's book Colt's Single Action Army, Loading and Shooting the Peacemaker for all kinds of info on the .45 Colt and general cast handloading including many other chamberings.

[00buck]

I just loaded a bunch of Hornady 250gr hp/xtps with 2400 and they shoot nice
Out of my Marlin lever action.
I gave them a pretty good crimp.
Very accurate at 59 yards with open sights. One ragged hole.
Even at 100 yards a pretty good group with these old eyes.
A scope would tighten up my groups.

2400 metered good with my uniflow.

I had no problems with it other than my cases had soot pretty good m