PhantomRider64
01-14-2018, 01:23 PM
I slugged my Uberti SAA .45 Colt and Colt 1911 .45 auto and would like input on the results and my take on them.
I used cast .454 round balls,,,not sure of the hardness as I am having some issues with that (covered in another thread).
The SAA slug dimensions are as follows,,,
Cylinder,,,5 throats @ .453 / 1 throat @ .4525
Forcing cone,,,.454 Not sure I did this right, pressed in slug till it just touched the lands. Noted that not all lands impressed the lead, could be the way I was pressing the slug.
Barrel,,,.451
From what I have read a .452 cast bullet would be right for the barrel but since the cylinder throats are .453 I need a bullet sized to .453.
My conclusion is that I need to use a mold that casts a .454 bullet and size it to .453.
The 1911's barrel slug measured .4515, so bullets sized to .452 should be fine.
Some info about my shooting,,,for personal protection I use commercial ammo for read about legal issues. For the rest I would like to use cast lead. I have a small shooting area on the property that has a maximum range of around 30 yards. I like to target shoot and plink as well. I am not looking for 1/2" groups just a decently accurate shot. My eyes are not the best and I just like to shoot. I am sure that some would wonder about my sanity by not wanting the most accurate pistol I could have,,,I am just trying to be realistic. If the accuracy bug does bite in the future I will deal with it then.
Thanks for reading and/or responding.
I used cast .454 round balls,,,not sure of the hardness as I am having some issues with that (covered in another thread).
The SAA slug dimensions are as follows,,,
Cylinder,,,5 throats @ .453 / 1 throat @ .4525
Forcing cone,,,.454 Not sure I did this right, pressed in slug till it just touched the lands. Noted that not all lands impressed the lead, could be the way I was pressing the slug.
Barrel,,,.451
From what I have read a .452 cast bullet would be right for the barrel but since the cylinder throats are .453 I need a bullet sized to .453.
My conclusion is that I need to use a mold that casts a .454 bullet and size it to .453.
The 1911's barrel slug measured .4515, so bullets sized to .452 should be fine.
Some info about my shooting,,,for personal protection I use commercial ammo for read about legal issues. For the rest I would like to use cast lead. I have a small shooting area on the property that has a maximum range of around 30 yards. I like to target shoot and plink as well. I am not looking for 1/2" groups just a decently accurate shot. My eyes are not the best and I just like to shoot. I am sure that some would wonder about my sanity by not wanting the most accurate pistol I could have,,,I am just trying to be realistic. If the accuracy bug does bite in the future I will deal with it then.
Thanks for reading and/or responding.