Liberty1776
06-19-2021, 11:03 PM
40 years ago I bought a Lyman 452389 2-cav steel mold for a few bucks at a gun show. (It also has "0911" on it.)
Throws a 180gr button nose slug.
The stubby slugs didn't feed reliably in my 1911, so I stored it away.
284770
Now I shoot SASS Cowboy Action, have .45 Colt SAA revolvers, and am considering adding a Pietta 1873 Colt Convertible that comes with two cylinders -- .45 Colt and .45 ACP. Cool.
We shoot at close ranges and load lightly. Pinpoint accuracy and high velocity are not needed. I thought to myself, "Self? Maybe it's time to revisit my old Lyman mold!"
Anyone cast and shoot the 180gr Lyman 452389 in a .45 revolver? Think it would work?
Would load 3.5 grains of Trail Boss, per Hodgdon, behind the light slug.
284772
On another thread, I mentioned I bought a bunch of .45 Colt brass that has been trimmed to oddball shorter lengths. Plan is to trim the shorter brass to Schofield length (1.1") and load it appropriately. I could shoot .45 Colt, "Schofield" .45 Colt, or, with the conversion cylinder, .45 ACP.
For reference, here are the current measured lengths of the oddball .45 Colt brass:
284771
So, before I cast up a bunch, has anyone shot a 180 gr Lyman 452389 in a revolver successfully?
Throws a 180gr button nose slug.
The stubby slugs didn't feed reliably in my 1911, so I stored it away.
284770
Now I shoot SASS Cowboy Action, have .45 Colt SAA revolvers, and am considering adding a Pietta 1873 Colt Convertible that comes with two cylinders -- .45 Colt and .45 ACP. Cool.
We shoot at close ranges and load lightly. Pinpoint accuracy and high velocity are not needed. I thought to myself, "Self? Maybe it's time to revisit my old Lyman mold!"
Anyone cast and shoot the 180gr Lyman 452389 in a .45 revolver? Think it would work?
Would load 3.5 grains of Trail Boss, per Hodgdon, behind the light slug.
284772
On another thread, I mentioned I bought a bunch of .45 Colt brass that has been trimmed to oddball shorter lengths. Plan is to trim the shorter brass to Schofield length (1.1") and load it appropriately. I could shoot .45 Colt, "Schofield" .45 Colt, or, with the conversion cylinder, .45 ACP.
For reference, here are the current measured lengths of the oddball .45 Colt brass:
284771
So, before I cast up a bunch, has anyone shot a 180 gr Lyman 452389 in a revolver successfully?