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Thread: 460 cases for 45 Colt shot loads

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    No sir, haven't tried that yet. Have you had any expierience with doing that?
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    littlejack, The lighter loads may be the cause for your primer “back-out” issue. Insufficient pressure to drive the case back against the firing shield, thereby allowing the primer to slightly back out.

    When shooting “ light-load wax bullets” (primer was the only charge) this was an issue that shooters addressed by opening-up the flash hole! memtb
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    This is an informative thread. I'm currently working on a project using a Bond Arms Rowdy 2-shot Derringer 45/410 with 3.5" & 4.5" barrels that were modified to allow .460 cases or .410.

    With the Derringer, case length, necking and any rotational binding should be a moot issue and reduce the number of stages to create the shotshell. After modification, there remains enough rifling to not annoy the ATF bear.

    I intend to test this as a shot cup/overpowder wad: Harvester Premium Sabots for 45 cal (H4540B & H14540BR) from Ballistic Products. They push down into the .460 case and seal the base of the shot with the sabot fingers. Im away from by bench for a few days, but I think it was close to 300gr of #11 shot before adding a 45 cal gas check to top it off.

    I have not settled on a powder charge yet.

    My Magtech Brass shotshells arrived after backorder and may prove to be an even simpler solution in the Derringer.
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    Rereading you load data I would think you would need to drill out the holes but maybe something to play with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jim147 View Post
    Rereading you load data I would think you would need to drill out the holes but maybe something to play with.
    Why???
    Do you really think any size increase in/on a standard flash hole size would have any use-/meaningfull impact in/on powder burn in such a small powder charge?

    How fast can you roast a marshmallow?

    If you have a bonfire 10 times the size can you do it in 1/10'th the time?

    Then why do you think a (way) larger flash hole would ignite a small amount of gunpowder way faster and way batter than a standard size one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 17nut View Post
    Why???
    Do you really think any size increase in/on a standard flash hole size would have any use-/meaningfull impact in/on powder burn in such a small powder charge?

    How fast can you roast a marshmallow?

    If you have a bonfire 10 times the size can you do it in 1/10'th the time?

    Then why do you think a (way) larger flash hole would ignite a small amount of gunpowder way faster and way batter than a standard size one?
    Enlarging the flash hole isn't intended to better ignite the powder. The intended purpose is to release the pressure of the exploding primer compound forward into the case and to lessen the problem of primer set back, which locks up the cylinder. There isn't enough pressure built up with the light charge of powder to drive the case back hard enough to reseat the primer into the primer pocket all the way. By drilling out the flash hole to 1/8", it gives the pressure a larger vent forward.

    Hope this helps.

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    Yes, drilling out the flash hole in a few cases is my next step. I did ponder the thought that the tapered shoulder and case set-back could be another issue causing, or adding to the problem. But then, I thought about all the cartridges chambered in revolvers that have a shoulder, even it be small. The 38-40, 32-20, 25-20 come to mind, with no issues with the case set back enough to bind the cylinder. I'll do a range report, and update the results. Thank you all for your input.
    Last edited by littlejack; 05-10-2021 at 06:57 PM.
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    Looking back, you are dropping the charges so yes drilling out primer hole might help. You have a plus on this. Since you are not using .45 brass you don't have to mark them as shot loads only.

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    Last edited by littlejack; 05-11-2021 at 12:47 AM.
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    Sorry for the slow update. I did drill out the flash hole in five of the 460 cases. At the range session, there was still a small amount of setback. There may be a little to much clearance between the firing pin, and the firing pin hole, allowing a minute amount of primer to bleed into the gap, and cause drag. I will try both dropping the powder charge a bit, and drilling the flash hole a bit larger, and do another range session.
    Another range report coming.
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    Another slow update, to many honey-do's. So, today I loaded up five more of the 460 shot cartridges. This time, I dropped to the next lower Little Dandy rotor. There was very little difference (one/tenth grain) in the weight of the charge dropped. Charge was 6.5 grains of HP-38. This time, I switched to LR primers in place of the LP primers previously used. My theory is, the LR primer being of thicker material, may not deform into the firing pin hole, causing cylinder rotation problems. So, with 6.5 grains of HP-38, and one .060 over powder wad, the shot weight is 225 grains. Just a smidgen over one/half ounce. The shot nests in the tracing vellum tube, to reduce leading. The over shot wad is .045 card material. Then, a slight roll crimp and a small bead of super glue to seal the osw in place. Heading to the range tomorrow. Range report to follow.
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    Back from the range. Well, I guess it's all a matter of physics, meaning, we can't change what's happening in the cylinders. The LR primers did not help. Upon firing the cartridge, the case is slammed forward by the hammer strike and firing pin hitting the primer. Then, the powder charge it lit by the primer, which propels the projectile (in this case shot) forward. Then, the pressure of the gasses pushing the projectile forward, propells the cartridge case rearward against the breech face, and out to fit the chamber. So, in this case, (pun?) with the transition from the chamber to the throat, the case is transformed to a taper or "wedge if you will" in the chamber. The slight setback of the primer out of its pocket, leaves no clearence at all for the fireformed case to move either fore or aft. Therein lies the problem of the binding cylinder. The primer is being slammed back into the light tool mark's in the breech face. I could try a heavier powder charge, to try and reseat the primer, but I do think that would be counter productive for the cartridge.
    Regards to all y'all.
    Last edited by littlejack; 07-28-2021 at 06:05 PM.
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    FYI:
    I did check one last thing before I decided to turn my attention to different projects. Lastly, I used a universal repriming die, to knock out the spent primer. I then tried the fired case in all of the chambers in the cylinder of the firearm it was fired in. Seeing as how all the chambers are not exactly the same, I fit the case in the chamber that fit the best, and seated the furthest. There was still slight setback out of the chamber, by the case head. Then, I checked the clearance between the breach face and the face of the of the case. Yep, sho'nuff, the case was still dragging on the breach face without the primer. After that check, I tapped the case up tight into the chamber. Holding the revolver up in front of a light, there was only a couple thousandths clearance. So, with the cartridge case being slammed back hard against the breach face, and the case being fireformed to the configuration of the chamber, "it won't work" for me anyway.
    Last edited by littlejack; 08-01-2021 at 03:17 PM.
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