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Thread: I need to buy three bullets to test cartridge overall length

  1. 04-09-2021, 07:44 PM #1
    Naphtali
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    I need to buy three bullets to test cartridge overall length

    I need to buy three Lyman #452651 325-grain .452-inch bullets to test cartridge overall length. If you can make them available for me to buy, please PM or email me.
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  2. 04-09-2021, 10:14 PM #2
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    Look at http://accuratemolds.com/bullet_deta...bullet=45-325L for nose (and therfore most probable) OAL dimensions w/ a known case length.

    Assuming a 45 Colt 1.285" case, you're looking at ~1.59" OAL seated to/in the crimp groove.
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    Are you wanting to load into cases to see if they will feed in a particular gun ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Naphtali View Post
    I need to buy three Lyman #452651 325-grain .452-inch bullets to test cartridge overall length. If you can make them available for me to buy, please PM or email me.
    I don't have that mould, so I can't be of direct help, but I can heartily recommend that you get a 3D printer and just model/print the bullets yourself. That's what I've been doing, with designs from our custom mould makers and with my own designs - it seems to work great. If you don't want to mess with seating a plastic boolit, you can just print the entire cartridge as-loaded as a test piece. Either way it reduces uncertainty about what will fit and how things will look.
    I'm a big fan of data-driven decisions. You want to make me smile, show me a spreadsheet! Extra points for graphs and best-fit predictive equations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by onelight View Post
    Are you wanting to load into cases to see if they will feed in a particular gun ?
    Yes. Since inching down and recrimping will probably ruin a bullet, three should do the job for me. Neither gas check nor lubricant will be needed.
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    Did you look at Post #2 ?
    That's the 452651.
    http://accuratemolds.com/catalog.php...catalog-anchor
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    Believe he is trying to micro detriment COAL for this in a previous post ... This is the hunting load I developed for my Freedom Arms 97 45 Colt. Without having chronographed the load from my 24-inch barreled Rossi 92
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    Quote Originally Posted by John Boy View Post
    Believe he is trying to micro detriment COAL for this in a previous post ... This is the hunting load I developed for my Freedom Arms 97 45 Colt. Without having chronographed the load from my 24-inch barreled Rossi 92
    This is precisely what I want to do. Same revolver. Same rifle. Same rifle barrel length. Can you help me out?
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