Hey fellas - hope you had good luck on the hunting draws!
Question for the Mighty Boolit Masters: I have that new Ruger Redhawk that does 45 Colt/45ACP and it's just a hoot. With the 4.2" barrel it's a nice "little big" gun! The crappy factory trigger is actually helping me shoot my tuned guns better!
Generally all I shoot is paper with all my pistols so I just run pattycake target loads for the vast majority of my shooting but I would like to STOKE some fire breathing barn burners just for the halibut! I might put 20~50 aside for posterity or for a rainy day.
If I understand the facts right, the Redhawk will handle magnum loads with aplomb... it's the brass that limits the 45 Colt and that is why you can't handload it into a 44 magnum. (I will be using jacketed 250 gr. for these loads). What should I consider my upper velocity to be at? Can I safely exceed the book in your opinion? For now I am staying within the manual guidelines... I am just curious if any of you have any experience hot rodding the 45 and what came of it.
Also: I am fascinated with the hard cast 300 gr. boolits that some guys are loading. Does this weight of projectile have a place in the Colt 45 for casual target work? Or is it limited to self defense and social work?
As always - your two bits are sincerely appreciated.
Cheers!