Anyone use the TL452-230-TC in 45 colt?

[GrizzLeeBear]

Just picked up a Cimarron Uberti US Cavalry 7 1/2" and thinking about using this mold for some lighter loads. Don't have the mold yet, but was thinking I could crimp it in the top TL groove.

Can anyone with this mold tell me what it measures from the nose to the top groove? Or if you load it in the 45 Colt this way what is your OAL?

My cylinder measures 1.615 so if you add the .060 rim thickness it looks like I could go to a OAL up to almost 1.675.

[Bazoo]

Nose to top groove is .310.

[kaiser]

My 230gr load is: 6.0gr/Trail Boss with COAL of 1.595. Very accurate and pleasant load to shoot in the .45 Colt of any brand. (I've also used this load in Schofield cases with similar results.) I use Lee's factory crimper, rather than adjusting the seating die for a roll crimp, with either cartridge.

[GrizzLeeBear]

Thanks guys! Looks like that boolit should work nicely in the 45 Colt.

[Larry Gibson]

I use the Lee 452-230-TC bullet quite a bit in my 45 Colts to replicate the original 45 Government cartridge ballistics which used a 230 gr bullet.