So with a New Vaquero what power loadings are you able to load to? I have read you can't load to the old model vaquero or the blackhawk levels. Are they any better than the import clones? Or are they only safe for the same lighter loads?
I like loading up 9gr of unique under a 255gr,310gr,or even my 335gr lyman. My blackhawks like them as well as the hotter loads of h110 or Lil gun.
Dale
Did you ream the throats on both cylinders or just the colt cylinder? I have one of those guns also and havent done mine yet. Did you ream the throats yourself or send them out? Thanks Al
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The NM Vaquero is good to 22,000 - 24,000 psi according to an article by Brian Pearce.Originally Posted by warboar_21
I'm working on a post of some loads I've been working on in my NM Vaquero. Stay tuned.
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Thank you sir. I will be watching for your info.
I started a thread titled "45 Colt and Oddball Powders" here.
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BigAl52;
As stated in my P.M. to you, I reamed the cylinder throats myself with a reamer kit (complete with pilots) borrowed from a good friend to .4525". In fact, I reamed both of my cylinders as well as the Bisley Vaquero and both of my friends convertibles cylinders. We are ALL very happy campers as a result.
What started out to be less than satisfactory (serious leading and poor accuracy) ended up with our having "custom" cylinder throats, NO leading, and terrific accuracy (under 1" at 25 yards).
FWIW
Dale53
I have been a long time 45 Colt fan with Rugers, Uberti reproductions, and various different 45 Colt rifles. Although numerous others have mentioned loads with Unique, I have switched from Unique to Universal Clays. My all around load for all my 45 Colts (except one short barreled Schofield) is 7.5 grains of Universal for both 250 RF and 255 SWC boolits. Over the years I have tried Bullseye, Unique, Red Dot, Tight Group, Trail Boss and black powder. (and probably some others I have forgotten.....) The best all around load I have found is the fore mentioned 7.5 grains of Universal.
As a side note, I have reamed the forcing cones on different revolvers to the Ron Powers recommended 11 degrees. That really seems to improve the Ruger's performance with cast boolits.
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Thanks for all your info. Mine wont chamber a 45acp with a cast bullet either but will with a jacket 230rn. I think I am going to send mine to Doug and let him ream the cylinders for me as it seems like I have the same condition with mine as you did. I cannot get a 452 bullet to go into the front of the cylinder. As soon as I hear from Doug off they will go. Al
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I'm glad this thread was resurrected as I just bought a El Patron and a vaquero, both in 45C.
I've been shooting trail boss at 5.8 grains with 210 grain SWC, 230 grain Xtreme plated, and 255 grain lasers. They all work great but I don't have any chrony data yet.
The trail boss is very smokey and makes a mess in a dillon as it's so light your downstroke on powder filling has to be slowed down.
I'm going to try those red dot loads in this thread.
Never die All around fun case to stuff with damn near anything is why this thread was resurrected
besides some of us don't know everything
230grn rnl pistol 7.0 unique. Rifle 7.8
6.6 reddot. 7.5
7.0 grndot. 7.7
6.5 hiskor 700x. 7.0
8.5 alcan7. 9.5
8.0 sr4756. 8.5
These were our cowboy loads for 10 years no issues just fun
250grn fnl. rifle 8.5 hiskor700x.
255grn Keith 8.7 herco
all the rifle was shot in a win trapper and my ruger blackhawk
the 230 pistol was for the colts and of course everything else
old alcan powder worked well for me I treated al120 and win ball 450ls like bullseye
Be careful with that its faster than the rest
In the 1980's my favorite load was a #450229 with the RF nose machined to make a straight cylinder and that loaded backwards to make a HPWC for the Colt Army Model 1909. Used enough Unique to make them hit in the same spot.
Biggest problem with the '09 is how to work past the chamber dimensions.
I have one of the uberti "P" in .45 LC, and it a real accurate shooter. but if you want to really have fun go for a Schoifeld. I have one .45 and one in .44-40 I love them both. both are accurate and shoot to point of aim.(the .45 is the Russian model) the other is a copy of the smith #2(I think thats right) but any where from 5 to 7 gr's of trail boss will work with either gun. AT my age I shoot 5 to 5.5 gr's of trail boss in them for cowboy shooting! with a 200 gr. RNFN bullet. and yes, I have the rifles for them also.l
Lyman 454190 over 8 grains Unique.
Trail Boss with 230 RN and Ben's Red lube turns heads at the shooting range.You hear guys say you missed after the first shot,Then they find out all the shots are in one hole! I size @ .451 in the ruger works for me.
I have some 700X to turn into smoke so am going to run 5.9 gr of same under my 200 gr LSWC for a plinking load using my Uberti and Ruger Convertible. For more serious work I run 8 gr of Unique under a 255 gr LSWC.
Don't care to pound out my wrists anymore. Hurts!
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