Don't have a Henry but in my buddies 44 Mag the RCBS 44-250 SWC had feeding issues, the first driving band would hang up on the chamber mouth. He has Henry 45 Colt but loads the Lee 255 RF.
Don't have a Henry but in my buddies 44 Mag the RCBS 44-250 SWC had feeding issues, the first driving band would hang up on the chamber mouth. He has Henry 45 Colt but loads the Lee 255 RF.
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I think we knew that. Still though, in smokeless powder loads for the 45 Colt cartridge, the bullet is not being supported by the powder charge as it would be with the BP loadings. So, in a tube magazine there is the possibility of the bullet being pushed down into the case, if not crimped.
If a 41 won't stop it, I wouldn't bet my life on a 44.
Load a handful feed them one at a time and see if there’s any potential and the crimp issue goes away,you will have answered your question for yourself. They sound to small for a lever gun ,the biggest bullet you can chamber is the right one with the right profile.
Geeze you read my mind. This may be the first bullet.
What kind of lead to buy is still unclear as there appear to be so many alloys/mixes.
May start with finding the right molds to buy.
45 Colt
45 ACP
38 Special/357
9 mm
30-30
are my calibers that would use lead bullets
45 Colt and 45 ACP "tend" to use different bullet designs
Lyman 452190 is the classic 250gr 45 Colt
Lyman 452734 is classic 225-230gr 45 ACP
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |