Author Topic: .45 Colt smokeless powder  (Read 2450 times)

Offline Abilene

  • CAS-L Ghost Rider
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 4672
    • Abilene's CAS Pages
  • SASS #: 27489
  • NCOWS #: 3958
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1180
Re: .45 Colt smokeless powder
« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2022, 06:23:35 PM »
What Drydock says.  :)

But I've actually never lubed a BP pistol bullet.  I've always squirted a blob of butter flavored Crisco over the first two rounds on the left side of the loaded cylinder.  Never a fouling issue in 22 years.  I only use (soft) lubed bullets for rifle rounds.

Offline Froogal

  • NCOWS Member
  • Top Active Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 402
  • NCOWS #: 3882
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 573
Re: .45 Colt smokeless powder
« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2022, 07:53:38 AM »
Armaments, chapter 1,  paragraph 7 : "And yeah, thou shalt use such water based lubricants upon thine projectiles such as the lord has provided, and verily in such quantities as to render such fouling than might occur soft, and pleasant to the touch.  And thus you may shoot the whole of the day, and suffer no degradation in thine accuracy.  In thy mercy."

I use SPG lube, but the 200 grain bullets have just one lube groove, and apparently one is not enough. I'd have to step up to a 250 grain bullet to get 2 lube grooves, and that just seems like over-kill for CAS.

Offline Abilene

  • CAS-L Ghost Rider
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 4672
    • Abilene's CAS Pages
  • SASS #: 27489
  • NCOWS #: 3958
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1180
Re: .45 Colt smokeless powder
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2022, 09:38:57 AM »
I think one lube groove is fine for a pistol round.

Advertising

  • Guest
Re: .45 Colt smokeless powder
« Reply #23 on: Today at 02:03:53 PM »

Offline Drydock

  • MA1 USN ret. GAF #19, Colonel, Chief of Staff. BC, CC, SoM. SASS 1248 Life
  • American Plainsmen Society
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 4831
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 18
Re: .45 Colt smokeless powder
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2022, 06:28:44 PM »
I use this 'un in short cases:  http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=45-220R

I had Tom at accurate make it without the heel. 

I'm also fond of this whomper in the big Colt case:  http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=45-250J
Civilize them with a Krag . . .

Offline RRio

  • Arizona Six-Gun
  • Chief Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 2012
  • Six-Gun Specialist
  • SASS #: 22927
  • NCOWS #: 2492
  • GAF #: 267
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 469
Re: .45 Colt smokeless powder
« Reply #24 on: December 17, 2022, 12:25:47 PM »
What Drydock says.  :)

But I've actually never lubed a BP pistol bullet.  I've always squirted a blob of butter flavored Crisco over the first two rounds on the left side of the loaded cylinder.  Never a fouling issue in 22 years.  I only use (soft) lubed bullets for rifle rounds.

And I thought I was the only one that used butter flavored Crisco.  ;D
"I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it"  - Capt. Woodrow Call

"Proud citizen of CasCity since 2004." 
NCOWS 2492  SASS 22927   SCORRS     USFACS #28       GAF #267 Dept. of the Platte  AZ        STORM #178

Offline Abilene

  • CAS-L Ghost Rider
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 4672
    • Abilene's CAS Pages
  • SASS #: 27489
  • NCOWS #: 3958
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1180
Re: .45 Colt smokeless powder
« Reply #25 on: December 17, 2022, 08:40:28 PM »
And I thought I was the only one that used butter flavored Crisco.  ;D

I read about it long ago and have been doing it since.  I think it may have a higher melting point than regular Crisco.

Offline cpt dan blodgett

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1693
  • SASS Conv 2013
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 3
Re: .45 Colt smokeless powder
« Reply #26 on: December 24, 2022, 12:20:10 PM »
I use A#2 Essentially same load in 45 ACP, 45 Colt 44 Mag for a slightly warm 44 special velocity load and 2x that load in 30-06 and 30-40 Krag with cast bullets for the Muster course
Queen of Battle - "Follow Me"
NRA Life
DAV Life
ROI, ROII

Offline paperchaser

  • Retired
  • Active citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 42
  • SASS #: 54926
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 3
Re: .45 Colt smokeless powder
« Reply #27 on: January 11, 2023, 04:09:33 PM »
Well, let's see:

for 255 gr bullet: W231 6.0 grains
for 200 gr bullet: Trail Boss 5.5 grains
SASS #54926
N.R.A. Pistol Instructor
Mississippi Peacemakers

 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk

© 1995 - 2023 CAScity.com