Recent content by Desert Dog

.45 Super was a thing about 15 years ago. Starline still makes .45 Super head stamped brass. I have never tried loading +P brass, and have only used new Super brass, so I could not tell you if they are strong enough. SAAMI specs for .45 Super is 28,000 psi. The powders I use for .45...

I have a JR Carbine chambered in .45 ACP that I routinely shoot handloaded .45 Super out of. A 230 grain Sierra Power jacket leaves the muzzle at 1550 FPS, and I can nail targets at 100, 150, and 200 yards routinely. This is one of my favorite long guns to shoot as there is zero recoil...

Hogue grip. A must. It changed the gun handling incredibly. As for ammo? Handloaded 200 gr. Hardcast over AA#9. Good luck.

For mid-range .45 Colt loads heavier than the standard 8.5 of Unique under a 255, I highly recommend AA#7 as the next powder in your quest, as opposed to either of the 4227's... YMMV...

My Yugo is priceless.

My Yugo SKS is awesomely accurate at 100 yards using Fiocchi FMJ's. I can hold a 5" group on an 8" paper plate at that distance. That being said, it has the full EBR treatment and the original stock is hanging out in my closet.

I believe this. My Yugo SKS is scary accurate.

I know. All my Enfields love Privi Partizan ammo. I last saw some at a gun show last summer.

7mm-303 Enfield 50-110 .32 rimfire

1953 Winchester Model 94 in 30-30 that was my Dad's. It has had less than 500 rounds through it. It has serious sentimental value as I killed my 1st deer with it.

I have a DPMS LR308 AP4, and it is a tack driver. I am thoroughly impressed with the accuracy and the low recoil of the weapon. I was lucky enough to pick up some Magpul magazines for it before November 6th...

Used for years for heavy .45 Colt loadings... It is one of the only powders I push 300+ grain hardcast lead slugs with...

Sierra Power Jackets, 230 gr.

What SlamFire1 said... Unique is excellent for 250 gr. bullets in 45 Colt.

My opinion is diametrically opposite that. I think the 45 Colt is an excellent lever gun caliber. I shoot a lot of 45 Colt in a Puma 454, and I find it to be a very accurate round, and no dirtier to the Puma, than 30-30 is in my 94. Also, if you raise the pressure a little in your loads, you do...