45 Colt Chambers

[munk]

No; not chamber mouths- chamber.
How are they these days?

Let me review what I knew last:
Saami specs allow a lot of extra room in 45 Colt chambers. Modern dies, factory ammo and brass are much smaller.


The Smiths are usually somewhat tighter than Ruger. There isn't a lot of metal there for them to be generous in chamber size anyway.

I thought Ruger chambers were the biggest until I got my Marlin 45 Colt.

Freedom Arms makes tight chambers but that costs you.

So- where are we today?
Specifically, is there any reason for me to believe that the Ruger chambers on their Bisley Blackhawk hunter in 45, the Bisley, and their Redhawk in 45, are any tighter than the standard Blackhawks?

I'd really appreciate some answers. If I thought the chambers on the Redhawk were tighter I'd get another Redhawk.

thanks,

munk

 

[Old Fuff]

Concerning Ruger ... I doubt that a Readhawk's chamber will be tighter unless they happen to be cut with a worn reamer - in which case the throat would be small too. The only thing I can suggest is that you check out a particular gun before you buy it. Apparently you know what too look for. I would be tempted to lathe-turn a go/no go plug gage, or have someone do it for me.

 

[munk]

That's what I figured, Fuff, and why I haven't purchased another .45 Colt Ruger.

I like the one I have, but see no reason to collect a stable of large chambered weapons for a cartridge I love.


munk

 

[Old Fuff]

A thought came to me. All of the current "New Models" use the same cylinder, only the chambers are different. I don't believe Ruger sells cylinders - except when they fit them to a gun. However I have seen cylinders for sale on some of the Internet auctions. If you found one chambered for a smaller round it could be rechambered to any larger round such as .45 Colt using a reamer more to your liking. I'd shop around.

 

[munk]

Sheesh Fuff- my Ruger 44 Super Redhawk is oversized enough that with only 19 thousands more or so I'd have a 45 colt chamber!!

I was just curious. I've learned to live with oversize chambers- like most here.

thanks,

munk

 

[Dienekes]

Incident to using my old .454424 mold bullets in a new Convertible (and getting the chamber mouths uniformed out for it) I only muzzle resize the brass with an old Lyman 310 die. The fireformed brass is worked less and accepts the .454 bullets. Fired brass drops out freely.

Those are some pretty oversized chambers. Not sure what you would do with .451-.452 bullets.

The gun works very well with the ACP round so it's not a major issue with me.