CraigC
Sixgun Nut
You can't load .45Colt beyond .44Mag pressures in anything but a Redhawk or .454. "Ruger only" loads are 80% the pressure of the .44Mag.
Couldn't you do that in a custom 5 shot cylinder blackhawk ?You can't load .45Colt beyond .44Mag pressures in anything but a Redhawk or .454. "Ruger only" loads are 80% the pressure of the .44Mag.
You can't load .45Colt beyond .44Mag pressures in anything but a Redhawk or .454. "Ruger only" loads are 80% the pressure of the .44Mag.
Could you elaborate on this? Talking Ruger only loads right now. Well just a question really, doesn't the 45 Colt push the same weight bullets just as fast at lower pressure than 44 Mag? This is really a question and not a statement. Thanks. Not saying I would ever load that
I misspoke when I talked about “pressure” I meant “power”. I edited my post.You can't load .45Colt beyond .44Mag pressures in anything but a Redhawk or .454. "Ruger only" loads are 80% the pressure of the .44Mag.
Yeah - it seems like this topic always brings out the fans of both cartridges, each claiming why their favorite is better. I own and shoot both, so I mostly just sit back and watch.You can't load .45Colt beyond .44Mag pressures in anything but a Redhawk or .454. "Ruger only" loads are 80% the pressure of the .44Mag.
That's not me either. I've done extensive testing and have to challenge the conventional wisdom that the .45 gives you more at less pressure. I've been accused of being a .44 fanboy and just hating on the .45. In fact, I probably have more .45Colt's than most .45Colt fans at 16 guns.Yeah - it seems like this topic always brings out the fans of both cartridges, each claiming why their favorite is better. I own and shoot both, so I mostly just sit back and watch.
What I found is that the .44 has a 50-100fps advantage across the board for most bullet weights. Which puts to bed the claim that the .45 yields higher velocities at lower pressures. People claim the .45 handles heavier bullets but that is also untrue. People talk about the .45 being larger but the meplat is often the same between commercial cast bullets of similar shape. For instance, many LFN's are .300" in both .44 and .45 diameters. The two cartridges in effect perform the same job. What the .44 does with more pressure, the .45 does with more powder. The result is a wash.I could come up with some more examples, but the real point I'm trying to make is that even with published data, the differences between the two aren't very great. Pick one or the other and come up with a load that shoots accurately. That will be far more important than whether or not you can get an extra 50 or 100 fps. out of one bullet or the other.