.45LC in 454 Casul?

[Sniper X]

Found a big heavy barrel for my TC in .454 Casul. Will .45LC also shoot in it? Thanks! Heard you can shoot .45lc in a .454 Casul. If so I may buy it they want $239.00 for it and it has a TC illu ret scope on it was well.

 

[Gixerman1000]

Yes, just like shooting 38spl in a 357magnum or 44spl in a 44magnum, just clean the chamber real good.

My Ruger Super Redhawk 454 is a real pussycat when shooting standard 45lc loads.

 

[Geno]

Absolutely yes

Absolutely yes.

Doc2005

 

[Sniper X]

Seems like a good deal for the barrel and scope. Barrel looks like new. I doubt he shot a 454 casull very much. I may buy it tomorrow and take it pig hunting instead of my .357 barrel.

BTW it is a 14in bull TC barrel.

 

[Wedge]

Yes.

 

[P95Carry]

JMO - but due to the slightly increased bullet 'jump' there may be a small loss of accuracy - but probably not enough matter much.

 

[mountainclmbr]

Since bullet is travelling much slower, the point of impact can be much higher as the gun has more time to recoil before the bullet leaves the barrel. If I shoot 44SPL in a 44MAG, I can accidentally shoot off target hangers on indoor 25 yard ranges. Don't ask how I know!

 

[unspellable]

two caveats

First, while all cartridge nominal diameters are the same, the 454 chamber is tighter than a 45 Colt chamber while the 45 Colt cartridge is not usually held to quite as tight tolerances as the 454 so there is a possibility you might find the odd 45 Colt that will not chamber. This is the reason they recommend reloading with a 454 sizing die and not a 45 Colt die. I ran into a problem loading cast 45 Colt bullets in 454 cases. The cast bullets were a bit oversized and the loaded cartridge would not chamber in the 454 until we ran it through the sizing die a second time.

Second, and applying to all situations where a short case will fit a long chamber, I prefer to use long brass, regardless of how hot a load I'm using. For example I put up 38 Special level loads in 357 mag brass for my 357. Avoids building up a ring that if not cleaned out will prevent proper case expansion with a long case and lead to higher pressure.