I called Ruger yesterday to ask whether .45 Colt +P ammunition from Buffalo Bore and the like were safe in my new 4" Redhawk.
He said something like... "Any US ammunition manufatured to SAAMI specifications is safe to use." He said it again on a slightly rephrased question...
Then I asked, "Even the +P?"
He said, "Yes."
So if there is no SAAMI spec for .45 Colt +P, what was he saying? His answer left me confused. Is he really saying, "If you reload to +P pressure you're SOL"?
What is a safe pressure limit for the .45 Colt Redhawk? 14,000psi? (SAAMI spec for .45 Colt) 20-25,000psi?
Is the metallurgy the same as the 4" Redhawk in .44 Mag?
If +P (with no SAAMI spec)weren't safe I would have expeceted a different answer, like "No. +P ammunition is not safe in the .45 Colt Redhawk." I say that because that's what a human being (as opposed to robot) would say to another human being who was about to go blow himself up with a gun.
He said something like... "Any US ammunition manufatured to SAAMI specifications is safe to use." He said it again on a slightly rephrased question...
Then I asked, "Even the +P?"
He said, "Yes."
So if there is no SAAMI spec for .45 Colt +P, what was he saying? His answer left me confused. Is he really saying, "If you reload to +P pressure you're SOL"?
What is a safe pressure limit for the .45 Colt Redhawk? 14,000psi? (SAAMI spec for .45 Colt) 20-25,000psi?
Is the metallurgy the same as the 4" Redhawk in .44 Mag?
If +P (with no SAAMI spec)weren't safe I would have expeceted a different answer, like "No. +P ammunition is not safe in the .45 Colt Redhawk." I say that because that's what a human being (as opposed to robot) would say to another human being who was about to go blow himself up with a gun.