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Originally Posted by Ifishsum
I have a question related to the original topic:
I have a Taurus Gaucho. Several times I have loaded .45 colt with Pyrodex P, about 32 grs (by volume) and this is a pretty snappy load. More recoil than any smokeless load I'd trust in it. I got my hands on some semi-balloon head brass and I think I could get 35 grs of P or FFFg Goex behind a 255gr bullet. Any possibility this would be too much pressure for my Taurus Gaucho?
I like the idea of a hotter load for carrying in the woods, but the Gaucho is a reproduction so I wouldn't try anything hot with a smokeless load. Conventional wisdom says that a BP load should be safe in it, at least up to the 40 gr original load, right?
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Being that your revolver is of modern manufacture then yes it would be safe to use with the hottest Black Powder loads that you can muster in a .45 Colt round but you are right about not using any hot Smokless Powder loads through your gun because most of the really hot loads are for those with Ruger designed & built pieces in which yours is deffinitly not.
Have fun & shoot em up.