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rr4406pak · May 5, 2005, 12:19 PM

Hello all,

I bought a box of 100 230gr Nosler FMJ bullets (diameter says .451) yesterday on closeout at gun store for $9 to reload for my .45 ACP.

QUESTION: I want to reload for my Ruger Vaquero chambered in .45 Colt.

Can I use these 230gr bullets in .45 Colt brass? Are the diameters the same?
In the 48th ed. of the Lyman manual it does not list a reload recipie for a 230gr bullet in .45 Colt. Just 225gr and then skips to 250gr.. What's going on here?

Thanks in advance...

May 5, 2005, 12:19 PM	#1
rr4406pak Member Join Date: January 12, 2005 Location: Marion, New York U.S.A. Posts: 80	Will .45 ACP bullets work in .45 Colt cases? Hello all, I bought a box of 100 230gr Nosler FMJ bullets (diameter says .451) yesterday on closeout at gun store for $9 to reload for my .45 ACP. QUESTION: I want to reload for my Ruger Vaquero chambered in .45 Colt. Can I use these 230gr bullets in .45 Colt brass? Are the diameters the same? In the 48th ed. of the Lyman manual it does not list a reload recipie for a 230gr bullet in .45 Colt. Just 225gr and then skips to 250gr.. What's going on here? Thanks in advance...