power pistol for .45 colt?

bigboredave · July 30, 2001, 07:33 PM

Does anyone have info for using power pistol in the .45 Colt? I cant seem to find any info. the gun is a ruger blackhawk

high_caliber · July 30, 2001, 08:07 PM

bigboredave,

I asked a similar question in this thread:

http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...threadid=72819

Alliant does not provide data for this caliber/powder combination and I thought it odd since Power Pistol works great in 45 Super.

Desert Dog · July 31, 2001, 10:39 AM

I am thinking you could use about the same load as Unique. Starting load should be the same charge weight as the Unique low power load for Colt SAA's. Since it is a Blackhawk you will be shooting it in, there should be no pressure worries. I would go up in .5 grain increments until you find the load you like.

FYI, one of the long-standing loads for .45 Colt is 8.0 grains of Unique behind a 255 grain Lead bullet.

Careful...

YMMV,

WESHOOT2 · August 1, 2001, 08:54 AM

Assume NOTHING.

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July 30, 2001, 07:33 PM	#1
bigboredave Member Join Date: February 15, 2000 Posts: 22	power pistol for .45 colt? Does anyone have info for using power pistol in the .45 Colt? I cant seem to find any info. the gun is a ruger blackhawk

July 31, 2001, 10:39 AM	#3
Desert Dog Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 1999 Location: Deep East Texas Posts: 474	I am thinking you could use about the same load as Unique. Starting load should be the same charge weight as the Unique low power load for Colt SAA's. Since it is a Blackhawk you will be shooting it in, there should be no pressure worries. I would go up in .5 grain increments until you find the load you like. FYI, one of the long-standing loads for .45 Colt is 8.0 grains of Unique behind a 255 grain Lead bullet. Careful... YMMV, __________________ Yes, in fact I do have a 454... in more ways than one. "No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority" - Thomas Jefferson

August 1, 2001, 08:54 AM	#4
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	DANGER! Assume NOTHING. ----------------------------------------------- "all my explosions are factory explosions"

July 30, 2001, 08:07 PM	#2
high_caliber Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2000 Location: Louisville, Ky., USA Posts: 107	bigboredave, I asked a similar question in this thread: http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...threadid=72819 Alliant does not provide data for this caliber/powder combination and I thought it odd since Power Pistol works great in 45 Super.