The .45 long colt and round ball

Woodencardboard · April 21, 2011, 11:53 PM

I was toying with the idea of loading some .45 long colt with round ball since I already cast them. Has any one tried this? The round ball I cast are .457 and 143gr they seem like they would be a little light but might work. I would prefer to use unique since I have alot of it and it works well In my revolver. Thanks for any and all feedback.

Eagle0711 · April 22, 2011, 01:09 AM

My old Speer Manual shows a .454" round ball weighing 141 Gr.

The pre-war dia. ran .454", but the later guns are .451"-452".

The Manual calls for: 45 Colt
Red Dot 3.2Gr for568 FPS
Bullseye 3.2 Gr. for 553 FPS
Win 231 4.0 Gr. for 544 FPS
Unique 4.5 Gr. for 632 FP
700X 4.0 Gr. for566 FPS
SR7625 4.5 Gr. for 556 FPS
SR4756 5.0 for 565 FPS
HS5 5.7 Gr. for 580 FPS

April 21, 2011, 11:53 PM	#1
Woodencardboard Member Join Date: June 15, 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 46	The .45 long colt and round ball I was toying with the idea of loading some .45 long colt with round ball since I already cast them. Has any one tried this? The round ball I cast are .457 and 143gr they seem like they would be a little light but might work. I would prefer to use unique since I have alot of it and it works well In my revolver. Thanks for any and all feedback.

April 22, 2011, 01:09 AM	#2
Eagle0711 Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2010 Posts: 782	My old Speer Manual shows a .454" round ball weighing 141 Gr. The pre-war dia. ran .454", but the later guns are .451"-452". The Manual calls for: 45 Colt Red Dot 3.2Gr for568 FPS Bullseye 3.2 Gr. for 553 FPS Win 231 4.0 Gr. for 544 FPS Unique 4.5 Gr. for 632 FP 700X 4.0 Gr. for566 FPS SR7625 4.5 Gr. for 556 FPS SR4756 5.0 for 565 FPS HS5 5.7 Gr. for 580 FPS