.45 Colt load

garbageman · March 17, 2007, 08:16 AM

I have some 230 grn, .452 LRN bullets that I bought for my .45 ACP.

I want to load for a Ruger Vaquero, Old Style, but don't have any bullets for it.

The load data in my Speer book does not list a 230 grn LRN but it does have a listing for 230 grn, .45 Cal. Cast bullets but no diameter noted.

Can I use the .452 LRN bullets and the load data for the 230 grn cast bullets?

My wife wants to shoot her Vaquero and she only has about 1/2 a box of cowboy loads left.

Ruger4570 · March 17, 2007, 08:51 AM

I have a Ruger 45LC/45ACP (2 cylinders). Your Ruger is certainly strong enough to shoot any reasonable load through it. The only thing I have ever found was that the RN with little bearing surface don't shoot as accuratly in mine as Keith type slugs.

March 17, 2007, 08:16 AM	#1
garbageman Member Join Date: April 26, 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 52	.45 Colt load I have some 230 grn, .452 LRN bullets that I bought for my .45 ACP. I want to load for a Ruger Vaquero, Old Style, but don't have any bullets for it. The load data in my Speer book does not list a 230 grn LRN but it does have a listing for 230 grn, .45 Cal. Cast bullets but no diameter noted. Can I use the .452 LRN bullets and the load data for the 230 grn cast bullets? My wife wants to shoot her Vaquero and she only has about 1/2 a box of cowboy loads left. __________________ Garbage Man Recycle, Garbage is a terrible thing to Waste. http://www.garbageman.dickensonctyva.net/

March 17, 2007, 08:51 AM	#2
Ruger4570 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 2,136	I have a Ruger 45LC/45ACP (2 cylinders). Your Ruger is certainly strong enough to shoot any reasonable load through it. The only thing I have ever found was that the RN with little bearing surface don't shoot as accuratly in mine as Keith type slugs.