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45 Colt was originally a Black Powder cartridge. It is possible (but difficult) to actually cram 40gr of powder into a modern cartridge,
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Well, tonight I was loading 38 grains of FFg into some W-W cartridge cases using a compression plug. The powder was being compressed about 3/16" even after a 24" drop tube. Then I got to remembering what I read about the possible danger of crushed granules increasing the burn rate. I got the powder out of one of those cases and sure enough there was a whole bunch of fines, so I went back to loading my usual 34-35 grains. I had loaded eight of those heavy charges, so I'll let you guys know how the gun fared after I shoot it.