hammer
.30 Stingray
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Post by hammer on Oct 26, 2013 11:28:18 GMT -5
but I fail to see the attraction of the ACP in a revolver. What am I missing? Two thoughts. First -- During the current ammo shortage, there were times that particular cartridges could not be found locally at any price. Having a backup plan -- the 45 ACP cylinder -- was a good idea. Second -- Many folks handload 45 ACP in much larger quantities than they do 45 Colt. For example, I keep a Dillon 1050 permanently setup for 45 ACP and can crank out thousands at a moments notice. On the other hand, I load 45 Colt on a Dillon 650 which is shared with other cartridges making loading a batch a little slower. .
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Post by contender on Oct 26, 2013 20:05:53 GMT -5
Nahh bibbyman,,, that old 3 screw Ruger needs to move to NC with a few of it's brethren.
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Post by chuck100yd on Oct 28, 2013 16:48:50 GMT -5
I have three fixed sight Ruger .45 convertibles. They all shoot my loads of .45 ACP and .45 Colt to the exact same point of impact at 30'. Those are.. .45 Colt. RCBS .45-230-CA ,230 gr. RNFP sized .452 and the same bullet in the ACP sized to .451. Mid range loads are my norm for these guns. They also run sweet and give good accuracy in my Ruger SR 1911.
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Post by bradshaw on Oct 28, 2013 17:09:54 GMT -5
My grandmother Mary Bradshaw used to say, "Apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze." A Ruger or Freedom Arms .45 Colt is a natural for a companion .45 ACP cylinder. The ACP cylinder offers the lowest noise and recoil for practice and instruction. And instruction includes introducing a new shooter to the .45 single action. Let this not read as an apology: the .45 ACP gains about 50 fps, load for load, over a 5-inch auto, and accounts itself for the numerous tasks at which Browning's old .45 stands tall. David Bradshaw
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shorty500
.327 Meteor
too many dirty harry movies created me!
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Post by shorty500 on Oct 28, 2013 17:48:15 GMT -5
and to ad a little note from our local experiences here in northeast MS, the factory ammo dependent guys never ran out of .45acp supplies at the stores but they were at a loss finding .45 Colt ammo of any kind
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Post by bones507 on Oct 31, 2013 4:46:20 GMT -5
I have a Blackhawk convertible in 45Colt/45 Acp and the problem i have is for 45 acp that i have to sit the bullets farther back than i normally would than if i was loading for a semi-auto, especially if im loading jacketed. If i dont the rounds wont sit flush in the cylinders. Now what i worry about is pressure building up from sitting the round so far back. Would the solution be to send the cylinder back to Ruger and see if they can bore the cylinders further back to accept the rounds ? Anyone else run into this problem ?
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Oct 31, 2013 6:36:47 GMT -5
Years ago, I set my .45 ACP dies to seat a 200 gr. SWC bullet so that the round would perfectly fit the chamber of one of my 1911"s, that is to say, the base of the rim was exactly even with the rear of the barrel hood. This worked satisfactorily over the years with 8 or 9 other 1911's, and several 625's as well as a Ruger Blackhawk.
With a subsequent Blackhawk purchase and a FA, i experienced some rims dragging on the breech face, so I adjusted the seating die in by a few thousands to seat a bit deeper and reliably clear the breech face. This has worked 100 percent reliably in all revolvers and my one remaining 1911. I recommend that you do the same. The very slightly deeper seating will not adversely affect pressure in this case. No need to contact Ruger.
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Post by bradshaw on Oct 31, 2013 9:23:22 GMT -5
10-4 on Ken O'Neill's seating of .45 ACP. I seat .45 ACP to chamber in a Ruger with sub-.452" chamber throats, which bullets then headspace on case mouth in all ACP's, revolver & auto. Likewise, I do not hot rod .45 ACP brass for the totally supported revolver chamber, which would then invite a 6 o'clock blowout in the auto. To those asking why an ACP cylinder for a single action .45 Colt, the realistic answer is to try it. David Bradshaw
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