44spl
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Post by 44spl on Jul 12, 2014 14:01:29 GMT -5
Thanks sheriff! I knew the idea had to be too good to work since no one else had mentioned it...  Sometimes there's a way. Recently I came into about 500 rounds of AR brass. By trimming .015" from above the rim I found that they work fine in a 45 colt cylinder! Since there's no new AR ammo to buy, one must reload them anyway. I gently chucked them up in my 1/2" drill press chuck and with a triangular file took off the .015" in a couple of seconds. A lathe would work even better if one has a lathe. I did 1/2 of the 500 cases for my Ruger SA. When I tried them in my S&W ACP revolvers, even though there was a little extra headspace, I was surprised to find that they also fired reliably and safely. It seems the hammer mounted firing pin easily reaches them and ignites them. It's a pleasure not having to fool with the clips any longer! I also have a S&W 1917 Brazilian model that was converted to 45 Colt by reaming the chamber shoulder deeper, but only deep enough so the case headspaced on the shoulder. The rims do not contact the face of the cylinder. So I was still able to shoot ACP in it with clips. I can use the AR cases in it as well. |
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44spl
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Post by 44spl on Jul 12, 2014 14:11:07 GMT -5
Jim.... I find your pre-26 5 screw an especially beautiful revolver. Whereas the untapered barrel of the M-29 is perfect for the3 .44 Magnum, the tapered barrel works sweet with the .38 Spl., .357 Mag., .44 Spl. and .45 ACP. As well, it is a treat to view the other fine pictures in this thread. David Bradshaw Hi David, Thank you sir. That is one of my favorites. I also prefer the traditional look of the slender barrels. I no longer own any 44 Mag Smiths, only Smiths in 44 Spl which have the slender barrels. Jim |
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Post by sheriff on Jul 12, 2014 15:41:35 GMT -5
'Sometimes there's a way' True enough. I picked up a 1917 S&W that had been rechambered to .45 Colt. It would not reliably fire the .45's as the rims of the cartridge cases rested on the cylinder face. Had some .45 Win Mag brass in my stash of trading material, loaded them to factory Colt specs, and attach 1/4 moon clips... a 'bastardized .45 Colt or maybe the allusive 'short' Colt.  But, standard .45 Colt would not work, nor will standard .45 AR brass work in a single action w/o modifying the cylinder or AR case rim...... Some folks like to 'experiment', some don't. |
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awp101
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Post by awp101 on Jul 12, 2014 16:22:34 GMT -5
Ah yes, the old "Where there's a will, time and free/extra brass there's a way". And I'm not knocking anyone who lives by it either. Like the time I tried to make my own cheek riser for a Swede Mauser using only the leather scraps, etc I had laying around along with not near enough talent...  |
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44spl
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Post by 44spl on Jul 13, 2014 14:07:13 GMT -5
'Sometimes there's a way' True enough. I picked up a 1917 S&W that had been rechambered to .45 Colt. It would not reliably fire the .45's as the rims of the cartridge cases rested on the cylinder face. Had some .45 Win Mag brass in my stash of trading material, loaded them to factory Colt specs, and attach 1/4 moon clips... a 'bastardized .45 Colt or maybe the allusive 'short' Colt. But, standard .45 Colt would not work, nor will standard .45 AR brass work in a single action w/o modifying the cylinder or AR case rim...... Some folks like to 'experiment', some don't. @ sheriff, Well I find that a very clever and handy solution!! It's .084" longer than the 45 Short Colt that I have; which won't work in the S&W and not to be confused with the 45 S&W Schofield which has the .010" larger diameter rim for the S&W. The even more elusive military 45 ACP Shot shell cases would work great as well and it's .041" longer than the 45 Win Mag and only about .100" shorter than 45 Colt. Jim |
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But, standard .45 Colt would not work, nor will standard .45 AR brass work in a single action w/o modifying the cylinder or AR case rim...... Some folks like to 'experiment', some don't. 