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The blown up Colt SAA cylinder that led to the development of the .44 Magnum
Posted on 7/18/15 at 11:36 am
Posted on 7/18/15 at 11:36 am
Elmer Keith was experimenting with hot .45 Colt loads when he blew up one of his guns. This caused him to start experimenting with the .44 Special and the rest is history...
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 12:05 pm to weagle99
I'm a fan of the 44 mag, but it's too much for me to handle.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but 45 colt can be loaded just as powerful as 44 mag in Ruger black hawks, right?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but 45 colt can be loaded just as powerful as 44 mag in Ruger black hawks, right?
Posted on 7/18/15 at 12:28 pm to upgrade
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but 45 colt can be loaded just as powerful as 44 mag in Ruger black hawks, right?
It wouldn't be close to factory .44 Mag loads approaching SAAMI spec pressure. You can significantly overload .45 Colt in stronger actions like the Blackhawk or a Contender but even at 150% you are still far more than 10,000 psi away from .44 Mag. That and .45 Colt brass isn't built to take that much abuse.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:31 pm to Clames
The .45 Colt you get off the shelf in stores are normally really mild. I hand loaded for my blackhawk and got it around 1250 fps and was all I wanted to handle! It's nowhere near a .44 mag as Clames already said. The .45 Colt isn't to be taken lightly at any rate.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 9:11 pm to Clames
You know a lot of stuff.
Or you're the fastest Googler ever.
Or you're the fastest Googler ever.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 9:29 pm to VetteGuy
I've looked into a .460 Magnum which can run .454 Casull and .45 Colt. .45 Colt has a long history of hot rodding by handloaders but some overestimate how strong the case is. Even with modern brass alloys it doesn't have the webbing to handle the pressure magnums can develop with slow powders.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 9:57 pm to weagle99
I want a .44 Mag, but I know it's probably too much for me.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 10:50 pm to LSUlefty
You can always shoot reduced loads.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 10:59 pm to Clames
.44 Special is an excellent round.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 11:19 pm to weagle99
I kinda want a DE in .50 AE. Have zero practical use for one. I just want one. Plain black.
Posted on 7/19/15 at 12:03 am to Clames
#Robocop
Years on the DE is still an impressive looking pistol.
Years on the DE is still an impressive looking pistol.
Posted on 7/19/15 at 1:09 am to upgrade
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but 45 colt can be loaded just as powerful as 44 mag in Ruger black hawks, right?
Almost but not quite. The hottest .45 colt load online is running a 325 gr lead flat nose at 1,325 fps
The same company has a 340 gr +P+ .44 mag load that is doing 1,400+
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