Even a .38 Special is up to 16,500 or so. 936 Hi=963 Lo=897 ES=66 (med. I want to hunt deer this fall using my Uberti 1873 45 Colt lever action rifle. 45ACPete Obviously the 6 gr load of the older Unique gave inconsistent ignition. Powders include … I have tested (pressure, velocity and accuracy) numerous loads in the 45 Colt for low end just barely legal CASS competition. .45 Colt Rifle Data (Lyman Reloading Handbook 49th Edition) reloading data with 132 loads. 5 11.5 gr. A Modern rifle should handle these loads equally as well, such as the Winchester Model 94. I want to load these for Heavy Colt use in my Alaskan .45/.454 2.5 inch barrel revolver. A normal Unique load for .45 LC is about 8.5 gr under a 255 grain bullet, and even that is a low-pressure round, like around 13,000 CUP. 871 Hi=938 Lo=797 ES=141 (Colt Anaconda 6") AA No. My basic load for my 1860 in 45 colt is a big lube PRS LRNFP with a huge metaplat and 36 grains swiss 2F black powder. I use the 45-270-SAA (actual weight 283gr.) RNFP also. Ease of extraction and positive feeding are not to be over looked, either. XTP bullets .452 diameter for Colt .45. Illustration courtesy of Hornady Mfg. Some people have tried to load the .45 Colt to levels of the .44 Magnum. 725# Unique 7.5 gr. 1,180### AA No. Using bullets from Sierra Jacketed HP, Speer Jacketed HP, Sierra Jacketed HC, Hornady Jacketed HP/XTP, Cast #454190, Cast #452664, Cast #452424.
You can load mild or hot loads with 2400 and you'll never have to worry. 1,000 FPS Bullseye 6.0 gr. They work really well on any size feral dogs or good sized ‘yotes. Nitro 100 use 6.1 to 6.8 for normal Colt 45 loads (old formulation Nitro 100 use 7.7 to 8.6* for +P Ruger and T/C Only (old formulation Universal 9.3 gr. Although Mr. John Linebaugh is partial to WW-296 and H-110 for upscale loads in the .45 Colt revolvers, I think a somewhat slower burning powder that has a wider workable pressure range would be more accurate and would produce better results in rifle length barrels. Be very careful using the loads for Ruger and T/C (Thompson Contender) as these are maximum loads, even for these strong guns.
While on vacation I picked up couple boxes of Hornady 250 gr. I also have been having good luck lately with 10.0 grains of HS-6 and 250- to 260-grain bullets, which duplicates the performance of the early black powder loads. … 825 Unique 8.3 gr. I will be shooting at the most out to 125 yards. Universal is an excellent powder for the 45 Colt with 8.0 grains under a 250-grain bullet duplicating the old black powder load. 8.0grs Unique with a 250 to 255gr bullet is a factory duplication load.