Talk:.45 Colt

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[edit] Safe Loads

They should only be used in modern large-frame shotguns such as the Ruger Blackhawk, any gun firing the .454 Casull cartridge, or single-shot hunting pistols and rifles chambered for the cartridge.

The last part of this sentence confuses me. Is it safe to load beefed-up .45 colt rounds into ANY .45 colt chambered rifle, such as a lever action Ruger or Winchester, or only single-shot rifles? I think they would mean the former because I've never seen a single-shot .45 Colt rifle, but I have seen alot of .45 Colt lever actions. 75.75.110.235 17:10, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

It may not be safe in other rifles, single-shot rifles typically have very strong actions. It's best to know the pressure levels when doing such experimentation. Single-shot rifles would include things like the NEF and T/C. Arthurrh 22:57, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

That used to be true when the rifles in town were Winchester 1892 (And Rossi-made replicas), and Winchester 94/Marlin 1894 lever-actions. The 94/1894 actions could handle up to 35,000 PSI, and a brand-new Rossi/Legacy 1892 could handle up to 40,000-50,000 PSI. And an NEF break-open rifle will handle similar pressures. I'm not sure about the newer Browning Hi or Low-Wall rifles, but given he other cartridges they're chambered for, I'd probably trust them to handle Marlin-level loads. However, the replica rifles aimed at the CAS folk, like the Winchester 1873 replicas sold by Uberti and the others . . . they can't handle any more than the 14,000 PSI SAAMI spec, and probably shouldn't be used extensively with more than the 12,000 PSI level Cowboy Action loads.GMT 14:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

So to reiterate, when using non [[SAAMI] rated loads in any firearm, be sure to know what pressure the round is expected to generate, and what pressure the firearm can safely handle. Arthurrh 20:58, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

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