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Originally Posted by legion
Jeff, I could see Colt .45 being a very popular handloader round. I'd think some of those guys would even use black powder.
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I know I do; I hve even killed game with black powder loaded .45 Colt. While I can get more velocity from smokeless, and it's a lot cleaner, black powder is as accurate for the first few cylinders full as any smokeless load.
I have three "standard" .45 Colt loads. The one I use the most consists of the RCBS .45-270 SAA bullet cast from wheelweights and loaded over 16.5 grains of 2400 for just under 1,000 fps from a 4 5/8" barrel. This is my day-to-day woods bumming, backpacking, and all-around self defense load. Works great on deer and pronghorns, too. My black powder load uses the same bullet over 38 grains of GOEX FFFg for just over 800 fps. My "Ruger only" load consists of a 300 grain LBT LFN over 23 grains of 296 for just about 1200 fps, again from a 4 5/8" barrel.
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Originally Posted by m21sniper
Bro .45 colt has been a wildly popular round out west since before any of us was ever even dreamt of...
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Darn near every shooter I know around here has at least one. All of my hunting partners who actually hunt with a revolver use it, prefering it over the .44 mag. It's a great round, and very popular among serious shooters. If I had to choose my "one gun", the .45 Colt would be a no-brainer.