Hello, Mr. Hunt. I discovered your channel here by accident somehow! This s a very well-executed video, and the information you offer up remains relevant. I’ve been casting , handloading and shooting for nearly 50 years, including LOTS of 45 Colt, so you can imagine how I appreciated what you had to say here. Well done, Amigo! Subscribed. 🤛🏻🔫🇺🇸
Just got my first 45 Colt, its a Ruger Vaquero (old) and it has been fun. I have been using Unique, Titegroup and HP-38 which is the same as Win 231. Only have loaded 200 and 230 grain, but need to try some 250's next. Good video brother.
Good stuff. After reading the John Linebaugh article on .45 Colt, I saw that he has some suggested Hodgdon HS6 loads, so I have been playing with that. It is versatile in .45 Colt, as you can load single action army safe level loads up to Ruger only stuff. It meters fantastic, which is something I definitely look for in a powder. HS6 has been available from most of the online sources you mentioned for awhile. Looking forward to the Smith M10 and .38 special video. Keep em coming! It is refreshing to see old school gun stuff!
Thanks for the info! Where might one find this article for research? I’ve read one of his before a good while back from his webpage I believe, but I don’t recall HS6 being mentioned. If it was that article, I’ll go back and reread it. Thanks again!
45 Colt is my favorite cartridge. Excellent information in this video. To add to the info, there is always black powder and substitutes that can be made at home or are typically available (eg Pyrodex and 777). Plenty of power at low pressures.
Great video and a good, solid topic. I’m going to check out Rim Rock and buying the .45 Colt manual tonight. I’ve procrastinated long enough on buying one. Really tired of looking through a shelf full of manuals finding the bullet I’m needing data on. Really enjoyed.
Primers are finally starting to become available in my area. A new Academy Sports opened up this month... Primers are $ 8.99 per card.... Yes their a bit pricey but they are available at last!
Cowboy load's are $65.00 a box of 50! Hunting loads are almost impossible to find and when found they are even higher! Reloading is the only way to go!
Love the RCBS 45-270-SAA bullets. I have cast and shot thousands over the past 20 yrs. In my Ruger Bisley, one of my most accurate loads is using a Brian Pearce load using Powe Pistol powder that I just happened to have a supply of when all the BS took place. I also had decent results using Hodgdon Universal. I really enjoy you videos.
@ I haven’t checked recently because. I bought an 8 lbs keg back before the world went haywire. But I know Power Pistol, Unique and several others are hard to find.
Great video buddy, could you do a very base level reloading video at some point. Ive never reloaded and would like to get into it soon. But could use some good guidance. Keep up the vids and pics on ig
Thank you kind words for the support! Unfortunately, and to my understanding, RUclips will shut my channel down if I show reloading. There are channels with older videos showing it, but anything new is grounds for them. They are cracking down on anything that shows assembly or disassembly of anything firearms related. Shooting and such is okay, but the other they frown upon. I wish I could, but I don’t won’t my channel shut down. Best of luck getting into reloading. It’s an addictive hobby!
@@lsutigerz1010 once you start hand loading, you will love it. Being able to fine tune a load that your gun will shoot accurately is worth all the steps involved. Turning a revolver from an average shooter to a tack driver is priceless
@@j_c_hunt most of reloading tool manufacturers have a nice beginner tutorial for the products they make in their website that is really a good way to get started
great vid, just getting started on loading 45 lc. i have the older version on lee manual, Does the updated have that much more data or am i good with the older one... $20 on ebay compared to $65 on lee site.....
I don’t know that there is much difference. The older one I referenced was on loading rifle cartridges, and I didn’t study handgun stuff back when. I’ll see if I can get ahold of another and compare sometime
The closest functional counterpart to Unique is Hogdon Universal . In most applications you can use same loads gr for gr as Unique . One of the beauties of .45 Colt , is that you can use virtually any handgun/ shotgun powder for standard .45 Colt ( 250/ 255 @ -/- 850 ) . For " Ruger Only " levels , I really like 4227 . Also , AA 9 . Virtually every high volume commercial bullet casting outfit uses Magma Engineering equipment , usually using the Magma Engineering molds . In this discussion, that's a 255 gr generic SWC , with bevel base . And it's not terrible. In all of Taffin's writings where he talks of Oregon Trail bullets , this is what he means . 90 % of commercial casters use the same standard 92/ 6/ 2 alloy as " hard cast " , unless they explicitly advertise otherwise.
They are hit or miss near me. They can be had online, but hazmat is high. I try to catch places when they are having hazmat free sales online when I can.
I’ve found that HS-6 and Longshot to be excellent in standard pressure and category 2 loads up to 23,000 psi. Handloader 320 and 337 have excellent .45 Colt features for SAA and 23k loads respectively.
You've stated several times you are getting things from Brownell's. If you don't mind saying how much are you ordering to offset the hazmat fee & sshipping?
If you get on their email list, they run specials a lot where they have hazmat free shipping on reloading components. I’m also part of their edge program, that you pay a yearly subscription and get free shipping on all orders. It used to be about 50 bucks a year, but I think it went up this year.
@@Just1Guy1000they just recently ran no shipping and no haz for over 49 bucks. Sign up for their alerts, well worth it. Just make sure you’re quick because they sell out fast
If you could try out shooters world ultimate pistol that would be great. Seems like it could be right in the unique zone for burn rate. No tests out there yet.
The only power that I use is 296 Winchester and h110 there is also l i l gun which are basically the slope Magnum pistol powders text John Randolph recommended these are 32000 cup in my Ruger safe
To reapply I use and have a 420 g r a i n at 11:50 from a 7.5 inch barrel are approximately 29000 cup now mind you these loads for purchased I can't see who but they are safe it is a real established company and they are a Elmer Keith semi wadcutter heat treatment I will ask the owner of the company for permission to give it
Hello, Mr. Hunt. I discovered your channel here by accident somehow! This s a very well-executed video, and the information you offer up remains relevant. I’ve been casting , handloading and shooting for nearly 50 years, including LOTS of 45 Colt, so you can imagine how I appreciated what you had to say here. Well done, Amigo! Subscribed. 🤛🏻🔫🇺🇸
Thank you for the kind words, and appreciate the sub!
Just got my first 45 Colt, its a Ruger Vaquero (old) and it has been fun. I have been using Unique, Titegroup and HP-38 which is the same as Win 231. Only have loaded 200 and 230 grain, but need to try some 250's next. Good video brother.
@@lens7859 Yo, Len!
Good stuff. After reading the John Linebaugh article on .45 Colt, I saw that he has some suggested Hodgdon HS6 loads, so I have been playing with that. It is versatile in .45 Colt, as you can load single action army safe level loads up to Ruger only stuff. It meters fantastic, which is something I definitely look for in a powder. HS6 has been available from most of the online sources you mentioned for awhile. Looking forward to the Smith M10 and .38 special video. Keep em coming! It is refreshing to see old school gun stuff!
Thanks for the info! Where might one find this article for research? I’ve read one of his before a good while back from his webpage I believe, but I don’t recall HS6 being mentioned. If it was that article, I’ll go back and reread it. Thanks again!
@@j_c_hunt It’s in his article The 45 Colt Dissolving the Myth,Discovering the Legend. He also lists W231 like you mention.
45 Colt is my favorite cartridge. Excellent information in this video. To add to the info, there is always black powder and substitutes that can be made at home or are typically available (eg Pyrodex and 777). Plenty of power at low pressures.
Great video and a good, solid topic. I’m going to check out Rim Rock and buying the .45 Colt manual tonight. I’ve procrastinated long enough on buying one. Really tired of looking through a shelf full of manuals finding the bullet I’m needing data on.
Really enjoyed.
Accurate #5 is a fantastic powder and gives excellent velocity. I encourage you to expirement with it more.
New to the .45 colt info was very helpful. Thanks
Primers are finally starting to become available in my area.
A new Academy Sports opened up this month...
Primers are $ 8.99 per card....
Yes their a bit pricey but they are available at last!
Great stuff as always. I think I have every book but the Lyman. Gonna have to give that an add. 👍🏻👍🏻
When I find books, I tend to add them to the library myself. Never hurts to have reference material!
This was invaluable information. Thank you very much!
Always great videos from you dude
Thank you for the kind words!
Cowboy load's are $65.00 a box of 50!
Hunting loads are almost impossible to find and when found they are even higher!
Reloading is the only way to go!
Love the RCBS 45-270-SAA bullets. I have cast and shot thousands over the past 20 yrs. In my Ruger Bisley, one of my most accurate loads is using a Brian Pearce load using Powe Pistol powder that I just happened to have a supply of when all the BS took place. I also had decent results using Hodgdon Universal. I really enjoy you videos.
Have you been able too find new cans of Universal powder I use to use it but it doesn’t seem to available
@ I haven’t checked recently because. I bought an 8 lbs keg back before the world went haywire. But I know Power Pistol, Unique and several others are hard to find.
I'm sticking with percussion powders and Trail Boss powder in these last days! Great video! Thanks!
I have not seen trailboss anywhere in 10 years!
Great video buddy, could you do a very base level reloading video at some point. Ive never reloaded and would like to get into it soon. But could use some good guidance. Keep up the vids and pics on ig
Thank you kind words for the support! Unfortunately, and to my understanding, RUclips will shut my channel down if I show reloading. There are channels with older videos showing it, but anything new is grounds for them. They are cracking down on anything that shows assembly or disassembly of anything firearms related. Shooting and such is okay, but the other they frown upon. I wish I could, but I don’t won’t my channel shut down. Best of luck getting into reloading. It’s an addictive hobby!
Unfortunate maybe you could do a reel about it, i like to see a video about you and chauncy talking reloading and different loads
@@lsutigerz1010 once you start hand loading, you will love it. Being able to fine tune a load that your gun will shoot accurately is worth all the steps involved. Turning a revolver from an average shooter to a tack driver is priceless
@@j_c_hunt most of reloading tool manufacturers have a nice beginner tutorial for the products they make in their website that is really a good way to get started
great vid, just getting started on loading 45 lc. i have the older version on lee manual, Does the updated have that much more data or am i good with the older one... $20 on ebay compared to $65 on lee site.....
I don’t know that there is much difference. The older one I referenced was on loading rifle cartridges, and I didn’t study handgun stuff back when. I’ll see if I can get ahold of another and compare sometime
The newer books are a little watered down in loading for Rugers. Lyman really the worst.
The closest functional counterpart to Unique is Hogdon Universal . In most applications you can use same loads gr for gr as Unique .
One of the beauties of .45 Colt , is that you can use virtually any handgun/ shotgun powder for standard .45 Colt ( 250/ 255 @ -/- 850 ) .
For " Ruger Only " levels , I really like 4227 . Also , AA 9 .
Virtually every high volume commercial bullet casting outfit uses Magma Engineering equipment , usually using the Magma Engineering molds . In this discussion, that's a 255 gr generic SWC , with bevel base . And it's not terrible. In all of Taffin's writings where he talks of Oregon Trail bullets , this is what he means .
90 % of commercial casters use the same standard 92/ 6/ 2 alloy as " hard cast " , unless they explicitly advertise otherwise.
Its really hard to find reloading materials in my area ( upper most part of SC) We had a great store in Hendersonville NC but it closed.
They are hit or miss near me. They can be had online, but hazmat is high. I try to catch places when they are having hazmat free sales online when I can.
@@j_c_hunt yes sir I saw a add for some reloading stuff in Pisgah forest I need to check on
I’ve found that HS-6 and Longshot to be excellent in standard pressure and category 2 loads up to 23,000 psi. Handloader 320 and 337 have excellent .45 Colt features for SAA and 23k loads respectively.
Good information! Thanks
You've stated several times you are getting things from Brownell's. If you don't mind saying how much are you ordering to offset the hazmat fee & sshipping?
If you get on their email list, they run specials a lot where they have hazmat free shipping on reloading components. I’m also part of their edge program, that you pay a yearly subscription and get free shipping on all orders. It used to be about 50 bucks a year, but I think it went up this year.
@j_c_hunt Thanks much appreciated.
@@Just1Guy1000they just recently ran no shipping and no haz for over 49 bucks. Sign up for their alerts, well worth it. Just make sure you’re quick because they sell out fast
If you could try out shooters world ultimate pistol that would be great. Seems like it could be right in the unique zone for burn rate. No tests out there yet.
I’ll look into that powder. Thanks for the tip
I’ve discovered that number 5 is great for 357. Getting lead 158s to 1300fps with no pressure signs. 1400 with minimal case stick in a 686 6”
Promo/RD woks well.
The only power that I use is 296 Winchester and h110 there is also l i l gun which are basically the slope Magnum pistol powders text John Randolph recommended these are 32000 cup in my Ruger safe
HI LARRY what bullet weight do you use?
To reapply I use and have a 420 g r a i n at 11:50 from a 7.5 inch barrel are approximately 29000 cup now mind you these loads for purchased I can't see who but they are safe it is a real established company and they are a Elmer Keith semi wadcutter heat treatment I will ask the owner of the company for permission to give it
@@larrythomas176 I load with aa9 and 250 swc teflon bullet
hi larry, with those "magnum" powders do you have any top strap or forcing cone erosion?..thanks