Anyone know of 45 Colt reloading data for a 405 gr or similar weight bullet.?
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Yahoo Answers is a good place to get the latest spiff about celebs or yoghurt. Pretty tough to get handloading data here! \n\nNonetheless, I just checked my Hodgdons 2004 Manual. The highest they go for a .45 LC is a 360 Grain, Lead Flat Nose, with a gas check. Starting load 19.5gr of H4227. H4227 is considered a slow pistol powder, or a very fast rifle powder. Look here:  http://www.hodgdon.com/\n\nI also checked my Hornady book and the heaviest bullet they show is a 300 gr Hollow point/XTP. For that they start with IMR 4227 or MP5744 which both yield 1,000 fps.\n\nBoth manuals warn that the load is far above safe pressures for .45 Colts or replicas. It is only for Rugers or Thompson Center, but Hornady says that it should be just fine for a Marlin 1894-S Rifle. Don't forget a heavy crimp. The recoil will walk the bullets right out of the case. \n\nYou must be building a load for 200 meter steel silhouettes. That or griz.\n\nI suggest that you join Dr. Boren's Handloading list on Yahoo. It is a great list -- good information and good stories, too! Look here: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/handloading/\n\nLeigh \nPortland\nNRA Instructor\nhttp://www.NWSafe.org
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I got my 30-06 brand new with a wood stock so I am sure they are out there. Check with a gunsmith shop or even at gunshows and you should be able to find them. Another place to look is ebay.com
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Well I don't know where these other guys get there info. but I have found them to be just a we bit high than that,\nGo to http://www.gunbroker.com/ Type Colt 1903 in the search box and be  pretty happy I'm sure. It is a Colt nuff said.
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Caliber\n \n .45 Auto\n \n \nAction \n \n Safe Action System \n \n \nLength (slide)\n \n 6.77 in.          172 mm\n \n \nHeight 2)\n \n 4.76 in.          121 mm\n(4.45 in.         113 mm)\n \n \nWidth\n \n 1.27 in           32.5 mm.\n \n \nLength between sights 3)\n \n 5.95 in.          151 mm\n \n \nBarrel length\n \n 3.78 in.           96 mm\n \n \nBarrel rifling\n \n right, octogonal\n \n \nLength of twist\n \n 15.75 in.        400 mm\n \n \nMagazine capacity 4)\n \n 10 (9)\n \n \nMass (weight)\n \n  \n \n \nEmpty without magazine\n \n 23.99 oz.        680 g\n \n \nEmpty magazine\n \n   2.50 oz.           71 g\n (2.40 oz.           68 g)\n \n \nFull magazine 5)\n \n ~9.87 oz.       ~280 g\n(~9.0  oz.       ~255 g) \n \n \nTrigger pull (standard)\n \n ~5.5   lbs.      ~2.5 kg\n \n \nTrigger travel for discharge 6) \n \n   0.5   in.        12.5 mm\n \n \nNumber of safeties\n \n 3\n \n \nIt's very small, and easy to conceal. \n\nDon't shoot yourself. Or your favorite child.
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The last poster is correct.  The rest of these guys have no idea what they are talking about except the Guns America suggestion.  There are several other things you will need to know to get a correct value including what kind of stock it has, solid rib vent rib or no rib, and barrel length.  The Blue Book of Gun values by Stephen Fjestad is the Bible gun dealers use when pricing guns.  Any gun store will have one they will likely let you use or you can pick one up at a book store.
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I don't know ezactly what info you want but I hope this helps.\n\nPricing info: check The Blue Book of Gun Values, the Shotgun News, or gunbroker.com\n\nParts or diagrams: gun-parts.com\n\nGeneral info: http://www.taurususa.com/
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http://coltmfg.com has a way to get info on the weapon
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I can give you several load ranges from differrent books, need your bullet preference, weight , make etc.
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Holy jesus no! 357sig is pretty much a .40 caliber casing necked down to fit a .357 round, similarly the .400 corbon is a .45 casing necked down to fire a .40 caliber round
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this should get you the info your looking for, if not call S$W custamer servicehttp://customersupport.smith-wesson.com/page/oucd/Weapon_History_Request.html.
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Try Dixie gunworks http://www.dixiegunworks.com/default.php?cPath=22_92
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There are some revolvers in mass production that use rifle rounds in them.  While they are firing a 45-70 rifle cartridge they are still hand guns and give repeat shot capability.  Link below will give you more info on this gun.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nYour VSS should be a very accurate rifle. I have read a number of articles over the years about how high powered rifles could be shot with cast loads to shave the shooting costs. It was not until I started casting my own handgun bullets (especially for magnum rounds) and bullets for my BPCR loads, that I fully understood the dynamics of cast bullet shooting. \n\nWhen I shoot my 700 Varmint for 1000 yard matches, my 175 gr. Sierra MatchKing trucks along at about 2550 fps. Your cast bullet should move along no faster than about 1100 fps if the bullet is not hard cast and not wearing a gas check. If the bullet is hard cast and wearing a gas check, you might be able to push the velocity to about 1600 fps. Do not even expect the cast bullet to be on paper with the same sight settings as your jacketed loads ... just isn't going to happen! Expect your cast loads to be good for about 50 ft of accuracy (to 50 ft in distance, not 50 ft. groups!). \n\nOne thing I would do is to check your bore ... if it looks like the barrel turned to silver, and there is not noticeable rifling, you have filled the rifling with lead and need to remove it! This would be because the bullets were not hard cast, and were too soft! A very long and tedious task! If this is the case, you have saved no money with your practice rounds!\n\nFor the rare occassions when I get to practice with my Varmint/Target rifle, I load up surplus 147 grain FMJBT bullets. As you know, the bullet is the largest expense in reloads. You can get the 147s real cheap (make sure they have lead cores, not steel cores).
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.40S&W uses a Small Pistol Primer. Large won't fit; anyone who has read a reloading manual or actually seen a .40 primer pocket would know that.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nContrary to what many of the good people here believe, the .38 Special is an extremely accurate handgun/cartridge combination.  Power-wise, this cartridge leaves much to be desired.\n\nThe .38 Special has a very high accuracy potential. The .38 Special firing 148 grain hollow-based wadcutters is extremely accurate. This is the standard target shooters load for centerfire matches [50 yards slowfire, 25 yards timed fire, 25 yards rapid fire: all shot 1 handed]. The accuracy recipe that handloaders use is a 148 grain (hollow-base) wadcutter over 2.8 grains of "Bullseye" producing between 750 and 800 fps, and you can expect to group 10 shots into a cloverleaf no larger than 2" at 25 yards. This load is light recoiling, which allows the pistol to be controlled quite easily, lending to its accuracy!\n\nPremier target pistols have been made by the leading manufacturers. The best accuracy comes from target grade handguns chambered in .38 Special, not .357 Magnum. Premier target pistols by Colt included the Gold Cup National Match (in .38 Special/.38AMU; 5" barrel), the Colt Python (6" barrel), and the Colt Officer's Model Match (6" barrel). Premier Smith & Wesson target pistols include the Model 52 Master (.38 Special wadcutter only, 5" barrel only), and the Model 14 K-38 Masterpiece (6" barrel). All are extremely accurate pistols when fired with the .38 Special wadcutters. \n\nWhat the .38 Special lacks in power, it more than makes up for in accuracy and shot placement. Accuracy and controllability have made this round popular for over 100 years.
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If you go to local library you can look it up in the Blue Book Of Gun Values.  One side note that i should tell you is that Winchester went out of business this year and there guns are highly sought after collectors items now.  so you might want to add 10 to 20 % onto what this years book gives price.
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I started shooting IDPA matches with a .45 GLOCK 36.  It was a miserable gun, jamming every 20-30 rounds.  A buddy had one as well, and his was similar.  I traded it in for a GLOCK 19 and absolutely love it.  I put about 2-3,000 rounds through it without cleaning it (!) before I had my first jam (leaning around a wall one handed, so it was maybe just limpwristing).  I love it, but it is a bit large for carry.  I'm looking to get a S&W 642 or Taurus 851 to try out.  I like shooting 1911s, but they're big and most seem to be a little finicky-- not what I want in a carry weapon.