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.45 Long Colt Cowboy Loads/Reloaded Ammo
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Commercially reloaded ammo should be okay and the price sounds reasonable. Cowboy and over-the-counter reloads should be loaded mild enough not to damage any gun they're fired in.
I have never fired a store-bought cartridge in my Redhawk so I'm really a little fuzzy on current prices. It didn't take me long to decide to reload exclusively for this round.
Can't help with the .410. I have one, but it's been a long time since I bought ammo for it.
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Commercially reloaded ammo should be okay and the price sounds reasonable. Cowboy and over-the-counter reloads should be loaded mild enough not to damage any gun they're fired in.
I have never fired a store-bought cartridge in my Redhawk so I'm really a little fuzzy on current prices. It didn't take me long to decide to reload exclusively for this round.
Can't help with the .410. I have one, but it's been a long time since I bought ammo for it.
Both of those are in stores around here.
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Found some reloaded ammo for $20/50 shots. The cheapest cowboy loads ive found are $36/50. Anyone found it cheaper?? Both of those are in stores around here.
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I shoot a lot of 45 Colt and the best factory deal I've found is CheaperThanDirt.com. $114 per 250 rounds (plus $28 shipping charge). These are for cowboy loads. Georgia Arms has them for $250 for 500 ($40 shipping). They don't keep big inventories but both are good at back orders. Georgia Arms will give you brass credit if you return them with a re-order ($2 per 50, I think). A local gun shop sells reloads and occasionally has 45 C for under $20 per 50, so you might also check with your local (not big box) stores. My son recently started reloading these for me and his cost is under 20 cents each with used brass.
Forget purchasing loaded .45 Colt ammo. That's a real waste of money over a very short time if you do a lot of shooting. A simple reloading kit like the LEE 50th Anniversary Kit for $143. The cost of the kit and a few additional materials and you ammo will cost about $8.00 a box of 50.
The Great Mahoo
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Around here, any .45colt ammo is just ridiculous. Walmart started to carry it, but at $18 a box of 20 (maybe 25.) The local shop where I usually buy has cowboy loads for around $45 for a box of 50. The local range, which sells ammo, doesn't carry any cause they target more of defensive and bullseye market, neither of which sees much of the .45 colt.
Its a shame, cause I really like shooting .45colt, but that's just unreasonable.
I have started making a little time to do some more reloading again, managing to roll out about 100 this weekend. Not sure of the cost I have invested; all of my materials have been gathering dust for a while and I'm not sure of what going rate is to replace them.
I hate to say it, but some cartridges you just have to reload to shoot.
Its a shame, cause I really like shooting .45colt, but that's just unreasonable.
I have started making a little time to do some more reloading again, managing to roll out about 100 this weekend. Not sure of the cost I have invested; all of my materials have been gathering dust for a while and I'm not sure of what going rate is to replace them.
I hate to say it, but some cartridges you just have to reload to shoot.
orionengnr
New member
Since I started handloading, I have added .380, 10mm, .41 Mag. and .45LC to my collection. If I had to buy factory ammo, that never would have happened.
As a matter of fact, before I started handloading, I was in the process of eliminating calibers (starting with .40 and .44), and at one point, my handguns were liited to to 9mm, .357 and .45acp.
I know this isn't the answer you wanted, but here is my advice: buy a single stage press (about $50, used) and a set of dies ($25 new from Lee or about the same used from others). Buy a reloading manual or use the multitude of online resources (most of the major powder manufacturers have loading data available online). Get a reasonably priced scale or a set of Lee powder dippers ($20). Buy a caliper on eBay or from Frankford/Harbor Freight ($25).
Divide the cost of brass by 8-10 reloadings (or more). That will be .015 or so--call it .02 per. Powder is cheap--usually .02 or so per load. The major expenses will be bullets--.08-10 each, primers--.03-04 each. Add it up, and you can load .45LC for 15-18 cents per round.
That's $7.50-9 per box of 50. Lots of folks cast their own bullets and take .08-10 out of that cost--can you imagine shooting .45LC (or any other centerfire cartridge, for that matter) for .05-.08 per round?
As a matter of fact, before I started handloading, I was in the process of eliminating calibers (starting with .40 and .44), and at one point, my handguns were liited to to 9mm, .357 and .45acp.
I know this isn't the answer you wanted, but here is my advice: buy a single stage press (about $50, used) and a set of dies ($25 new from Lee or about the same used from others). Buy a reloading manual or use the multitude of online resources (most of the major powder manufacturers have loading data available online). Get a reasonably priced scale or a set of Lee powder dippers ($20). Buy a caliper on eBay or from Frankford/Harbor Freight ($25).
Divide the cost of brass by 8-10 reloadings (or more). That will be .015 or so--call it .02 per. Powder is cheap--usually .02 or so per load. The major expenses will be bullets--.08-10 each, primers--.03-04 each. Add it up, and you can load .45LC for 15-18 cents per round.
That's $7.50-9 per box of 50. Lots of folks cast their own bullets and take .08-10 out of that cost--can you imagine shooting .45LC (or any other centerfire cartridge, for that matter) for .05-.08 per round?
Around here, any .45colt ammo is just ridiculous.
While reloading is a very good recommendation, on-line 45 Colt is the same price as any other large bore ammo, as it should be.
The Great Mahoo
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While reloading is a very good recommendation, on-line 45 Colt is the same price as any other large bore ammo, as it should be.
I've never gotten around to buying ammo online. A condition I hope to rectify soon.