Bought a new Revolver!

D

Dieselman

Inactive
I just purchased a new Taurus 450! Wow, I love this little gun. It is chambered in .45colt and has a two inch ported barrel. With standard Winchester Silvertip 255gr. hollow points, recoil is very mild! I am anxious to try some Cor-bons through it.:D :D
 
Sounds like a cool gun! Can you shoot any other .45 rounds out of it? How are ballistics in .45LC out of such a short barrel?
 
The .45colt factory loads are very light for liability reasons. Colt Single Action Army and very early S&W revolvers are not strong enough for heavy powder charges. The result is factoy .45 colt loads that mirror .45acp loads. The cartridge has much more potential though. I shoot 300gr Cor-Bons in my Ruger that have a velocity of 1300fps and muzzle energy of 1138ft/lbs. Thats as good as a .44magnum. Now I don't think shooting these high end cartridges in my Taurus would be very wise, but a load that fell somewhere in the middle would be just right. Maybe somewhere in the strong 10mm range. As far as ballistics in a short barrel gun, I don't have a chronograph so I really can't say for sure. The 450 Taurus is strictly a .45 colt gun.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top