BigMike349
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Thanks Denis. Well then I'm REALLY GLAD I didn't buy Mike's book. Maybe the load is from an earlier version of Lyman's handgun and revolver handbook.
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Hank Williams Jr 45lc load safe for new vaquero?
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Thanks Denis. Well then I'm REALLY GLAD I didn't buy Mike's book. Maybe the load is from an earlier version of Lyman's handgun and revolver handbook.
Taffin mentions it in his books under H-4227 which is now the same as IMR 4227. From an old post in another forum: 2010 "Called Hodgdon... So ACCORDING TO HODGDON what they are really dropping is the old IMR-4227, and replacing it with what used to be H4227 but will now be labelled "IMR-4227". Of course, Brian Pearce mentions the load for the heavier bullet mentioned above.... Pretty common load for us that enjoy the .45 Colt caliber.
FWIW, out of a 5 1/2" barrel BH, I was getting 1030fps with 20g under 255g SWC. It is a 'stiff' .45 Colt load compared to the normal 850-900fps loads.
Taffin Tests .45 Colt
Thread on the H vs IMR 4227 discussion
FWIW, out of a 5 1/2" barrel BH, I was getting 1030fps with 20g under 255g SWC. It is a 'stiff' .45 Colt load compared to the normal 850-900fps loads.
Taffin Tests .45 Colt
Thread on the H vs IMR 4227 discussion
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For those that don't know in the black powder world hank jr is a big time shooter. He has a shooting house and range with steel animals out to 1200 yards and many a firearm expect/author in years gone by has spent time shooting with him. Guess seeing a refrence to a low powered revolver load would not be a stretch.
Back when Personson publishing owned most of the rags we read Bob Milek was a favered handgun columnist and spend many days shooting with hank jr.
Back when Personson publishing owned most of the rags we read Bob Milek was a favered handgun columnist and spend many days shooting with hank jr.
In a recent loading manual from IMR it list the maximum load for 4227 at 17.7 gr for a 250 gr RNFP (literally hitting the 14,000 maximum pressure) giving the velocity at 890 FPS. As I was looking for a safe load to push well over 900 (maybe close to 1,000) this powder does not seem to suit my needs.
Take a look at HS-6. Hodgdon lists 10.5 grains to push a 250 cast @ 946 fps with 13,300 CUP. I am loading 14.5 grains of HS-6 behind a 250 JHP at a hair under 1,200 fps in my Bisley, which should hit around 27,000 according to John. I'd expect your load is somewhere in-between.