Hot Loads in Titanium .45

colin penno

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Bought a Taurus model 450T, a .45 Colt-caliber revolver for bear protection on extended backpacking trips in the Oregon Cascade range.

Love the weight and handling ease in this 19 oz., 2-inch titanium snubby.

Want to maximize point-blank, one-shot stopping power should the need arise.

Went to Corbon's .45 Colt Magnum 265 grain 1350 fps.

The gun handled the explosion very well.

Formed and glued a closed-cell buffer pad behind the trigger guard, so that my hand (specifically, the middle finger knuckle) could also handle the explosion very well.

Unfortunately, the pistol using this ammo will only fire one shot.

Apparently the lack of mass and subsequent huge recoil in this titanium- framed pistol causes the bullet to move forward in the case, and preventing the cylinder from turning to the next chamber.

Am currently using Corbon's .45 Colt 200 grain jhp at 1100 fps.
This round works well with the occasional very faint resistance.

In terms of safety, one finds generally ambiguous advice.

Corbon says not to use their .45 Magnum round in titanium revolvers.

Yet Taurus' site says titanium is stronger than steel.

Would love to get back to firing that big round, or even better, Corbon's 1300 fps 300 grain monster.

Why isn't the crimping tighter?

What to do?

- Colin Penno
 
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