TruthTellers
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I may have asked this before, but I'm thinking more and more of getting into loading .45 ACP for use in strong Ruger revolvers only that are capable of shooting the "Ruger only" .45 Colt.
I have the convertible Redhawk and while it's not as accurate shooting ACP as with Colt, I have hundreds of free ACP cases I get at the range and .45 Colt brass is nowhere to be found and not cheap and what I've got is usually loaded for other uses.
For plinking at typical distances (under 25 yards) the .45 ACP works for me, but given I have a Redhawk, I'd like to load it hotter. Now, I'm not talking 40k PSI levels, but if possible I'd like to load the ACP cases to above +P levels.
Can the brass do it or is it just a recipe for case failure? Who here has loaded .45 ACP hot for use in Ruger revolvers? What were your results?
EDIT: For the record I do not own any guns other than the Redhawk that can chamber and fire .45 ACP.
I have the convertible Redhawk and while it's not as accurate shooting ACP as with Colt, I have hundreds of free ACP cases I get at the range and .45 Colt brass is nowhere to be found and not cheap and what I've got is usually loaded for other uses.
For plinking at typical distances (under 25 yards) the .45 ACP works for me, but given I have a Redhawk, I'd like to load it hotter. Now, I'm not talking 40k PSI levels, but if possible I'd like to load the ACP cases to above +P levels.
Can the brass do it or is it just a recipe for case failure? Who here has loaded .45 ACP hot for use in Ruger revolvers? What were your results?
EDIT: For the record I do not own any guns other than the Redhawk that can chamber and fire .45 ACP.
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