Silent But Deadly
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Subject says most of it, but what I'm getting at, is that it would seem to be cool to have a Taurus 454 Casull, but be able to use .45Colt in it most of the time for plinking/target stuff. When needed though, it could be used for the Casull rounds. I have two concerns though, and they are:
1) Unlike the .38/.357Mag and .44Spec./.44Mag cartridges, which are just shorter/longer versions of each other, and so don't cause problems shooting the shorter in the longer chamber, the .45Colt(Long Colt) and 454Casull have slightly different case diameters. The .45Colt is acctually the larger of the two as far as diameter. I have wondered if the .45Colt would even chamber in the Casull, but it isn't that much bigger, so I don't know. Jacketed bullet diamter is the same, however.
2) Casull takes rifle primers, and so I would think it needs a heavy primer pin strike to set off the thicker rifle primer than the .45Colt. I wonder if it might be a heavy enough strike to puncture the primer on a .45Colt and cause all sorts of nasty things to happen.
Have any of you ever tried this? I have considered getting the Casull, but I don't want to shoot those beasts most of the time, but rather something a bit wimpier like the .45Colt. I currently have an Uberti Cattleman 7.5" .45Colt, but the 125 year old design of this gun is seriously prone to breaking. I have invested a bit in .45Colt loading gear, and I don't want to abandon the caliber.
So...
Is this a stupid idea? Be harsh with me if you want. I can take it.
1) Unlike the .38/.357Mag and .44Spec./.44Mag cartridges, which are just shorter/longer versions of each other, and so don't cause problems shooting the shorter in the longer chamber, the .45Colt(Long Colt) and 454Casull have slightly different case diameters. The .45Colt is acctually the larger of the two as far as diameter. I have wondered if the .45Colt would even chamber in the Casull, but it isn't that much bigger, so I don't know. Jacketed bullet diamter is the same, however.
2) Casull takes rifle primers, and so I would think it needs a heavy primer pin strike to set off the thicker rifle primer than the .45Colt. I wonder if it might be a heavy enough strike to puncture the primer on a .45Colt and cause all sorts of nasty things to happen.
Have any of you ever tried this? I have considered getting the Casull, but I don't want to shoot those beasts most of the time, but rather something a bit wimpier like the .45Colt. I currently have an Uberti Cattleman 7.5" .45Colt, but the 125 year old design of this gun is seriously prone to breaking. I have invested a bit in .45Colt loading gear, and I don't want to abandon the caliber.
So...
Is this a stupid idea? Be harsh with me if you want. I can take it.