sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
That's why I got my Colt in 357. If I already had reloading equipment, that'd be one thing. But when the hell am I going to shoot 45 Colt?
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1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
With your Taurus Judge.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
No, I mean if my SAA was in 45 I'd never get to shoot it.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Reloading is pretty easy if you have easy calibers. You just need to be cautious with the charges. It's easy to double charge a 357 when using compact powders like Accurate #5.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Yah, I know. Just thought maybe you had one of those too.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
I'd probably go with a Governor instead if I went that route so I'd have the option to shoot 45acp too.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Never priced 45 Colt. More about now I'd bet because of the Judge.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
Expensive and hard to find as hell.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Maybe one of those WWI S&W relics would suit you . They were made to shoot 45ACP with those half moon clips.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
30 Luger is really rare too. Haven't seen any on the shelf in 20 years or more.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
41 Remington Mag is really scarce too.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
38 Spl should make some pretty mild shooting with your SAA.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
That's mostly what I shoot out of it. Costs a little more than 9 but not bad at all.
silverbullet2893
KILL KILL!!
Reload
oldngray
nowhere special
Easy peasy for straight wall pistol cartridges. Bottlenecks are a lot more work. I only do that for rifle cartridges.
Very few factory loads for .45 Long Colt. Also loaded very mild for older revolvers. You can do a lot better with your own handloads.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
Big initial investment.
oldngray
nowhere special
Not really. You could spend a lot more for fancier equipment but there are cheaper options. Mostly slower is the drawback. Not a problem unless you are reloading a boatload of ammo.
Lee Turret Press is slower than a progressive press but still good and a lot cheaper for example.
And you can add extra equipment gradually. Not absolutely required but can make reloading quicker, easier, or for more accurate ammo.
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silverbullet2893
KILL KILL!!
Nah. I use all lee stuff. I’ve got MAYBE $200 in it. You can always find somebody wanting to upgrade.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Save your brass.
silverbullet2893
KILL KILL!!
And it send it to me
