168/174 gr. in a similar manner within .38 Special cases, at .357 Magnum power levels. They would not fit a .38 Special Chamber I ever saw. I think that was the intent. You could load .357's with the same bullet but you had to seat it funky so it did not protrude from the end of the cylinder. It was exactly the same OAL and capacity as the forementioned .38 "magnum" loads.
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.45 Colt Pressure Data
- Jim Taylor, 2025-10-28, 06:13
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Thanks Jim! I’ve recently been toying with
- drdougrx, 2025-10-29, 04:56
- I think I had almost a compressed charge of 1680 - WB, 2025-10-29, 13:44
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That's not too scary, considering true Magnum CUP
- WB, 2025-10-28, 09:57
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These were all Ruger Blackhawk loads.
- Jim Taylor, 2025-10-28, 10:12
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I thought that looked like a .45/70 bullet, resized. (nm)
- WB, 2025-10-28, 13:50
- It's the old Lyman .45-90 bullet. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2025-10-28, 14:57
- That is a very good idea. I used to load Keith's - WB, 2025-10-28, 12:16
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I thought that looked like a .45/70 bullet, resized. (nm)
- WB, 2025-10-28, 13:50
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These were all Ruger Blackhawk loads.
- Jim Taylor, 2025-10-28, 10:12
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Thanks Jim! I’ve recently been toying with
- drdougrx, 2025-10-29, 04:56