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Old 08-02-2010, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Stu454 View Post
It's not the strength of the metal as much as the weaknesses in a century-old design.

In limited use it's probably fine. Don't be surprised if it's needs service sooner rather than later.
Exactly. Can an N-Frame 45 safely shoot reasonably hot loads? Of course. Will a steady diet of hot loads loosen it up faster than shooting standard loads? Of course. And that is true no matter what caliber N-Frame we're talking about.

But all else being equal, 45 LC loads that are not any hotter than moderate 44 Mag loads are not going to be any more detrimental to an N-Frame than those same 44 Mag loads would be, IMO.
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