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Originally Posted by Gary7
...So the "weak link" in an N-Frame 45 is the cylinder, not the frame.
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Originally Posted by batmann
Double Amen to the cylinder wall thickness. It's usually not the frame that goes, but the cylinder...
One of the reasons Ruger's shoot heavier loads is both the cylinder wall thickness and the top strap not the action or method of construction. Ruger had the advantage of starting with a blank sheet of paper.
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Heres another quote from...
Gunnotes...Smith & Wesson Mod 25-5
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Originally Posted by John Linebaugh
It may surprise many but the cylinder on the S&W .45 Colt is the same diameter as the Ruger Blackhawk. The webs (between chambers) and outside chamber wall are also the same. So basically the Ruger and S&W cylinders are identical in strength and dimension. We recommend handloads for the Rugers single action in .45 Colt caliber to 32,000 PSI levels.
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Sounds to me that its the topstrap that is the difference, not the cylinder.
Although Id really like to hear it from S&W, theres no way they'd accept the liability telling you that its ok to fire anything other than SAAMI spec loads. Sticking to the loads that Linebaugh suggests should be fine by the pressure numbers he states.
Has anyone contacted BuffaloBore or Dakota and asked what "pressure" their +p loads generate ?
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