Thread: New member needs advice on 45 Colt reloads
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Old 06-20-2018, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mtgianni View Post
I would avoid carbide dies for the 45 colt. SAAMI specs show it is a tapered cartridge and carbide dies leave you with a straight wall that has expansion issues.
Not sure where you're getting this. SAAMI cartridge drawing for the .45 Colt shows it to be cylindrical and .480 diameter. I've loaded thousands of .45 Colt with carbide dies over the years with no problems.
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