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Old 02-23-2020, 10:02 PM
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Somewhere in the past working at an LGS I bought some .45 HBWC, 190 gr in .454 dia from an estate that came in. Don’t have a 45 Colt, would like to use them in 45 acp. Can they be loaded flush with the case mouth or in one of the 2 grooves? I use 231 only in handgun loads.

Can use in any of 4 revolvers in .45 acp in the safe or a CZ 97 that went to Cajun gun works for an accuracy upgrade. Larry
Are they hard cast? Or soft swagged?

They look cast, but the pictures could be deceiving

Either way you can use them

Since they are sized for the 45 Long Colt, there is the possibility of heavy leading of the barrel

Your best bet for performance is to load them long into the 45ACP casings, just so the lube groove is in the case and use them in the revolvers. The cylinder throats will size down soft swagged lead very nicely. If they are hard cast you will have to see how they react

It needs to be a mid-range load. High pressure loads cause HBWCs to have the skirts torn off and left in the barrel. The only possible way to go over pressure with this projectile is to fire a second round while a skirt still remains in the barrel. Even with that, you would not reach a point where catastrophic pressure would occur

Just about 5 grains of 231 should be close. Start around 4.4 grains and work up.
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