It takes some work but the 45 colt can be successfully loaded for the Governor.
After careful research I started to reload with the following criteria,
1. limit pressure to 20,000 using published data and simulations with the Quickload program.
2. Begin with no preconceived expectations of outcome, or prejudices. Those are the primary reasons that reloading ends in failure.
Anyway, I won't post any detailed load recipes. I won't be responsible for harm to reloaders who can't/won't follow basic reloading safety rules.
I tried bullets in 255 LSWC, 300 JHP, 300 JSP.
I tried HS-6, Unique,2400 powders.
Loads were in the 10 gr area give or take.
All of the above resulted in satisfactory results in the 700+ to 800+ fps velocities. In the hands of an expert like my son, who was an armorer and marksmanship instructor in the Marine Corps, the "accuracy" was satisfactory to about 50 ft. That means it grouped in the vital zone of a man or bear. My personal opinion is that it is not satisfactory as a Big brown or black bear deterrent. The small blacks hereabouts , maybe OK.
I have done a lot of 45 colt reloading. It is easily the most versatile of the large handgun calibers. Even in a stumpy barreled revolver like the Governor, it will perform for some purposes.
After careful research I started to reload with the following criteria,
1. limit pressure to 20,000 using published data and simulations with the Quickload program.
2. Begin with no preconceived expectations of outcome, or prejudices. Those are the primary reasons that reloading ends in failure.
Anyway, I won't post any detailed load recipes. I won't be responsible for harm to reloaders who can't/won't follow basic reloading safety rules.
I tried bullets in 255 LSWC, 300 JHP, 300 JSP.
I tried HS-6, Unique,2400 powders.
Loads were in the 10 gr area give or take.
All of the above resulted in satisfactory results in the 700+ to 800+ fps velocities. In the hands of an expert like my son, who was an armorer and marksmanship instructor in the Marine Corps, the "accuracy" was satisfactory to about 50 ft. That means it grouped in the vital zone of a man or bear. My personal opinion is that it is not satisfactory as a Big brown or black bear deterrent. The small blacks hereabouts , maybe OK.
I have done a lot of 45 colt reloading. It is easily the most versatile of the large handgun calibers. Even in a stumpy barreled revolver like the Governor, it will perform for some purposes.
