Blazer .45 Colt

[Andy Taylor]

Until I saw it on the shelf on Friday I was unaware that the Blazer line included .45 Colt. 200 grain JHP is what the box says. It sure looks like the Gold Dot bullet. Does anyone know for sure? I know they use the GD in .44 Special.
I bought both 50 round boxes they had. I shot them along side of the Federal SWCHP and The Winchester Silvertip HP. It shot better groups than either of the other two. I currently carry the ST for duty in my M25-5. Now I am thinking of switching. What do you guys (gals) think?

 

[Andy Taylor]

Until I saw it on the shelf on Friday I was unaware that the Blazer line included .45 Colt. 200 grain JHP is what the box says. It sure looks like the Gold Dot bullet. Does anyone know for sure? I know they use the GD in .44 Special.
I bought both 50 round boxes they had. I shot them along side of the Federal SWCHP and The Winchester Silvertip HP. It shot better groups than either of the other two. I currently carry the ST for duty in my M25-5. Now I am thinking of switching. What do you guys (gals) think?

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

It is the Gold Dot. It used to be the "flying ashtray" 200 grain Speer hollow point.

I would prefer the Gold Dot to the Silver tip for carry use, since it will hold together better and penetrate better against auto bodies etc. Actually, if I was allowed, I would carry Buffalo Bore, or Cor Bon ammo with the 200 grian HP, loaded to 1100 FPS. That is a far better load than either of the other two, and will actually provide the velocities listed.

 

[Nicksterdemus]

I have to go to Academy Sports, as a rule, for 45 colt & 44 spl coz waly usually doesn't carry either. I did see a box of cowboy winchester 44 spl at waly for 29 clams and passed. Nuttin' wrong w/cowboy, but it wouldn't cost much to offer something w/little more powder inside...

 

[animalmother]

Decent load. What was the price?

 

[Andy Taylor]

$36.99 each box of 50. Cheaper than the $20 I pay for the Win ST I currently carry. And with the aluminum cases and lighter bullets, less weight on my belt.

 

[safearm]

If I can't find my .45 Colt ammo of choice, Fed 225 gr LHP, the only other one I'll use is the Blazer 200 gr JHP. I've shot it in more guns than I can count, and it's always been reliable and accurate (for the distances I shoot-25 yards or less). Many times, I'll mix load a cylinder; 2 rounds of CCI .45 Colt shotshells, and 3 or 4 rounds of Blazer (depending if I'm carry a SAA or a S&W 625 MG).

 

[kmrcstintn]

Blazer: 200gr Gold Dot in aluminum casing...$38 for box of 50

Speer: 250gr Gold Dot in nickel-plated casing...$24 for box of 20

Blazer stuff looks MEAN!!!

I have an Uberti Colt SAA clone; when used for HD it gets the Blazer 200gr Gold Dot; when in the woods it gets Remington Express 225gr lead semiwadcutter solid leadhead (softer lead than my Mastercast remanufactured leadheads & loaded a wee bit hotter to get some velocity back)

 

[medic15al]

In my Mountain Gun that load is accurate, but sticks to the chamber wall bad. I have to literally slam the ejector rod to eject. The Cor-Bons 200 grn. Load falls out slick as butter. I dunno.

 

[flop-shank]

Originally posted by medic15al:
In my Mountain Gun that load is accurate, but sticks to the chamber wall bad. I have to literally slam the ejector rod to eject. The Cor-Bons 200 grn. Load falls out slick as butter. I dunno.

You could be experiencing high pressure. Are the primers super-flat?

 

[medic15al]

No flattened or cratered primers. Was wondering if it's the cylinder walls not liking aluminum cases? Hot Cor-Bons literally fall out when turned up to empty. As do Silvertips, cowboy, Federal LSWCHPs, and Georgia Arms.

 

[Ron H.]

Originally posted by medic15al:
No flattened or cratered primers. Was wondering if it's the cylinder walls not liking aluminum cases? Hot Cor-Bons literally fall out when turned up to empty. As do Silvertips, cowboy, Federal LSWCHPs, and Georgia Arms.

Sir, years ago when I was working in steel fab shops, I learned that aluminum and steel do not slide well on each other. That's probably at least part of what you're seeing. Also, aluminum "takes a set" after flexing (expanding) much quicker than brass does, so it doesn't "spring back" as much as brass does.

FWIW, I've had no extraction problems with Blazers in my 25-9, but it's also been 15+ years since I shot any. They used the 200-grain "Flying Ashtray" in those days.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[medic15al]

Sure does! I put in a few years in fab shops as a welder before going on to Paramedicing for 15 years. Shoulda stayed for the $$$$$!

Never did think of thia angle, though.