grice
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I wish I had copied this right after I read it, it appears johns gunnotes about loading the model 25 45 colt have disappeared from the web, anyone know where to find them? Couldn't even find it on his website! Very interesting data !
John Linebaugh gunnotes smith model 25
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I was looking for that a few months ago and couldn't find it either. I think the jist was a 250 gr. Keith at 950 fps, although the posted article it's a 260 gr. Keith at 900 fps.
Unless someone is in dangerous game area, I think a 180 gr. to 250 gr. HC bullet traveling at 900 to 950 from a .357 mag up to .45 Colt, should solve most problems.
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Bill Lear
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And by that same logic, what's the downside of having a 255 grain hard cast at 1,384 fps (460 Rowland)? It will certainly handle the light work and the dangerous game element.
I apologize for the shameless plug, but it does show there are better options around than we had 40 years ago - in slimmer, lighter packages, with more shots on tap.
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HamHands
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I like the .460 Rowland in a converted Clark Custom's 1911 for sure. It's a heck of a round and a reliable conversion from reliable guys!
I converted my old Springfield "Loaded" into a .45Super by swapping in a Wolff 23lb Recoil Spring and matching firing pin spring, a flat bottom firing pin, and a 25lb Hammer/Main-Spring, a recoil buffer, and Wolff 10% Extra Power magazine springs (equated to about 20% stiffer mag springs) to keep up with the extra generated slide velocity of a 255grain hard cast Keith at 1,100 fps. My Springfield Conversion ran Buffalo Bore and Underwood .45Supers reliably from day 1.
If I'd a had the extra cash at the time I would have had Clark Customs make me a .460 Rowland... But the .45Super I converted worked better than well.
