What's your favorite powder for mid range .45 colt

[CSW]

Huh?

I think that I should have been clearer when I wrote.
The tech explained to me that it would be able to sustain the pressure and velocities up to 1000 fps, and not to exceed that.

[revchuck38]

Got it.

[03RN]

03RN;
Smith and Wesson told me, when I first purchased my MG, not to run any handloads beyond 1000 fps.
Told me that the it was capable to handle this.
Just figured I'd offer it up.

I wasn't looking to go past that. A 270 @ 950+/- is my goal

[Lester Polfus]

I wasn't looking to go past that. A 270 @ 950+/- is my goal

You can shoot through damn near anything you want with that. I'd go after elk with it and not think twice.

[entropy]

Not to side track, tell me to bugger off and start another thread if you wish...

I’d appreciate the insight on using the .45colt out of a long gun for larger game from those who have done so. I’m talking mule deer/elk/cuddly bears.

Thank you.

[CSW]

Turned off the two Vt. white tails like a light switch, with a 265 Keith bullet out of a Winchester trapper.

Can't speak for bears, but I imagine hard cart would do the job on Black bear in the northeast.

[03RN]

Not to side track, tell me to bugger off and start another thread if you wish...

I’d appreciate the insight on using the .45colt out of a long gun for larger game from those who have done so. I’m talking mule deer/elk/cuddly bears.

Thank you.

I've only killed whitetails with mine. The largest was 220lbs. With a 255grain load from buffalo bore. It's no longer listed but iirc it was getting 1300fps from a 16 inch barrel.

I had nuisance permits on a nursery and shot a couple dozen. They dropped like rocks.

I need to bring my carbine out to chronograph next time.

I wouldn't hesitate hunting bears here either.

You can load them a lot hotter https://www.leverguns.com/articles/p...ltlevergun.htm

[Borderland]

The old go-to powders seem to be dying off, or at least haven't been available for awhile. I was a user of Bullseye until it disappeared in the 2008 drought. I had some shotgun powder (American Select) so tried that for a sub. Not optimal but it's pretty close to Bullseye for 45. Now that even seems hard to find so I think Alliant has more or less discontinued the old reliable powders in favor of the newly developed powders.

https://www.alliantpowder.com/reload...15&bulletid=15

If I had to replace my American Select with another powder (I don't anytime soon) I'd try some BE-86. Everyone that posts about it seems to like it and you can actually find it in a store.

I bought 20 lbs of powder before the troubles started so the hazmat was a small percentage of the cost.

[Borderland]

Not to side track, tell me to bugger off and start another thread if you wish...

I’d appreciate the insight on using the .45colt out of a long gun for larger game from those who have done so. I’m talking mule deer/elk/cuddly bears.

Thank you.

OK. I'll contribute to the TD.

Mule deer? It won't work very well. At least where I used to hunt in AZ. The problem is the open country and ranges that may be encountered. >>100 yds is not uncommon.

[03RN]

The old go-to powders seem to be dying off, or at least haven't been available for awhile. I was a user of Bullseye until it disappeared in the 2008 drought. I had some shotgun powder (American Select) so tried that for a sub. Not optimal but it's pretty close to Bullseye for 45. Now that even seems hard to find so I think Alliant has more or less discontinued the old reliable powders in favor of the newly developed powders.

https://www.alliantpowder.com/reload...15&bulletid=15

If I had to replace my American Select with another powder (I don't anytime soon) I'd try some BE-86. Everyone that posts about it seems to like it and you can actually find it in a store.

I bought 20 lbs of powder before the troubles started so the hazmat was a small percentage of the cost.

I was really tempted to go with be-86 but the price of 8 lbs was just a bit to much for me right now. With primers, hazmat, etc I went with true blue because it was only $30/lbs. I just got 5lbs.

I went through 8lbs of be-86 in .45 acp, .38+p and .357 recently. Top end with .357 stopped at 1150fps with 158gr bullet. 1000fps with .38s and .45s with 158/200gr respectively.