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RELOADING

High-Performance .45 Colt Loads

How to push a cowboy classic into a heavyweight fire-breather.

Courtesy Wolfe Publishing

The .45 Colt cartridge is a real oldie. It was introduced in 1873, and if it isn't the oldest centerfire cartridge currently being produced, it's sure on the short list. It was originally loaded with a 255-grain bullet pushed by 40 grains of black powder to about 810 fps. It is nearly impossible to develop chamber pressures higher than 20,000 psi when using black powder, so you can be sure that the guns that were originally designed to use the .45 Colt ammo weren't designed for modern ...

High-Performance .45 Colt Loads

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