New baby comes home.. Little 45 colt

[rsl]

Hello fellas..  Got a new member of the family. The little 45 Colt Classic Carbine... Looking for some load info.. Got any favorite handloads? I'm going to take her out this Sunday with a box of factory stuff and see what happens..  Keep ya posted..

[quickdtoo]

Congrats!! A nice hunting handload is Lil'gun and the 250gr Speer GDHP using Hodgdon Ruger/TC data for the 250gr XTP, loaded to 1.673" which is .010" off the lands in mine, they'll clock at a little over 1900fps from the 20" barrel.  The 250gr Hornady SST does about the same velocity with the same load, just a longer COL, ~1.9".

Tim

[Daman]

Nice guns in the pic. What are they 38-55, 45-70, and 45LC?

Daman

[HAMMERHEAD]

Congrats. Mine is new as well and my first handload is a Rainier 200 grain plated SWC (.45acp bullet) over 5.9 grains of Trail Boss. Starline brass and Winchester WLP primers.
After 80 rounds the bore is still very clean and the load is accurate. Very pleased so far. I added an old Williams peep rear sight and a Lyman #20 front globe. (non of the Lyman 17 series was the right height)

[rsl]

They are from left to right.. the 45 colt carbine, 30/30 with BC wood, 38/55 and 45/70

[zoner]

nice guns buddy

[blacksan]

Dam, now that I've seen the 30-30 with BC stocks I have yet ANOTHER project to complete............... 

[Doublebass73]

Hornady 250 grain XTP over 9.8 grains of Unique and CCI LP primer works well for me. That load is from the Ruger-T/C only section of the Lyman manual.

[Kal52]

wow that is a very nice collection you have going!

[john-78]

you'll love it, mine rarely leaves my hand

[PigBoy Crabshaw]

Nice family portrait, and all American classics to boot!  -g