Griff

Happy w/the PACT 1XP $129 @ Midway.

Aye, both my '73s and 1860 feed from the top with my 1.575" 225gr TC bullets.

As Dusty said, no problem making PF with the C45S. My Marlin has a 17" barrel, cut back from the factory 20", but... being an octagon, it swings nice & smooth. The C45S Marlin conversion is easy, just build up the bottom of the carrier so it rises sooner... but, that timing is critical, I probably took the rifle apart and put it back together a few hundred times before it was "almost perfect"! Perfect would have been if I could get it to still feed 45Colts! I tend not to use the rifle much since the brass became so expensive... even tho' I currently have lots... it still dwindles pretty rapidly. Depending on where you're shooting, you might lose more or less, but I just shot a 6 stage match using one of my 45Colt rifles, and out of a possible 60 rounds, I think I came home with 52. No worries Dusty, because I came home with some extra 45ACPs!!! And, the opposite is true of those in the 45Colt shellplate... it pushes 'em up in the sizer just fine... but lacks some of the needed "grip" to pull them back out!!! ::) BTW, did you save me that piece of brass? ;)

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I load both my 45Colt & 45ACP with RedDot &, the SAME 200 LRNFP bullet. (IIRC, these are cast with a Magma Engineering mold # 45-200-BB, the bevel is VERY small). Seating depth may vary on different bullets, but mine are seated to a point where they just cover the crimp groove on the bullets I buy. OAL is 1.177" I don't crimp them beyond the start of the ogive, as then the crimp may be too great for them to headspace properly. USE a case gauge. I've had no trouble with them making power factor here locally. A different altitude may require a different formula. I find that I need to flare the mouth of the 45ACP a tad more than with the jacketed HPs I also load in that cartridge. In the ACP I use 4.0 grains and in the 45Colt I use 6.0 grains. In the 45Colt I crimp at the forward edge of the groove, in order to facilitate them feeding thru a variety of 45Colt rifles. OAL on these are 1.566" and feed thru an 1860, two different era 1873s and a Rossi 1892. To keep it really simple, I've also used the C45S brass for a rifle retimed for it... so I can keep my powder charge bullet and dies all the same, just change the shellplate on my Dillon. But, that brass has become rather expensive and now I keep it for cowboy loads in the pistol. But, boy, was that good while it lasted. Lyman's 49th Cast Bullet Handbook list 45Colt rifle loads using RedDot, at a minimum of 5.6 grains for 1002 and a max of 7.0 for 1176 fps. This is listed as out of a Winchester 94AE with a 16" barrel. However, 45Colt rifle chambers are generous... and below 6.0 grains I've been too close for comfort on the power factor. Sized at .452 isn't a problem, as I've found that if my front sight has been on the target, the bullet arrived there also. My actual velocities from my guns varies from that quite a bit. I thought I had a chart of actual velocities, but it's for a different bullet & charge. Did find a pic of the bullet, 4th from left: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/45bullets.jpg

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See the caption. My Hero!!! Although it's a little tarnished after this weekend!

Actually, the weight of the extended slide release makes it very easy to overcome the magazine spring's tension forcing it up with the mag follower and a failure to lock back occurs. Some of the new ones are so big, it might move too slowly to move it up into the notch. Why mine are trimmed from their original configuration slightly. Because they are so, comparatively speaking, it's very easy for a shooter the apply enough upward pressure to lock the slide back during recoil. Seen here on my "parts gun" (no, it's not a WB gun!!!): http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/DSCN08361.jpg

What I say about Dusty Boddems.

I use the slide stop to release the slide. I do have extended stops on my 3-Gun 1911 and my EDC 1911, both are from the very early '80s, made by Pachmyer. They're quite a bit smaller than what I've seen lately. The one on my EDC has been on it for nearly 35 years, and have never had it fail to lock back with good magazines. (The problem most experts seem to predict will happen). I had to run many, many drills getting used to the timing of slamming in a magazine and releasing the slide. All my WB 1911s run a stock slide release. With the Modern two-handed style, I don't even think about using my strong hand thumb to release the slide, it just happens naturally as my weak hand comes up the supporting grip position.

8) 8) 8)Aye, just how much difference is there between WLP & WSP primers. And while I abhor the fact that my press slams to a halt, (ok, so it just interrupts my process), when it encounters a SP hole that slipped thru my sorting process... let us not forget that well beyond the advent of SAAMI, the ubiquitous .38 Special was formed in cases using a LARGE primer... So it's not like there isn't a precedence for changing a cartridge from big to small primers. Just give me a reason that justifies such change besides, "it's good for the environment..." Because yoohoo... we introducing LEAD into the ground... Oh wait... that's where it comes from!!! JFN, superior in what way... I'll grant you that the smaller primer hole might make for a stronger case... But, if there's any significance to the difference might be arguable.

+1!

GRIFF ;D ;D ;D that shur is a good looking avatar you got there!! Thought you'd get a chuckle out of it!

Yep, just as with the SAA and the 1911, the '97 or mdl 12 can be fired faster than the auto-loader.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_Auto-5, designed in 1898, patented in 1900 and first produced by FN in 1902, marked in the US as Browning Automatic 5, and FN in the rest of the world. 2nd most produced auto-loading shotgun. Produced by FN, Remington, Savage and Miroku.

Can I get an "Amen" for the Auto 5?

I have two (new-to-me) 1897s. At the recent Texas WB State Championships I had problems with both of them feeding ammo. At the end of the 1st day I inspected both and found that the "flag" was not coming up ahead of the lifter to keep the round guided into the chamber. Several times during a run, the round would hit the edge of the chamber, not going straight in. I found that there's a screw that holds the flag from following the lifter all the way down, and allowing it to come up ahead of the lifter. The screws in both guns were buggered up and did not have enough length to hold the flag. A couple of new screws later, one works, but the other no holds the round against the flag, not allowing it to fully exit the magazine tube. It appears that the flag may be too thick on this one gun. I have a new flag ordered for the 12 gauge and hope this solves the issue. My question is: as it appears the flag is "riveted" into the carrier, how does one go about changing the flag?

Yep, LD, sorely missed. Your comments were passed along.

7. Quit kiddin' yourselves, as long as the 1911 remains limited @ 5 rnds, it IS CAS w/a 1911. When the choice is between WB & 3 Gun, where I can use my 8-rnd mags, stoke the 870 w/8, up to 30 rnds in the AR, use the rifle on targets out to 100, 200, 300, 400 yards or beyond; AND shoot till I hit; it ain't even a difficult choice.

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I said "other" because you din't have a spot for "UNKNOWN"! ;D I bought my mags over 20 years ago... and can't remember the brand name. They weren't cheap, stainless and have worked great ever since. Bought 2, then went back for 8 more... They've worked in 3 1911s, hoping they'll work in the "new-to-me" I'm buying for WB!