45 colt loads for conversion cylinders
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Archeryrob
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Thanks, It didn't make sense to me how a hammer pulled anything. I just ordered one. I assume you could tap it lightly and hammer it past the crimp groove and reseat and crimp it?
Archeryrob
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Cleaning the gun and the cylinder has rings around each chamber and I’m assuming that is heated lube, correct? Water and a pad isn’t moving it and was having to use kitchen scrub pad but it’s still hard as hell to remove. Is there something better to clean this?
The picture is after cloth cleaning and before getting the scrub pad out
The picture is after cloth cleaning and before getting the scrub pad out
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Biggfoot44
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It's normal , ignore it .
GunBum
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Set the case in the puller. And beat the ever loving crap out of a chunk of wood. Soft taps don’t work.
Hard hit. Look to see if it is out.
Hard hit. Look to see if it is out.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
After using it a few times, you’ll get the feel of the bullet coming out, and you won’t have to look anymore.
Archeryrob
Undecided on a great many things
Hammer puller worked great. Powder ruined on the bullets lube, bullet is fine and needs relubing after cleaning. Paper toweled the inside fo the case and all good to reload.
I had my buddy come over after work today as even with the Lyman large pocket reamer I could not get the primer arm in the CH press to work right. Some times it loaded, some times it didn't, sometimes it loaded one high and some times it crushed one. Even after reaming. He brought over his RCBS Hand Priming tool and I had 50 cases primed in 4 minutes. So I had $30 in Cabelas points and one is on the way while i am borrowing his. The primer press arm is not lining up right or something. He said he has the same problems on his single stage press.
I had my buddy come over after work today as even with the Lyman large pocket reamer I could not get the primer arm in the CH press to work right. Some times it loaded, some times it didn't, sometimes it loaded one high and some times it crushed one. Even after reaming. He brought over his RCBS Hand Priming tool and I had 50 cases primed in 4 minutes. So I had $30 in Cabelas points and one is on the way while i am borrowing his. The primer press arm is not lining up right or something. He said he has the same problems on his single stage press.
Single stage primer seating isn't worth the slow down even if it is working correctly. As you found out, hand priming is much faster and you seat the primer better than in a single stage.
Archeryrob
Undecided on a great many things
I just learned this trying to clean up last week from reloading 45 colt. I was emptying the Lee perfect powder measure bottle and was like wow, the threads look the same. Yup exactly the same. I felt stupid but it makes a lot of sense
I’ve watched A LOT of reloading videos and pages and never seen one reference to this and no one had a 1# bottle mounted on the powder measurer.
I’ve watched A LOT of reloading videos and pages and never seen one reference to this and no one had a 1# bottle mounted on the powder measurer.
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I don't have a Lee powder measure but I have never seen that done on any other either. Good find.
trigger man
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I have many of these Kirst cylinders and the one I like the best is the ss. 5 shot . Over many years, i have found these cylinders matched up with the right bullet and powder will shoot beautifully out to 125 yards. 12.5 gr. of HS6 and a 200 gr plated bullet shoot just at 1186 fps and the pressures are below the 14000 psi for the 45 colt . by slugging the barrel and cylinder I came up with 451.5 and the best shooter is the 255 Keith-style bullet. This load is in the books many times, and the brass comes out clean and bright, as does the barrel. pushing these ashtrays too fast kills the accuracy. 255 Keith cast and 11 gr HS6 drop the deer or elk fast and clean
trigger man
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Any load in any reloading manual published will be fine in any conversion cylinder. 6 shot cylinders, I would be careful about the pressures and keep the speed down to 890 fps. the SS 5 shot cylinders are the best and every load I have put in them comes out clean and shiny. The experiment is the fun part, but after many many years of doing this I have found many loads for the cylinders that will hurt when they hit , 45 colt with 250 gr cast and 40 gr Black powder shoot hard and fast 1000 fps is an average velocity and are no slouch
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