Buckeye Pete, SASS # 29941 Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 So I'm putting together a load of .45 Cowboy Special rounds for my original Colt pistols. I have 160 gr coated Bullets by Scarlett and a bottle of Titegroup. I'm looking for recommendations for a mild load starting point that I can shoot duelist. Thanks! Buckeye Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 Simple. Start with 4.0 Gr TightGroup and a firm Crimp. Iffin ya wanna have even more fun, start with 13Gr APP 3F. Lotza Smoke. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 4.2 gr TiteGroup is what I was using. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey James Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 Since there is no load data for this round so I researched load data for the .44 Russian and the 45 Schofield with a 200 gr bullet. Titegroup has the 44 Russian at 3.5 starting and the Schofield at 4.5. I figured somewhere in the middle would work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Pete, SASS # 29941 Posted November 3 Author Share Posted November 3 8 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: Simple. Start with 4.0 Gr TightGroup and a firm Crimp. Iffin ya wanna have even more fun, start with 13Gr APP 3F. Lotza Smoke. I shot nothing but black powder for about 20 years. The first time I ever loaded the C45S rounds were from Adirondack Jack, the originator of the round and they were loaded using black powder. Just wanted a starting point for a smokeless recipe. BP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOOTIN FOX Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 3.5 grains of Promo/red dot is what I use under a 160 gr bullet. Good starting point for Titegroup. Fox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke gear Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 3.8 grains of titegroup with a 160 grain head works great for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 (edited) I've been shooting a C45S with 3.4 grains of Titegroup and a 160 PC bullet for about 10 years. I feel 3.2 is too light, and 3.8 might be an upper limit. There's a fairly noticeable difference between the 3.2 & 3.4. I have some 4.0 Titegroup loaded by another shooter with 200 grain RFN, but they're pretty snappy for me. With a 160 they might be okay, but I really like the soft recoil of the 3.4. Edited November 4 by Griff 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 Looking at the case dimensions, I saw they are similar to .45ACP and I used the Min loads for a 200 gr LRNFPBB using Titegroup. Works fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 The Single Action Army design is designed for not much more than 14K psi. .45 auto data runs mostly a lot hotter than that. I keep C45 Spl loads to about 12K psi. We don't need that much power anyway. GJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 The C45S is almost identical to the 45 Autotrim in dimensions. The only real difference is that the 45 Autorim has a higher max pressure, so load accordingly. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 I was charging 4.5 Gr Titegroup .45 ACP for a 200 gr LRN. (My SAAs are SASS NMV Rugers.) Looking at the .45 Rim I see 4.3 Gr of Titegroup, so, I'll cut back .2 Grains and see how that works. Thanks Pard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black RZR Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 3.3 to 3.5 with 200 bullet . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 I'll give that a try. Not trying to dent the steel or hunt a T-Rex., so Thanks for the suggestion Pard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidd Carson Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 I realize I'm late to this party. I use 5gr of Titegroup for a 255gr RNFP with a crimp groove. I find the recoil mild in my Uberti 45 Colt. So for a 160gr bullet 3.4gr should work well as others have stated. I have also reloaded 200gr RNFP with crimp grooves at 4.4gr of powder. Please post back and let me and others know how your special loads worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey James Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 I just loaded some up with the Missouri Bullet's 185gr "Button" SWC with 3.8 gr of Titegroup. very mild recoil. Going to bump it up to 4.0 then 4.2 etc until I find the sweet spot. Have had that box of 500 for several years now and the C45S is a perfect use for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 i appreciate this thread , am looking for a new load for my 455 webley mkV and im seeing these as a good starting place to look into that , also i have a friend that has my older mkIV boar war thats able to shoot the 45AR cases these will be useful for , thanks , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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