Of course, I load mine for a 1955 Target, a.k.a. a model 25-5.

My Smith shoots the 200-grain SWCs pretty well. I'll warn you, though, your Smith 1917 may not have sufficient depth of rifling to shoot those plain-base cast bullets with much accuracy. My Modelo 1937 didn't like my cast bullets at all, and I tried several profiles in 200 and 230 grains.

-AaronB

I imagine the gun will shoot, particularly with the right combination, but I only shot it with hardball (and not much, at that).

Just for grins, I did look up that bullet, though, because I was thinking back on the reloading I did for a Model 25-2 about 15-20 years ago.

I'm sure you recall Grier bullets; I loaded quite a few of their 200-grain SWCs for that gun, and I found they shot a lot better if I seated them out a little ways, rather than seating them so the shoulder was flush with the case mouth.

Judging by the pics I found for the Lyman 452460, that might not work with that bullet since the front driving band is fairly short, but I thought I would still mention it.

Such seating is no good for autos, of course, but it can help with revolvers.

HTH

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One of my favorite loads for bowling pin matches was a 255 gr SWC loaded quite warm and shot out of a 1911 with extra heavy springs and a recoil buffer. It was probably not good for the longevity of the gun, though it never showed any signs of the stress and still shoots just fine 30 years later, but you could not have cleared pins with any more authority if you had used a baseball bat. We used to use a big piece of plate steel on our practice range as a backstop and it had contained thousands of rounds of 9 mm, 38 special, 380 acp and 45 acp without any noticeable ill effects. The first round of that hot SWC to hit it, bent it into a concave shape.

I just miked some of my TC-HPs and found they drop from the blocks large enough to size them .454" for this gun! Cast of 25-1 alloy, they weigh 220 grains and can easily be driven 950 fps, and they expand to 3/4". And with the full-moon clips, the TC profile should be just the ticket for speed-loading. I love it when a plan comes together!