Starting back up with my 45 Colt
Howdy all! Just getting back into reloading for my SAA 45 Colt, sold my lever gun in 44-40 and 45 Colt…..getting a Rossi 44 mag to go with my SW 629……didn’t want the 45 lever for fear of confusing a rifle load and putting in the Colt….ol age I guess
Starting back up with my 45 Colt
by Slow Hand 
, Indiana, Friday, March 14, 2025, 04:00 (6 hours, 10 minutes ago) @ Echo154
45 colt is one of my favorites for sure. I do shoot a lot of handloads in 45 S&W brass too, since most of my shooting is just fun plinking, might as well use less powder and lead! Since you have a 44 lever gun, you could relegate all of your 45 handloads to SAA levels and still enjoy shooting the 45 lever gun. I have a ‘sporting model’ Uberti 1873 with the checkered wood and 24” octagon barrel. Obviously it is fed lighter loads and does wonderfully well. I’d like to get another 1892 some day because they are light and slick little carbines.