Colt 45 ammo. (long colt)

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I have an 1873 colt 45 revolver. I have been using Sellier & Bellot colt 45 250gr LRN. works good. However I want to know how many grains of powder go in em. I even tried to contact the manufacturer in Czechoslovakia. No response.
And I would like to know what is a good load for colt 45. bearing in mind that the cup is 14,000, I think.
 
You don't mention whether or not your pistol is a reproduction, made out of modern steel or an original.

That cartridge started life as a Black Powder burner, therefore, it has a lot more space in the case than needed for modern powders. However, you're in luck, because they make some very bulky modern powders that will fill the case enough so that you don't have to use some sort of "filler" to keep the powder close enough to the primer to get reliable ignition.

Many of the modern pistols are made with barrels that are rifled for Black Powder.

IMHO, you should go to one of the Cowboy Action Shooting sites for loading information.

If you are looking for safe loads to use in the meantime, there are factory loaded COWBOY rounds out there. These are supposedly safe in the old antiques as well.
 
"...how many grains of powder go in em..." The manufacturers do not release what powders or how much they in factory ammo, because it may not be the same in every lot. In any case, you cannot buy the powders the makers use.
"...what is a good load..." You have to work up the load for your revolver. No two will shoot the same ammo the same way. What you're doing with the revolver will determine what load you need. Like bearhunter says, if youre shooting CAS you'll want loads allowed bty that game. Said loads can be found on Alliant's site, I think. They're really just cast bullet target loads that you can find on any site and in any manual(you need one).
"...there web..." There, their, they're. Three different words meaning three different thing. 'There' indicates direction.
 
Thank you all for the help. I did receive a reply from the manufacturer and they said the load for that ammo is 50 - 52g which is about 800gr. This doesn't make sense to me, maybe the type of powder is light. By the way my 1873 is an Umberti replica.
 
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