Puma Lever...454Casull/45 LC

[BlackBrant]

Good day all,

I`m new to the forums ( damn lucky I found them....fantastic resource) and have a Q about my new purchase.
I`m getting a Puma Lever in 454 Casull w/ 20" barrel.I`ve heard and read in another thread that this rifle can indeed also fire 45 Colt ammo.
My question is ,may I use any .45 cal. round (besides 45 auto ammo of course)? Looking at the various listings,I see 45 LC...45 Colt....45 Colt cowboy ammo....45 Colt BP (black powder)....
Are these all acceptable rounds for this particular rifle ?

I thankyou in advance for your input.

Sincerely;

BB

 

[BC Bigbore]

My friend shoots .45 Colt, .45 LC and Cowboy loads in his Puma .454 Casull more often than Casull loads. I'd avoid the BP loads personally because I'm too damn lazy to clean the gun right away.

 

[JohnC]

Good day all,

IMy question is ,may I use any .45 cal. round (besides 45 auto ammo of course)? Looking at the various listings,I see 45 LC...45 Colt....45 Colt cowboy ammo....45 Colt BP (black powder)....
Are these all acceptable rounds for this particular rifle ?

I thankyou in advance for your input.

Sincerely;

BB

Do not use .45 Auto. Completely different case and bullet. Any of the others will work. however as BC bigbore says if you shoot .45 Colt BP you will have to guive your rifle a thorough cleaning afdter each session to prevent corrrosion/ all of these rounds are below the .454 Cassull power level.

congratulations on a fine choice of rifle and caliber. It'll be great for deer and black bear and even moose at short range.

 

[Killer Kanuck]

"45 Colt" is the proper name for "45 Long Colt". And as mentioned above, if you're going to shoot BP, make sure you scrub it down good.

 

[BlackBrant]

Thanks all for the clarification.I actually don`t plan on shooting 45 Colt in BP.Just hope the gun gets here before it gets too cold ,so I can chamber a few test rounds at some targets.

Great forum !!

BB

 

[prosper]

Try it and see, the shorter 45LC rounds may not chamber as well as the longer 454 casull ones, especially in a flat nose or wide flat nose configuration.

If you handload, you could simply seat bullets in the 45LC out to match the OAL of a loaded 454 cartridge.

BP generally requires deeper rifling to work properly for some reason. I'm not sure if the same applies to very light smokeless loads with soft lead bullets.


The Puma looks like a great gun, and I'd consider getting one if they were available here in 500S&W or even 460 S&W. I may even grab a 454 someday, money permitting

 

[BC Bigbore]

the shorter 45LC rounds may not chamber as well as the longer 454 casull ones

The fellow I mentioned has no chambering issues whatsoever and prefers the .45 Colt Cowboy Action ammo with the lighter (cheaper) loads in his .454 Puma. I hear you on the .500 S&W chambering prosper, me too

 

[BlackBrant]

Now then ,I must ask ,what is a cowboy load.I always thought "cowboy loads" were BP.
Please explain.I am grateful for all the info you have to offer.
Although I do not reload as of yet...the idea of doing so has been on the backburner for some time now.

Cheers;

BB (Paul ..Winnipeg)

 

[BC Bigbore]

what is a cowboy load

It's simply a lower velocity/lower pressure load. For example, a standard .45 Colt factory load using a jacketed 250gr bullet could be in the 900 fps range. In comparison, a cowboy load with a 250gr lead bullet would likely be loaded to about 700 fps or less. Big difference in muzzle blast & recoil especially in a single action revolver.

Although I do not reload as of yet...the idea of doing so has been on the backburner for some time now

No time like the present to get started

 

[BlackBrant]

Hmmmm....that`s three things I`ve learned in 24 hours since joining these forums,thanks.
And as far as reloading ,that`ll probably start happening after Xmas,as I have my eye on a few systems.

Thanks

BB