Webley RIC - who's got 'em?
- Thread starter Smokepole
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Here is mine .... an RIC No. 1 'New Model', chambered in .455 C.F., retailed on 7 September 1883 by the Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd. (Marked 'Army & Navy C.S.L.' on the top strap.)
I enjoy shooting mine, and it is actually quite accurate.
The ".450 revolver" cartridge in reality is a .455 and isn't much different from the .455 Mark II .... just a bit shorter in the case - maximum case length of about 0.70" for the .450 and 0.76" for the .455 Mk II. Your revolver may even chamber .455 Mark II rounds but, if not, Mark II cases can be shortened for use in it. (If you can't locate any .455 Mk II cases at a gunshow or the like, Hornady now manufacture them. If all else fails, .45 Colt cases can be trimmed to length, but the rims must also be thinned down to about .035" - from the front so the primer pocket depth is not altered.)
The bullet of the original .450 round weighed 225 grains, with a diameter of .455", and .454" bullets in that weight range for .45 Colt ought to work fine - particularly if they are cast in pure lead, or at least a soft alloy, to ensure maximum bullet expansion.
Loading dies for the .455 Webley will work fine - Lee Precision make a very affordable but quite serviceable set, with carbide sizing die.
I enjoy shooting mine, and it is actually quite accurate.
The ".450 revolver" cartridge in reality is a .455 and isn't much different from the .455 Mark II .... just a bit shorter in the case - maximum case length of about 0.70" for the .450 and 0.76" for the .455 Mk II. Your revolver may even chamber .455 Mark II rounds but, if not, Mark II cases can be shortened for use in it. (If you can't locate any .455 Mk II cases at a gunshow or the like, Hornady now manufacture them. If all else fails, .45 Colt cases can be trimmed to length, but the rims must also be thinned down to about .035" - from the front so the primer pocket depth is not altered.)
The bullet of the original .450 round weighed 225 grains, with a diameter of .455", and .454" bullets in that weight range for .45 Colt ought to work fine - particularly if they are cast in pure lead, or at least a soft alloy, to ensure maximum bullet expansion.
Loading dies for the .455 Webley will work fine - Lee Precision make a very affordable but quite serviceable set, with carbide sizing die.
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I have 2 revolvers chambered in .450 Revolver/Adams
I use trimmed 45 Colt cases as was said earlier
here's a case diagram for you:
I use trimmed 45 Colt cases as was said earlier
here's a case diagram for you:
I have found that .455 cases chamber readily. Have also altered .45 Colt cases. These are well made, solid revolvers. 230gr. .45ACP bullets are sized at .452, which would be too small, of course. I have used unsized ones, cast in pure lead.
Neglected to mention that I also have a Third Model Adams revolver chambered in .450 ..... Haven't shot it much, because something went amiss internally on the 2nd or 3rd session, unfortunately, and I haven't gotten around to disassembling it for a look-see ....
