I have a Brazilian contract S&W 45 cal revolver. I keep it loaded for HD with Black Hills Auto Rim 255 grain LSWCs. This load is rated at about 755 fps, but I believe it is actually goes just over 800 fps from my 5 1/2 inch barreled revolver. It's a thumper, but the stuff is expensive so I've fired less than half a box since I bought it because I can't afford to use it for target ammo. I don't know much about reloading, but I've been trying to learn which may be a mistake because so far what I've learned has me worried. Til now I've always assumed that if it a box said 45, it was ok in my 45. Not so sure now.
I'm not sure what the bullet diameter is of the Black Hills stuff I have but I seem to remember reading somewhere that it's .454 dia. If true that's pretty thick for 45 ammo. I read somewhere else that the diameter of a 45 bullet should be no more than .001 bigger than the inside diameter of the barrel. Then I read where someone had measured the diameter of his S&W Model 1917 and found it was .451 dia. The Model 1917 is nearly identical to my gun.
So , my questions are these:
1. Does anyone know what the actual diameter of Black Hills Auto Rim 255 grain LSWC's is?
2. If I have a .451 dia. barrel, and if my Black Hills Auto Rim 255 grain LSWC ammo really is .454 dia., is it dangerous to fire ammo that's .003 oversize in a S&W revolver that was manufactured in 1937?
I'm not sure what the bullet diameter is of the Black Hills stuff I have but I seem to remember reading somewhere that it's .454 dia. If true that's pretty thick for 45 ammo. I read somewhere else that the diameter of a 45 bullet should be no more than .001 bigger than the inside diameter of the barrel. Then I read where someone had measured the diameter of his S&W Model 1917 and found it was .451 dia. The Model 1917 is nearly identical to my gun.
So , my questions are these:
1. Does anyone know what the actual diameter of Black Hills Auto Rim 255 grain LSWC's is?
2. If I have a .451 dia. barrel, and if my Black Hills Auto Rim 255 grain LSWC ammo really is .454 dia., is it dangerous to fire ammo that's .003 oversize in a S&W revolver that was manufactured in 1937?
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