45 Colt Tables...

45 Long Colt PlusP loads and pressures...for strong handguns only...for information only...

New Colt SA&clones,

Ruger SA,

POWDER/GRS

BULLET WGT

VELOCITY

7&1/2 BBL

APPROX.-

PRESSURE

FT.LBS./MUZZLE

TKO....

"

AA#5/15G/200GR

SWC CAST

1300 FPS

20,500 CUP

M.E. 750 LBS.

TKO 16.8

"

AA#7/18.5/200GR

SWC CAST

1330 FPS

20,000 CUP

M.E. S/A

TKO S/A

"

AA#5/16 GR./230

ACP RN CAST

1240 FPS

21,000 CUP

M.E. 785 LBS.

TKO 18.4

"

AA#7/14 GR.

230 ACP/CAST RN

1255 fps

21,400 cup

M.E. 804 LBS.

TKO 18.6

"

(Hec)A2400/17GR 230 CAST/ACP/RN

1300 FPS

20,000 CUP

M.E. 863 lbs.

TKO 19.3

Ruger and stronger

(HERC)2400/18.5

255 K-CAST SWC

1270 FPS

25,100 CUP

M.E. 913 LBS.

TKO 21

Ruger and Stronger

(Herc)2400/20.5

255 K-CAST SWC

1340 FPS

29,800 CUP

M.E. 1016 LBS.

NOTE FOR THE 44 MAG TO

reach this takes pressure 40,000 CUP....TKO 23

Ruger and stronger

WW296/25GR

255 K-CAST

1340 FPS

24,100 CUP

M.E. 1016 LBS.

TKO 23

NEW COLT&CLONES

 

I hunted with this

WW296/23GR

255 K-CAST

Keith Blt@1200fps

1224 FPS

 

for 10 plus years

20,700 CUP

 

and game to 400lbs plus

M.E. 850 LBS.

TKO 20

*note I found this to be

best load in COLT SAs

NEW COLT&CLONES

WW296/20GRS

300 GR. CAST

980 FPS

21.000 CUP

M.E. 640 LBS.

TKO 19