Can I use .45 cal muzzleloader bullets in a 45ACP?

Red223

January 27, 2005 20:22

Can you press .45 cal muzzle loader sabots into a 45 ACP case?

Want to give my 1911 a little zing at the range with a lighter bullet.


How about it boys, will it work?[:p]

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  rimfire72

  January 27, 2005 21:53

  quote:Originally posted by Red223
  Can you press .45 cal muzzle loader sabots into a 45 ACP case?
  
  Want to give my 1911 a little zing at the range with a lighter bullet.
  
  
  How about it boys, will it work?[:p]
  I really don't think I would try it. I know they made the Accelerator loads for rifles with saboted .22 bullets but i don't think it would work in a pistol.
  
  

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  Red223

  January 28, 2005 08:49

  Thanks, nice Model M. I learned to drive on one of those and raked many a field with one of those tractors.

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  rimfire72

  January 28, 2005 21:21

  First I ever drove was a SuperA. Its still my favorite to this day.
  
  

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  bpost

  January 29, 2005 05:46

  Not too sure about this ....but....the twist rate of a muzzle loader is about 1:28. A pistol has a much faster twist. Would the designers of the bullet make it function at the higher RPM imposed by a pistol??? The MV may be lower but it sure will be spinning a lot faster.

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  chappsyny

  January 29, 2005 14:55

  There's only one way to find out. [:D][}:)][B)]
  
  New Hampshire, USA - "Live Free or Die!!!"

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  FrancF

  January 29, 2005 15:12

  .45 ACP is .451
  
  BP goes from .452-.458 I would say not.
  
  
  
  
  
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  mrbruce

  January 30, 2005 12:04

  If you can get one to go in a 45 ACP case your doing good, and I'll bet the case will not be able to take a crimp, because of the case now being larger than it should be.
  
  Gun control is hitting what your aiming at.

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  RadCat

  January 31, 2005 18:51

  The real premise in here would be if the combined sabot/bullet weight back pressure would create enough blow-back to overcome the recoil spring and cycle the action. A similar situation exist when you shoot "blanks" in a semi-auto gun.
  
  I had the same problem shooting the Remington "Accelerators" in 30-06 in my Remington 742 semi-auto. Most of the time they would not work the action.
  
  Otherwise, I do not think you would have any problems other some plastic fouling in your barrel.

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