Loads for S&W mdl 25
I have a S&W mdl. 25 in 45LC and am wondering about loads for it. I'm sure that most all factory loads are OK, but have been told to keep pressures light. How light? And why would this model not be as robust as other modern revolvers in the same caliber (with the exception of the RBH)? Not looking for Maximum loads, just something moderate and not wimpy.
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this is a N frame S&W, it will take anything in the reloading manual. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by MIKE WISKEY
this is a N frame S&W, it will take anything in the reloading manual.
Agreed, but with this caveat: Do NOT feed it a steady diet of full-house loads. As in a hundred or so every few weeks.
I've seen S&W's that have been fed a steady diet of full-house loads end up in the parts bin because of cracked forcing cones, brutalized cylinders and other failures. Smiths are fine weapons (well, the pre-lock ones) but you can shoot them to death.
That being said, I don't even feed my Super Blackhawk any more than a dozen rounds of hot-as-hell loads at any one sitting.0 -
mazo,
i love the 25-5, but it's not meant to be hotrodded. the bolt cuts are centered on the chamber where the steel is thinnest...hot-rodding the colt is best left to contenders and rugers.
800-900 fps with a good 200-230 cast bullet will be more accurate than anyone can hold and hits pretty hard. my powder choice for over 30 years is unique...8.4 grains works, but so will ww-231, red dot, 700x, etc. loaded to the same velocity.
col. plink,
the new model ruger single action frame is a pretty tough character; early on, at least, guys like casull and linebaugh used to build their guns on it...my rsb ate over ten thousand rounds of "teeth-cruncher" loads for years with no sign of stress.
mike wiskey,
i'd agree with you if only recent loading manuals are consulted, but
check out a speer #6 manual's load for .45 auto rim in an n-frame s&w mod. 1955 (now 25-2)...a 240 grain cast bullet at nearly 1200 fps is listed ...in the #13 the hottest load for a similar bullet is under 850 fps...0 -
quote:Originally posted by budman46
mazo,
i love the 25-5, but it's not meant to be hotrodded. the bolt cuts are centered on the chamber where the steel is thinnest...hot-rodding the colt is best left to contenders and rugers.
800-900 fps with a good 200-230 cast bullet will be more accurate than anyone can hold and hits pretty hard. my powder choice for over 30 years is unique...8.4 grains works, but so will ww-231, red dot, 700x, etc. loaded to the same velocity.
col. plink,
the new model ruger single action frame is a pretty tough character; early on, at least, guys like casull and linebaugh used to build their guns on it...my rsb ate over ten thousand rounds of "teeth-cruncher" loads for years with no sign of stress.
mike wiskey,
i'd agree with you if only recent loading manuals are consulted, but
check out a speer #6 manual's load for .45 auto rim in an n-frame s&w mod. 1955 (now 25-2)...a 240 grain cast bullet at nearly 1200 fps is listed ...in the #13 the hottest load for a similar bullet is under 850 fps...
Agreed. That gun can handle more abuse than I'm man enough to dish out.0 -
Thanks guys, that's kinda what I have thought. Emery 0
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