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Offline odoh

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.475 Cal Bullets from used 45 ACP Brass
« on: May 09, 2009, 09:01:35 PM »
Have been following the 44Cal bullets from 40 S&W Brass thread w/interest. It occurred to me that perhaps used 45ACP brass, while not as plentiful as 40 S&W, may be made to work in my 475L/480Ruger. Has anyone tried it or know of any reports of someone doing this?
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Re: .475 Cal Bullets from used 45 ACP Brass
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2009, 01:58:51 AM »
yes it does work. I remember someone doing exactly that.
Quote from: odoh on May 09, 2009, 09:01:35 PM
Have been following the 44Cal bullets from 40 S&W Brass thread w/interest. It occurred to me that perhaps used 45ACP brass, while not as plentiful as 40 S&W, may be made to work in my 475L/480Ruger. Has anyone tried it or know of any reports of someone doing this?
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Re: .475 Cal Bullets from used 45 ACP Brass
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2009, 06:58:32 AM »
A friend of mine has been Swaging bullet jackets and bullets from .22 lr cases for 20 years.
With times like they are, information like what is in this thread may turn out to be quite
valuable.
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Re: .475 Cal Bullets from used 45 ACP Brass
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2009, 12:41:05 AM »
Yes, a .45 ACP case makes a heck of a hollowpoint projectile for the .475 Linebaugh.  I've not gotten around to filling the cases with lead, but I have a bullet mold and don't really see a need currently.
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Re: .475 Cal Bullets from used 45 ACP Brass
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2009, 01:48:22 AM »
In an emergence situation I could see using them, but I can still buy .475 cast bullets at a great price.
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Re: .475 Cal Bullets from used 45 ACP Brass
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2009, 04:33:42 AM »
Truly ~ in times such as these lends opportunity to look/consider potential options of all aspects of our shooting endeavers. (I know of at least one thread looking into recovering/reycling of primers.) I still scrounge lead & cast/manage my personal inventory of components ~ nice to know what innovations are available should things become worse. Thanks to those who have shared/provided input ~ the Inet is a wonderful place for interchange of ideas ~ now, I'll need to hang onto 45acp brass hoping I'll never need to fall back on it.
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Re: .475 Cal Bullets from used 45 ACP Brass
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2009, 02:29:39 PM »
Yes it will work but you will need the right eqquipment. I use a Corbin Walnut Hill press for all my bullet making and it works fine for this task. It may be tough with a regular reloading press though. 45 ACP brass will make a nice 350-375 grain .458 bullet. I cut off the 06 family of cases and make bullets for .458s rifles. I now have jacket making sets so I normally use copper tubing but the casings do make good bullets. I have used them in both my 45-90 Sharps and .458 Lott rifles with good results. The thinner walls let the bullets expand very well in the 45-90 in the 1800 FPS range and they shoot well at the Lott velocities. It is best to bond the cores at the fast velocities for hunting. Be sure to annell the cases well before reforming to solve sticking problems in dies. I may buy a core seat and point form die for my 480 Ruger and make some. Should be great bullets. Also stick with the same brand of brass to keep the jacket weight the same.

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Dave

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