charlesappel said:The 45 Auto Rim has a very thick rim to duplicate the thickness of the 45 ACP rim plus the thickness of the moon clip used in DA 45 ACP revolvers. The 45 Xtra Short has a thin rim like that of the 45 Colt cartridge. It can be fired in 45 Colt revolvers. The Auto Rim cannot.
Mus408 said:Are those .45 extra shorts about the same as the Starline .45 Cowboy Special brass?
I made up some of those to shoot in my .45 ACP NV Birds Head but sometimes had a case seating problem if too much bullet straight shank was sticking out...doesn't take much.
However they are nice to shoot out of my other .45 revolvers.
Joe S. said:Mr. Bob
Did you have to ream the insode of the case at all? Or is it the same insode diameter all the way down?
Kevin said:I just looked at Starline's website. They describe the 45 Cowboy Special Brass and say they can be loaded using the 45 ACP dies.
Which dies do you use in reloading? 45 Colt or 45 ACP?
Are they a lot lighter in a Blackhawk than say a light 45 Colt load?
I ask because my dad is coming to visit at Christmas, and he had carple tunnel (spelling) surgery on his wrists a while back and doesn't like heavy recoiling handguns anymore. We went shooting last time he was here and he didn't like my .45 loads with 7 grains of Unique.