Recent content by RonRC

I must have well over 500 45 ACP brass cases collected, bags and bags of the stuff. That is one of the reasons that a 45 ACP cylinder looks so inviting. I did check one source for a 45 ACP cylinder and it was, as a post here mentioned, $500! On Monday, I am going to call Davidson's to see if...

At this point, I don't plan assembly line reloading, but at the same time, my time is limited. Therefore, convenience and some time savings is important. My thought is that a turret unit would avoid having to remove the nut, take out a die, put a different stage unit in, adjust the height, put...

My next purchase will be reloading equipment. With risk of getting away from my own topic: when I took the NRA course on reloading, we worked with a Dillon progressive press. I was not impressed. I had to hold the case to keep it centered and straight for some steps in the process. My...

Thank you all for the welcome! That is a good read, M'Bogo. I take it from the essay that "magnumizing" the 45 Colt goes only for the Blackhawk and definitely not for the New Vaquero or other Cot SAA clones. Of course now I have to get Elmer Keith's book "Sixguns." With the use of the lead...

I've learned more about 45 Colt here today than I have in years past! I have bookmarked the cowboy45special site. I see that most bullets are cast lead. Do you have much of a lead fouling issue? Do you lube lead bullets to minimize fouling? I guess this demonstrates that you can teach an old...

Very nice grips on your site, Carl! Some of those will be on my list of purchases as soon as I get over purchase of a 1943 M1 Carbine. I've reorganized my basement office to make room for reloading. It will be a few months before I start collecting the reloading equipment (budget issues), but I...

Thank you so much for the rapid and valuable responses! It is a New Vaquero with a serial number starting with 510. I shoot a lot of 45 ACP in 1911 style firearms, so the 45 ACP is a regular part of my ammo supply. The 45 Colt is fairly new to me, and I have exclusively been using the...

My search didn't find any usable info on this topic so, here it is: I have a Blackhawk in 45 Colt with a second, 45 ACP cylinder. Both cylinders work great. I just bought a stainless Vaquero in 45 Colt. My naive hope is that I simply can use the Blackhawk 45 ACP cylinder in the Vaquero so I...