Making the .45 Xtra Short.............

[Bob Wright]

I use my bandsaw to cut .45 Colt cases to approximate length. Here is a jig I made to hold five cases for cutting:



The block of wood is .845" thick birch, about 1 1/2" thick, eight or nine inches in length. I drilled five 5/8" dia. holes for the brass. This allows the rim to serve as a stop.

The case head side:



And other side:




Running through the bandsaw. USE A PUSH BLOCK, EYE PROTECTION, AND EAR PROTECTION!





At this point the case measures about .894" After sawing I neck expand the case again before trimming.



Trimming to .888" case length:



And just to show off, my cigar box case trimmer accessories case:




That's it.

Bob Wright

 

[Jimbo357mag]

...aaaaaaaaaah yes the 45 colt special. Nice work Mr Wright.

 

[Bob Wright]

...aaaaaaaaaah yes the 45 colt special. Nice work Mr Wright.

I think the .45 Colt Special is copyrighted?



Bob Wright

 

[win1894s]

That is the Wright stuff. Thanks for posting

 

[Greebe]

So will you shoot it in a .45 Colt cylinder?

 

[BoggusDeal]

So will you shoot it in a .45 Colt cylinder?

Yes, it will.

 

[Hondo44]

Cool, Bob, you got it down to a science!

 

[Bob Wright]

So will you shoot it in a .45 Colt cylinder?

No, except for comparison. Main idea was to use in my ACP cylinders.

Bob Wright

 

[Hondo44]

So will you shoot it in a .45 Colt cylinder?

I do, don't have an ACP cylinder. I used to shoot ACP cases in my Ruger 45 Colt cylinders with a thinned down modified S&W moon clip by removing cylinder. It's actually a faster unload/reload in a SA with a preloaded moon clip. But we didn't have to reload on the clock for CAS shooting. So the only advantage was for a self defense carry reload.

 

[dixie884]

Kewl.........

 

[SATCOM]

Mr. Wright,

You are the most organized person that I have ever seen.

SATCOM

 

[Bayouhunter]

Very nice I just bought the new Bisley 45LC/ACP just so I would have an easy reduced load with out half loading the Long Colt cases I'll save them for hunting. If I did it have that ACP option I would be sawing up some LC Brass. Great post I will not forget as I have saved the info. Thank you

 

[protoolman]

I just cheated and bought a huge bag of Adirondack Jack's .45 cowboy specials several years ago. Are they not available now?

 

[Biggfoot44]

Nope.

 

[veeman]

Not from Starline, but are available at American Cowboy Ammo. http://acammo.com/ That's where I got mine.