Old Jim's 45LC loads

[Old Jim]

Heres the old Ruger surronded by some friends. Those bullets are Creeker's .45x265 Keith bullets. Mighty fine stuff

[Don McDowell]

What you using for powder? I've taken a real liking to 12 grs of bludot with those bullets.

[Old Jim]

Started with 8 gr. of Unique, but will try the BluDot also. For full charge loads I sorta like H-110!

[Don McDowell]

Neat thing about the bludot, it gives +p velocity without the high pressure of 110/296

[Lumpy Grits]

Blue Dot is the cleanest burning powder I have ever used.
Great powder for 9mm & .40 S&W.
Gary

[Rick Mulhern]

38 grs. Goex 3F with a 250 gr. Keith SWC makes the .45 SA sit up and holler real good! You boys shootin that SP....are missing something!

[Don McDowell]

Really not missing it. That bludot load out runs the bp load by 50+ fps, delivers a little better accuracy, and does it at the same pressure...
Shooting the bp is fun tho, but just not an everyday type of deal.

[Ironramrod]

Guys, I've never shot BP in a cartridge revolver, and would like to know how often it's necessary to completely disassemble the gun to clean up the interior parts? I shoot a couple of percussion revolvers, and disassemble them every day I shoot them. Not a big job, but needed in those guns. Thanks.

Regards
IR

[Lumpy Grits]

The following is what I do it after each SASS match I shoot.
Handguns- Remove grips and FLUSH with Windex multisurface w/VINEGAR. Blow out with compressed air. Use your favorite spray lube, blow it out and put the grips back on.
Leverrifle-remove buttstock and do the same as'hanguns'.
Shotgun is the same as rifle.
Do NOT, lube with a 'dino' based lube.
Do NOT, use a smokeless bullet lube with BP.
"Borebutter", is a very good lube for BP guns.
I use Eezox, for everydangthing ...
Gary

[Tombstone 71]

Gary I shoot sass and also take the grips off my rugers and blow them out with compressed air. But watch out, there is a cross pin that you can blow out with the grips off. I did that 12 years ago in a big machine shop and never found it.:

Tim