Rossi Lever actions +P loads 45 colt

[Lessthanperfect]

Will the Rossi Lever action guns handle the +p Loads of a 45 colt My pistol is a blackhawk in 45 colt. I carry the heavy loads in the mountains and want a lever action for more range that uses the same round.

I read up to 27000 psi but normally around 24-25,000

regular loads are in the 10k range


any other info on the Rossi would be appreciated

[B Strong]

Will the Rossi Lever action guns handle the +p Loads of a 45 colt My pistol is a blackhawk in 45 colt. I carry the heavy loads in the mountains and want a lever action for more range that uses the same round.

I read up to 27000 psi but normally around 24-25,000

regular loads are in the 10k range


any other info on the Rossi would be appreciated

Reserve use of the maximum pressure loads to Marlin levers - the repop Winchesters may take the pressure, but will be subject to excessive wear on the internals.

A friend of mine ran some hot .45 Colt handloads through his Uberti/Cimmarron and experienced battering of the bolt in under 100 rounds.

[Army GI]

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A friend of mine ran some hot .45 Colt handloads through his Uberti/Cimmarron and experienced battering of the bolt in under 100 rounds.

Was it because he was shooting them in a Model 1873?

Reproduction model 1892s are pretty solid and should handle +p 45 Colt. There is plenty of information out there that you can find that talks about 45 Colt +p in '92 actions.

[elSquid]

Rossi makes a 92 in 454 Casull...

http://www.rossiusa.com/product-details.cfm?id=159&category=8&breadcrumbseries=&search=454

If you're interested in some reading...

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/45coltlevergun.htm

-- Michael

[Lessthanperfect]

Im actually interested in the 45 colt to match my sidearm


i prefer a revolver in the mountains to an auto actually had a clip fall out once while in real heavy forest just glad i herd it hit

[TKM]

I have a 92 Puma in 454. It is specially constructed for big scary pressure. 45LC isn't.

It's your face and fingers, do what you want.

[Army GI]

Winchester 94, Marlin 94, and Reproduction '92, rifles can all handle 45 Colt+P. There are many articles online written by prolific gun writers, that show details about their tests with 45 Colt in rifles. Furthermore, I can personally attest that +P loads in a Winchester 94AE are no problem. My favorite load was a 250gr GDHP at 1450fps from a 24" barrel. Not a screamer by any means, but quite powerful for this type of cartridge.

Here are a couple I pulled in a one minute google search:

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/45coltlevergun.htm

http://www.chuckhawks.com/loading_45Colt_rifles.htm