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[Cowboy T]

Poor choice of bullets, IMHO. For one thing, it's over $1 a pop. For another, that bullet is designed for .454 Casull. You could probably get it to expand in .45 Colt "Ruger" loads, but not in anything safe to shoot in a SAA. So you might as well be shooting a FMJ bullet.

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Agreed with everything you said here. Just one addition. Bullseye does work and is OK, but Titegroup's somewhat better than Bullseye for this big case (very slight opposite for .38 Spl). I compared both of them head-to-head during load development for both of these cartridges.

To OP: Remember, for your SAA loads, no matter where you buy them from, S-O-F-T lead is the order of the day.