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  • 340six

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    Take your pick.
    When I looked a few weeks ago just to see SGAmmo was 55 bucks a, box of 50 thought that was about right. They are my go to place as they ground shipped to me in the past in 2 to 3 days at my door.
    I think I still have a few boxes factory stuff here.
    Long time ago I bought 1000 new brass from Starline and a new old stock Lyman mold.
    Worked up loads one for RedDot and one for Unique both shot better than factory.
    Talking to others most reloaded due to cost of factory ammo. And my ammo was cleaner shooting and hit the mark better.
    If you ever go that route of reloading get Starline Brass.
    They really lasted in target loads of 45 Colt. Starline states made to withstand the heavy 45 Colt loads that are 44 Mag pressures in the Ruger T/C guns.
     
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    bigsk

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    45 Long Colt is really just a nickname. The majority of ammunition manufacturers stamp their cases with “45 Colt” as do the majority of firearm manufacturers mark their firearms with the same. The reason for this is because .45 COLT is the official name used by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI). The term "Long Colt" came into use when there was a choice to shoot the shorter .45 Smith and Wesson cartridge designed for the S&W M1875 Schofield in Colt revolvers. Gone by the 1940s until Cowboy Action revived it.
     

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