texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
nmmuledeerhunter, Dzia-Dzia, TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed
71989 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,417
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,769
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics537,031
Posts9,719,638
Members86,989
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Reloading 45 Colt - S&W 25-5 #7034154 01/11/18 03:14 PM
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 106
SayHeyKid Offline OP
Woodsman
OP Offline
Woodsman
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 106
Does anyone have preferred bullets to use for the 25-5 with oversized chambers? I’m not looking to win a shooting contest but here these oversized chambers can cause accuracy issues? I hear cast .454 work just fine.

Last edited by SayHeyKid; 01/11/18 09:26 PM.
Re: Reloading 45 Long Colt - S&W 25-5 [Re: SayHeyKid] #7034562 01/11/18 07:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 39,481
R
redchevy Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
R
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 39,481
No experience with oversize chambers, but load lazercast bullets from cabelas in my ruger, they shoot well.


It's hell eatin em live
Re: Reloading 45 Long Colt - S&W 25-5 [Re: SayHeyKid] #7034639 01/11/18 08:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,273
B
blackcoal Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
B
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,273
Oversize chambers on a Smith 25?


The Greatest Enemy of knowledge is not ignorance,
it is the illusion of knowledge.--Stephen Hawking
Re: Reloading 45 Long Colt - S&W 25-5 [Re: blackcoal] #7034715 01/11/18 09:32 PM
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 106
SayHeyKid Offline OP
Woodsman
OP Offline
Woodsman
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 106
Originally Posted By: blackcoal
Oversize chambers on a Smith 25?


Yes, this seems pretty common in the N8xxxxx serial numbers and specially for the 25-5. It seems to cause accuracy issues, which may not matter a heck of a lot if you’re just punching paper. I dropped a .451 (used for 45ACP but I don’t have .452 or larger bullets or something to accurately measure the chamber throat) diameter bullet through the cylinder and it went right through.


Last edited by SayHeyKid; 01/11/18 09:40 PM.
Re: Reloading 45 Long Colt - S&W 25-5 [Re: SayHeyKid] #7035508 01/12/18 02:47 PM
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 39,481
R
redchevy Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
R
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 39,481
While I've never tried I'm sure you could do the same with my ruger. Have you tried standard .452 with bad results?


It's hell eatin em live
Re: Reloading 45 Long Colt - S&W 25-5 [Re: redchevy] #7038521 01/15/18 02:30 AM
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 106
SayHeyKid Offline OP
Woodsman
OP Offline
Woodsman
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 106
Originally Posted By: redchevy
While I've never tried I'm sure you could do the same with my ruger. Have you tried standard .452 with bad results?


No, I just picked up the gun a couple of weeks ago. I think I’ll buy some factory loads and a also borrow a .452 and .454 bullet from a buddy to drop in the cylinder.

Re: Reloading 45 Long Colt - S&W 25-5 [Re: SayHeyKid] #7038821 01/15/18 02:31 PM
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 680
F
fmrmbmlm Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
F
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 680
As long as they are all the same size should be ok, need to match the bullet to bore diameter. I had to have my Blackhawks cylinders reamed to consistent diameter as they were pretty much all over the place mostly tight. Don't think it is as much a problem with jacketed bullets as it is with cast.

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3