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<blockquote data-quote="EKing" data-source="post: 3330617" data-attributes="member: 43282"><p>Even new brass must go through the sizing die. That stuff makes a long trip from the factory to your hands - no way every case mouth is perfectly round and ready to seat a bullet. Plus, they don't do any inside/outside case mouth chamfering at the factory so the new brass should be given that treatment as well. </p><p></p><p>Your Lee dies will size the brass down a long way. You'll see what I mean when you start seating bullets. You might consider only half sizing your 45 Colt brass. It's a pain, it adds more steps, but some people love it.</p><p></p><p>Keep your loads in the middle of the published range for the Colt section. I don't recommend using the "Ruger only section" The Blackhawk is a strong gun, but some of those "Ruger" sections specifically state that they are meant for the Redhawk or Super Redhawk. Those are big heavy guns. I stay in the "regular" or "Colt" section and start my loads in the middle of the recommended range and work up from there. You'll find when firing at the range that even the "weak" Colt only loads are plenty powerful and lots of fun when ringing steel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EKing, post: 3330617, member: 43282"] Even new brass must go through the sizing die. That stuff makes a long trip from the factory to your hands - no way every case mouth is perfectly round and ready to seat a bullet. Plus, they don't do any inside/outside case mouth chamfering at the factory so the new brass should be given that treatment as well. Your Lee dies will size the brass down a long way. You'll see what I mean when you start seating bullets. You might consider only half sizing your 45 Colt brass. It's a pain, it adds more steps, but some people love it. Keep your loads in the middle of the published range for the Colt section. I don't recommend using the "Ruger only section" The Blackhawk is a strong gun, but some of those "Ruger" sections specifically state that they are meant for the Redhawk or Super Redhawk. Those are big heavy guns. I stay in the "regular" or "Colt" section and start my loads in the middle of the recommended range and work up from there. You'll find when firing at the range that even the "weak" Colt only loads are plenty powerful and lots of fun when ringing steel. [/QUOTE]
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