Originally Posted by Oregon45
Originally Posted by EdM
13 grs of HS-6 and the RCBS 270 SAA (goes 283 grs as purchased) goes a bit over 1000 fps in my 4" 25-5. A a fairly mild load that will do all I will ever need from the combo. That bullet has become my go to in my 45 Colt's.


+1. This load should handle almost any hunting chore. If you need more, there's always the .475's and .500's.


actually this is shown in pearce's article, and the above load is splitting the deck between low and high on the suggested charge of the named powder. It is in the 20,000 psi category.


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