

We also shot these just plinkin shooting standing off hand. 45 ACP copper jacketed or lead bullets but go with. 454C and is suitable for firing in your pistol. This looks like it otta be a great moose huntin round. 45 Long Colt is much easier to load light or heavy, without getting into the 'beat you to death' recoil of the. I put the first two in, had a flyer to the right, let my buddy shoot it and he shot the flyer to the left, I then put the 3rd one in. My handloads gave the best group at just under 2 inches at 15 yards. Firing the milder Federal 45 Colt loads the groups shrank to an average of two inches. Today I bumped it up and it shot like a dream: 454 Casull rounds the groups at 15 yards were right at 4 inches.

454 Casull, which he says is one of his favorite choices for bear defense. Nelson killed one of his charging grizzlies with a. The 454 Casull cartridge developed by Dick Casull and Jack Fulmer in 1957 by lengthening and adding strength to the 45 Colt case was known as the most powerful handgun cartridge during thistime for a short while. 454 is capable of pushing a 300-grain Buffalo Bore bullet at 1650 fps with 1,813 ft.-lbs. 454 Casull is fairly straightforward and trouble-free as long as a few rules are followed. 2 weeks ago I shot a 2 inch 10 shot group with the following loads:įorgot to turn on the chrony for the first 2 shots- duh. One of the more powerful handguns available today, the. Just shooting at 25-30yds to get it dialed in. It still offers enough heft to be able to hold steady and tame the recoil. This thing shoots anything I run through it like no tomorrow. for the 4- and 50 oz for the 6-½, the Ruger Bisley 454 Casull is easy to carry all day in a good belt holster or chest holster.
