45 Colt – 250 gr RNFP – Black Hills CA (DCB45CLTN1) – 500 Rounds

Cowboy action shooters burn through a lot of 45 Colt, and they want a load that is soft enough for fast strings yet accurate enough to ring every plate. This listing is Black Hills Cowboy Action 45 Colt (also called 45 Long Colt or 45 LC) 250 grain round nose flat point ammo, MPN DCB45CLTN1, sold as a 500 round case for SASS competitors, single action fans, and lever gun owners.

Black Hills rates this load at 725 fps with 292 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. That is a deliberately gentle velocity. Recoil stays light in a heavy single action revolver, follow-up shots come quickly, and the reduced pressure is easy on the shooter during a long match day. The 250 grain round nose flat point profile is the classic shape for the cartridge. The flat meplat is important in lever action rifles with tube magazines, because it keeps the bullet tip from resting on the primer of the round ahead of it. This is a target and competition load, not a hunting or defensive cartridge.

This ammunition fits firearms chambered in 45 Colt, including the Colt Single Action Army, Ruger Vaquero and Blackhawk, Uberti 1873 Cattleman, Cimarron Model P, Taurus Judge, Smith and Wesson Governor, and lever actions such as the Marlin 1894, Henry Big Boy, and Winchester 1892 replicas. A common question is whether 45 Colt and 45 ACP are the same. They are not. 45 Colt is a longer rimmed revolver cartridge, so only fire it in a gun marked 45 Colt or 45 LC. Another common question is whether a light cowboy load is safe in an older revolver. This is a reduced velocity load, but any antique or black powder era frame should be checked by a gunsmith first.

Black Hills DCB45CLTN1 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in Rapid City, South Dakota. Each cartridge uses a reloadable brass case with a boxer primer, which suits shooters who handload for the next match. The case ships as 10 boxes of 50 rounds for 500 total, from a single lot so point of impact stays the same from the first stage to the last.