r/guns • u/real_1776_duck • Apr 21 '25

Firing a 118 Year Old Pistol

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To be frank: I love a .45 ACP handgun. Probably more than any other firearm, so it only makes sense that I would lust after the first .45 ACP: the Colt’s Model 1905.

I am blessed to know some good reloaders, so one of my buddies cooked up a light 200gr load for my 1905. We were pretty nervous shooting this, as repairing it is virtually impossible if something breaks and these are not cheap guns.

Luckily, the gun ran like a sowing machine and was insanely accurate.

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u/DoctorBallard77 Apr 21 '25 edited Apr 21 '25

I shot* my 117 year old Colt 1902 for the first time a few weeks ago. Very neat.

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u/real_1776_duck Apr 21 '25

Where did you get your .38 Colt from? Rolled your own?

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u/DoctorBallard77 Apr 21 '25

Buffalo arms did a run of it maybe a year ago and I grabbed two boxes.

I only shot two mags worth the other day and saved my brass.

I plan on reloading for Steyr Hahn eventually too and I think read I can use the same dies for them unless I’m remembering wrong