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Originally Posted by 318is_Parabellum
You *can* use certain .45 ACP loads in these pistols... As the FMJ .45 ACP OAL is a bit longer than the .455, mild loads with a .45 hollowpoint bullets will work. Given the fact that these W & S .455 self-loaders are 100 years old, I would be cautious in using factory loaded .45 ACP in the old girl. Modern ammo may very well prove to be too much! If I had one, I wouldn't be afraid to try some Remington UMC green box .45 ACP in it, as Remington UMC green box pistol ammo is rather underpowered compared to say, Federal.
ETA: Yours may well be entirely too nice to try the above. Mild handloads in .45 ACP with a hollowpoint would be the way to go, IMHO.
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Hi Parabellum: I've got several of the original WII issue 7-packets .455 Eley MKI ammo on the way so may try a magazine of those in the old gal with the proper ammo and reload the brass.