[Jim, West PA]

I will be casting for my LC with a LEE mold #90570, 160 fp bullet but can't find no loading data for this bullet.
Does anyone know of a source for this data?

[mackg]

http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

Be very cautious about double loads. And let us know about your results, I'm curious about that (liiight) bullet.

Good Shooting.

[rcmodel]

Hodgdon data center has it.

http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

That is an awful light bullet for .45 Colt.
If you have a fixed sight gun, it will shoot way low.


rc

[41 Mag]

Not long ago I was in a similar situation. I did quite a bit of reading up on the loads and for the most part settled on the 250'ish grain bullets. In doing so, I found that the information, data, and testing provided on the following link pretty much proved out what I was looking for,
John Limbaugh's Custom Sixguns (http://www.customsixguns.com/writings.htm)

I agree with the others on the lighter bullet. Unless your looking for a specific reason to shoot that particular one, I would urge you to look into the medium weight bullets, using the faster powders and you will find that they have very tolerable recoil with excellent accuracy.

I found that a load for HS-6, mentioned on Limbaugh's site in the "Dissolving the Myth" article, was just the ticket using the Lee TL255 RF. It cast right at 260grs from my alloy and will easily shoot 2" groups from a rest at 50yds. It is also a VERY mild load and can easily be shoot all day at the range. I chose his personal load of 13grs for the 260gr weight and it is awesome from my Redhawk.

Hope this helps.

[Jim, West PA]

Thank you mackg, rcmodel and 41 Mag. This is exactly the kind of info i am lookin for.
I will heed the advice from all 3 of you folks and go with the heavier bullets.
I will surely post my results up tho it may take a spell because i now have to order different molds.
Again, thank you all for your time and responses. Jim

[dagger dog]

Lee's Modern Reloading Second Edition (revised), shows 11 different powder loads for a 160 gr.lead bullet.

Let me know what powders you have and I'll pm you the data.

I shoot 2 Lee moulds in 45 Colt, the 255 RNFP drops about 260-262 the 252 gr SWC drops 255-257 both with straight clip on wheelweights. Both shoot higher than the adjustable sights on my 4 5/8th inch Blackhawk will compensate for.

[mackg]

We could have been a little more dissert :).
The 160 grainer is a Cowboy Action bullet, not a target one. But who knows, if your gun is very light, you might like it.
After all quite a few shooters shoot gallery loads with round balls in .44 Mag and .45 Colt; these weight about 120 and 140 grains and can be quite accurate.

[Jim, West PA]

Thanx DaggerDog and mackg, i found the data i need on a site called M.D. Smith's reloading pages. I will try that data for now and get in touch if i need to venture any further.
I am sure i'll be back tho. I'm relearnin this stuff all over and need all the experienced advice i can get.

[Hunt480]

Not long ago I was in a similar situation. I did quite a bit of reading up on the loads and for the most part settled on the 250'ish grain bullets. In doing so, I found that the information, data, and testing provided on the following link pretty much proved out what I was looking for,
John Limbaugh's Custom Sixguns

I agree with the others on the lighter bullet. Unless your looking for a specific reason to shoot that particular one, I would urge you to look into the medium weight bullets, using the faster powders and you will find that they have very tolerable recoil with excellent accuracy.

I found that a load for HS-6, mentioned on Limbaugh's site in the "Dissolving the Myth" article, was just the ticket using the Lee TL255 RF. It cast right at 260grs from my alloy and will easily shoot 2" groups from a rest at 50yds. It is also a VERY mild load and can easily be shoot all day at the range. I chose his personal load of 13grs for the 260gr weight and it is awesome from my Redhawk.


41 mag..Thats some excellent reading...The common sense look at Handgun Huinting speaks well of the 45 too...I'm liking the standard pressure 45 loads these days for same reasons as Linbaugh says its enough gun. Its such a good shooter and accuracy is excellant. I'm over the arm twistin loads in anything these days...just can't beat that regulation 45 Colt...

[ArchAngelCD]

I use W231 and HS-6 for most of my .45 Colt loads. Even though I'm a big fan of W231 I'm using more and more HS-6 for standard pressure .45 Colt loads because it's extremely accurate in that application.

AA#5 is also a good choice for the .45 Colt as is Universal and Unique.

[FROGO207]

Might also want to try Trail Boss with lead bullets in that 45 colt. I like the way it fills the case with respect to preventing double charges. IMR has instructions how to determine max load for a cartridge if no data exists. Also I download from the data with good results in several calibers.

[mackg]

Similar thread on an other Forum. The shooter had split cases with 231 and that 160gr bullet, blaming powder position (post 11):

http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/handloading-reloading/131158-45-colt-ultra-lite-bullet-data-needed.html