TTv2
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I bought some 230 grain Berry's RN bullets meant for .45 ACP, but intend to use them in .45 Colt. There's no load data in any of my manuals or on Hodgdon's website for this bullet in .45 Colt, so I'm a bit unsure how deep to seat the bullet. Right now I'm working on a low end Ruger only load for my Redhawk using 8 grains of Titegroup, which is the starting load Hodgdon lists for a hot .45 Colt load. Long story short, I'm trying to get anywhere from 950 to 1000 fps w/ this bullet out of my 4 inch Redhawk.
I chose Titegroup because it's a powder I have, but also according to Hodgdon's data 8gr of it with a 225 or 240 grain bullet would run 1000-1050 from a 7 inch barrel, so 3 inches less barrel should get me between 900 to 975.
Anyway, I measured the case and bullet and my OAL is 1.700" and I have about .220" of bullet in the case. Is that seated deep enough?
Sine Titegroup isn't position sensitive, I figure it should be okay. Thoughts?
I chose Titegroup because it's a powder I have, but also according to Hodgdon's data 8gr of it with a 225 or 240 grain bullet would run 1000-1050 from a 7 inch barrel, so 3 inches less barrel should get me between 900 to 975.
Anyway, I measured the case and bullet and my OAL is 1.700" and I have about .220" of bullet in the case. Is that seated deep enough?
Sine Titegroup isn't position sensitive, I figure it should be okay. Thoughts?