dihnen
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I've been reloading 9mm for a while now, and I want to start reloading 45ACP as well. I have Winchester 231 powder, Winchester FMJ 230gr RN bullets, and CCI large pistol primers.
My Lee reloading manual 2nd Ed. lists a min/max of 4.8 and 5.1 for W231 with this bullet. For Hodgdon 38 (which I understood to be the same powder) they list min/max of 4.2 and 5.3. Quite a difference! My 2002 Winchester load data manual from 2002 lists 4.9 and 5.7.
The Hodgdon website lists the following charges for a Hornady FMJ FP, 4.2 and 5.3 for both W231 and HP-38.
It seems like I'd be safe starting at 4.8 and not going higher than 5.1. But with the differences in load data, I was wondering if anyone had some other thoughts or other load data.
My Lee reloading manual 2nd Ed. lists a min/max of 4.8 and 5.1 for W231 with this bullet. For Hodgdon 38 (which I understood to be the same powder) they list min/max of 4.2 and 5.3. Quite a difference! My 2002 Winchester load data manual from 2002 lists 4.9 and 5.7.
The Hodgdon website lists the following charges for a Hornady FMJ FP, 4.2 and 5.3 for both W231 and HP-38.
It seems like I'd be safe starting at 4.8 and not going higher than 5.1. But with the differences in load data, I was wondering if anyone had some other thoughts or other load data.