targetshooter
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Is there anything wrong with loading below the starting load for metalic pistol cartridges PROVIDED - ignition is always reliable and complete, there's a consistent report, and a clean hole through the target ?
For instance, I load 125 gr. Flat Nose and 148 gr. D.E.W.C. with 2.7 - 2.8 gr of Bulleye. This is well below the suggested starting load in all of the Reloading Manuals I've consulted. But it sure is a nice shooting round and cuts a clean hole at 25 yards.
Similarly, I load 200 gr L.S.W.C.'s for my 1911 with only 4.5 gr. of W231 or HP38. They cycle the firearm just fine (with a 14# recoil spring) and chrono at about 750.
Thanks,
john
For instance, I load 125 gr. Flat Nose and 148 gr. D.E.W.C. with 2.7 - 2.8 gr of Bulleye. This is well below the suggested starting load in all of the Reloading Manuals I've consulted. But it sure is a nice shooting round and cuts a clean hole at 25 yards.
Similarly, I load 200 gr L.S.W.C.'s for my 1911 with only 4.5 gr. of W231 or HP38. They cycle the firearm just fine (with a 14# recoil spring) and chrono at about 750.
Thanks,
john