jhei88
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I would like to start reloading .45 acp using hogdon hs-6 and hp-38, and 230 grain hornady fmj rn bullets but cant seem to find any data for it? Can i us the hornady 230 grain fmj fp data?
No, this is not recommended as it may cause feeding/chambering issues or the nose/bearing surface of the bullet to come in contact with the start of rifling depending on the "ogive" of the bullet.J_McLeod said:My preferred solution is to always seat the bullet at least .010 longer than the OAL listed in the data. That way I know my load will be safe even with the differences in the mixed brass I use.
Thanks for the correction, you make a good point. It does work for me, but I know what works in my guns. It may not work for everyone.No, this is not recommended as it may cause feeding/chambering issues or the nose/bearing surface of the bullet to come in contact with the start of rifling depending on the "ogive" of the bullet.
With any new bullet, you should always determine the Max OAL (that will not allow the bullet nose/bearing surface of the bullet to hit the rifling) and Ideal OAL (that will reliably feed/chamber from the magazine when the slide is manually released).
Once you determined the Max/Ideal OAL, then you should conduct a full powder work up using published start-to-max load data or 10% below max if load data only shows max charge (I will load 10 rounds of each .1-.2 gr incremental charges). If my OAL is shorter than published load data and/or the base of the bullet is seated deeper in the case neck due to different nose profile/longer base, I will start .2-.3 gr below start charge.
Consistent chamber pressures will translate to consistent muzzle velocities which will result in more accurate shot groups. If you do not have a chrono or can't use one because you shoot at indoor ranges, you can use accuracy trends when conducting your powder work up. For most powders, accuracy will improve (trend) as you approach mid-to-max powder charges from start. When I conduct my powder work up, I will first note the charge that will reliably cycle the slide of the pistol then note the charges that produce accurate shot groups. Depending on the powder/burn rate, you may end up with an accurate target load at mid-high range load data and/or accurate full-power load at near/max load data.
Sorry im still not completely getting this, I understand how to figure the max oal and i understand the ideal oal, but i dont know were to go from there? I Still dont know if that sets the bullet deep enough or to deep, or were to start with my powder to safely work it up