Howdy:
Looking for a .45ACP hardball duplication(1) load where the powder fills most of the case under a 230gr LRN.
Components:
.45ACP brass, used (most once-fired) separated by head stamp & cleaned
230gr LRN commercial cast bullet
Primer appropriate to the load recipe
Powder TBD
I aim to teach my kids how to reload (single stage then turret) this summer. I have mild & wild revolver loads covered with Trail Boss and 2400. I need a .45ACP hardball-equivalent that has a similar safety factor, case-capacity-wise, to make powder-checking easy and less stressful. Trail Boss just won't make the velocity required for .45ACP hardball. The most popular loads use such teeny-tiny volumes of powder. An accurate load would be nice, but accuracy is not the top objective this go 'round. Learning the skill and safety trumps accuracy at this point.
In addition to the usual tools, I also have my old shooting chrony to test the loads' velocity and SD. Use of that as safety device and load-development device is part of the tutorial.
Y'all's experience is much appreciated.
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My kiddos are starting to shoot me out of house & home. Boy loves him some .45ACP out of my 1911 and .38spl out of my 686. And 6.5x55 out of my Swede. Girl just got the bug for centerfire rifle and is happy to burn up 6.5G by the box after serious shooting (zero-ing & training) is done. Have taught them to scrounge for brass, now we need to take it to the next level.
(1) 230gr LRN at 850fps+/- from 5" bbl 1911
Looking for a .45ACP hardball duplication(1) load where the powder fills most of the case under a 230gr LRN.
Components:
.45ACP brass, used (most once-fired) separated by head stamp & cleaned
230gr LRN commercial cast bullet
Primer appropriate to the load recipe
Powder TBD
I aim to teach my kids how to reload (single stage then turret) this summer. I have mild & wild revolver loads covered with Trail Boss and 2400. I need a .45ACP hardball-equivalent that has a similar safety factor, case-capacity-wise, to make powder-checking easy and less stressful. Trail Boss just won't make the velocity required for .45ACP hardball. The most popular loads use such teeny-tiny volumes of powder. An accurate load would be nice, but accuracy is not the top objective this go 'round. Learning the skill and safety trumps accuracy at this point.
In addition to the usual tools, I also have my old shooting chrony to test the loads' velocity and SD. Use of that as safety device and load-development device is part of the tutorial.
Y'all's experience is much appreciated.
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My kiddos are starting to shoot me out of house & home. Boy loves him some .45ACP out of my 1911 and .38spl out of my 686. And 6.5x55 out of my Swede. Girl just got the bug for centerfire rifle and is happy to burn up 6.5G by the box after serious shooting (zero-ing & training) is done. Have taught them to scrounge for brass, now we need to take it to the next level.
(1) 230gr LRN at 850fps+/- from 5" bbl 1911