185 gr. gold dots and Accurate No. 7

[blindhog1964]

I got some gold dot hp's but don't have the speer manual. Can I use the info for 185 gr jacketed bullet in my Lee's 2nd. It says starting load is 10.8 gr with a OAL of 1.135 which seems short to me. I've loded this bullet using IMR 700x with an OAL of 1.200. If anyone has a speer manual can you give me the starting and max loads for this bullet useing Accurate No. 7 and the OAl,,,Thanks

 

[blindhog1964]

I guess I should add this for a 1911 45ACP

 

[rg1]

Speer 13th Edition:
45 ACP
Speer case
CCI 300 primer
4.4" Sig 220
185 Gold Dot HP---col as tested 1.200"
AA#7 powder start 10.8 at 825 fps---------maximum 12.0 at 947 fps

 

[blindhog1964]

Thanks after posting I found that Lee's 2nd said to use data for the xtp bullet for gold dots but this helps also as it is a little different than Lee's. Thanks again.

The Hog