25acp loads
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rcmodel
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I have never tried reloading .25 ACP.
My fingers aren't small enough.
Lyman #49 says 1.4 Bullseye / 50 grain Hornady FMJ is potentially most accurate.
But Hornady has discontinued the .25 ACP bullet line.
So I don't know where to get bullets.
rc
My fingers aren't small enough.
Lyman #49 says 1.4 Bullseye / 50 grain Hornady FMJ is potentially most accurate.
But Hornady has discontinued the .25 ACP bullet line.
So I don't know where to get bullets.
rc
moxie
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Midway has 3 different kinds, all in stock:
http://www.midwayusa.com/find?sortby=1&itemsperpage=20&newcategorydimensionid=6261&
http://www.midwayusa.com/find?sortby=1&itemsperpage=20&newcategorydimensionid=6261&
Chris-bob
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A great, older recipe.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=603467&highlight=25+auto
I have yet to try this, but I have it saved for future reference.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=603467&highlight=25+auto
I have yet to try this, but I have it saved for future reference.
I load my 25 ACP with AA #2, very fine ball type powder that will meter 1.5gr accurately out of my powder measure, 231 would not.
I also have data from Ramshot for their ball powders, Competition, Zip and True Blue, but I haven't tried them yet.
I also have data from Ramshot for their ball powders, Competition, Zip and True Blue, but I haven't tried them yet.
Certaindeaf
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Dippers work good for tiny amounts with even "odd" powders. Perhaps trust but for sure verify.
Certaindeaf
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Give them a tiny start, lower the ram and rotate the cartridge 180. Should be better.
Give them a tiny start, lower the ram and rotate the cartridge 180. Should be better.
Clark
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CAUTION: The following post includes loading data beyond currently published maximums for this cartridge. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The High Road, nor the staff of THR assume any liability for any damage or injury resulting from use of this information
I think the most common load is 1.3 gr Bullseye, 50 gr FMJ
That penetrates 250 pages in the phone book.
If I work up from there to 3.2 gr, it penetrates 770 pages, but is still wimpy.
I cannot go any higher, as the case is full of powder.
If I switch to Power Pistol [a denser powder] it is ok up to 5.5 gr but at 6 gr sometimes the primer falls out.
With 4 gr Power Pistol, the recoil is about as bad as most people can stand it for one or two shots. I have shot 5.5 gr again and again just to show I can take the pain and noise.
I also worked up loads with AA#5, HS-6, and 800X, in addition to Bullseye and Power Pistol.
Power Pistol is still the best.
I get the same results in a Colt or a Beretta, but the Vesta 25acp has a sloppy firing pin fit, and will pierce primers between 2 and 2.75 gr Bullseye. That is a worthless pistol compared to the Colt 1908 and Beretta 950
I think the most common load is 1.3 gr Bullseye, 50 gr FMJ
That penetrates 250 pages in the phone book.
If I work up from there to 3.2 gr, it penetrates 770 pages, but is still wimpy.
I cannot go any higher, as the case is full of powder.
If I switch to Power Pistol [a denser powder] it is ok up to 5.5 gr but at 6 gr sometimes the primer falls out.
With 4 gr Power Pistol, the recoil is about as bad as most people can stand it for one or two shots. I have shot 5.5 gr again and again just to show I can take the pain and noise.
I also worked up loads with AA#5, HS-6, and 800X, in addition to Bullseye and Power Pistol.
Power Pistol is still the best.
I get the same results in a Colt or a Beretta, but the Vesta 25acp has a sloppy firing pin fit, and will pierce primers between 2 and 2.75 gr Bullseye. That is a worthless pistol compared to the Colt 1908 and Beretta 950
Hondo 60
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I've been told #3 lead shot is the right size.
Just something to think about.
Just something to think about.
Certaindeaf
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I bet Clark could make those balls go 2000fps.. they'd be just a lead smear in the air though. anyway, holy lolz cow
Clark
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I could, and keep the bullet stable, if Redman kept making 25acp barrel liners.
As it is, I might have to use an Aluminum .25" ID tube.
I have done rifled barrel liner extensions on a couple 22s, but I had to do a tube extension on a 50 cal.
As it is, I might have to use an Aluminum .25" ID tube.
I have done rifled barrel liner extensions on a couple 22s, but I had to do a tube extension on a 50 cal.
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Certaindeaf
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Clark, do you have a blog or something?
Clark, do you have a blog or something?
jdownj
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I have to say I'd probably pay to watch some of this... From a safe distance...
Clark
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If I had a blog, no one would read it.
I have 138 Youtube uploads. That is good for mechanical stuff, but charts of reloading numbers would not do well there.
I have a video "Leupold Zero Point modification" that is 1/2 hour long, and another engineer tells me it helped him fall asleep in a hotel room, when he was on travel. [It is even boring for other engineers.]
But the couple hours I have invested in 25acp experiments boils down to the couple hundred words I posted above here on THR. You read it in less that a minute.
THR is maximum impact and maximum exposure for the little I learned about 25acp.
Certaindeaf
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I hear you.
Well, I pretty much read what you write here with great interest and gritted teeth.
lolz
I hear you.
Well, I pretty much read what you write here with great interest and gritted teeth.
lolz
Certaindeaf
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I think a clue might be "Leupold Zero Point modification". never know though
I think a clue might be "Leupold Zero Point modification". never know though
thecarfarmer
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I think a better question is: 'why not?'
35-50 grain projectiles moving at seven-something hundred FPS leaves just a little bit of room for improvement, doesn't it?
Funny thing, I just got rid of a Beretta 950 (but .22 short version); I'm really fond of my FN 1906. Actually have dies for .25ACP, but haven't loaded any yet. One of the questions I had was how much over the 'recommended' load my pistol would be able to handle over the long haul.
Since I'm fairly new to all this, I'd rather err on the side of caution, than on the side of catching a handgun slide in what's left of my front teeth.
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