about to start reloading for 45 acp, any good combos?

[futureranger]

im reloading for 45acp because i tried a 1911 22 conversion kit but its not the same. im not made of money so i need something cheap, i was thinking cast lead bullets ($50 for 500 type) but dont have a powder preference. anyone in the same boat and has a good plinking bullet-powder-primer combination? plus i have range pick up brass so i get that free. thanks for the help
-Pat

 

[floydster]

One of my best and cheapest loads is 4 gr. Trailboss pushing a Missouri 230 gr. RN cast with Wolf primers.
Accuarte and fun to shoot.
Floyd

 

[Wilburt]

Missouri Bullets. Either 200 gr SWC or 230 gr RN depending on taste. $34-39 per 500. Plus he gives a THR 5% discount. It's hard to beat W-231 with lead.

 

[dewalt-2]

Yep... W231 or Bullseye both work great.

 

[testar77]

Lead 200gr swc 4gr of Bullseye, works great and VERY accurate

 

[Sam1911]

200 gr. SWC and either 4.3 gr. Clays or 4.9 gr. of American Select.

Both cheap, clean, and accurate. Each makes 825-850 fps out of a 5" gov't model.

-Sam

 

[Bass Ackwardz]

A cheaper alternative for powder would be Unique. At $20 a pound or cheaper, I really like it for .45 ACP.

Bass

 

[tiger rag]

Like Bass ack says very versitle and cost effective

 

[GIJOEL]

i've been shooting 200gr SWC over 4.8 gr of win 231 or hp-38 (some stores sell one or the other cheaper).

 

[futureranger]

hey thanks for all the help guys how do i get that 5% off deal?

 

[Walkalong]

Yep. W-231 and lead. A win win combination.

 

[Offfhand]

Whatever you choose, just keep in mind that more tournaments (the serious kind) have been won with Bullseye loads than all other powders put together.

 

[cmgred]

Search This forum For Missouri Bullet Discount, you'll find the code to enter at checkout. It's been recently changed, but its published at THR.

 

[tsublake]

I've just started using Titegroup with 200gr SWC. The last set I loaded with 5.4 grs and they and much more fun to shoot than 230 gr fmj store bought rounds.

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

I have used HS-6 in my .45 for a few years now. Pretty good powder and fairly easy to find on the shelves since it's technically a shotgun powder. Nosler has load data for it if you need a reference.

 

[Marlin 45 carbine]

all good tips here, I'll have to be the oddball that prefers Red Dot for cast slugs after useing BE for years.

 

[mineralman55]

Nothing oddball about Red Dot. It's clean burning, fast burning, and incredibly versatile in a variety of centerfire pistol cartridges. Don't use it for magnum loads, just light to medium strength loads. I like 4.7-5.1 grains for 200 LSWC 45ACP. Very accurate.

 

[Steve 48]

4.3 grs of clays behind a 200 gr round nose for practice is very accurate in my Springfield 1911.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I load 5.5gr W231 under a 230gr LRN or FMJ bullet.
W231 = HP-38 so buy the one you can find or is cheaper.

-I've used AA#5 and it works well but I usually use it only with JHP bullets. (it's slower than W231 and the ammo is a little hotter)
-Bullseye is another very popular powder for the .45 Auto and with good reason.
-I've tried Clays and it will produce accurate ammo but I don't like the way Clays meters. Clays can also quickly spike pressures if just slightly overloaded. (so the poor metering can be a problem)
-Even though I'm a huge HS-6 fan I don't use it for the .45 Auto. HS-6 works best up in the higher pressure ranges and the .45 Auto is a low pressure round.
-I'm not a fan of Unique but not because it doesn't work but because it doesn't meter well and it's fairly dirty.

If you want to save some money there's nothing wrong with a 200gr LRN or SWC bullet for the .45 Auto.