Alcan AL-5 pistol data

[BAD_KARMA]

Does anyone have any? I have about 5 pounds that looks very good and I can not bring myself to get rid of it. 9mm, 45 acp, 45 colt, 44 mag, 357, 38sp,
45 schofield,

thanks

 

[rcmodel]

All I found after a quick look through old manuals is for hot loads in .38 Spl. & .357 Mag.

Speer #7 (1966) lists:
.38 Spl. 146 gr. Half-Jacket HP
6.0 start - 8.0 Max for 1,079 FPS

.38 Spl. 160 gr. Half-Jacket solid
6.0 start - 7.0 Max. for 994 FPS.

.357 Mag
146 gr. HJ-HP
9.5 start - 10.5 Max for 1,396 FPS.

160 gr. HJ-S
9.0 start - 10.0 Max for 1,267 FPS.

The Max loads would be well over current SAAMI pressure specs!

I think it is too slow for light loads, and too fast for heavy loads in most calibers.

rcmodel

 

[Doug b]

Sierra manuel (1971)

9mm
90gr.jacketed/AL-5
8.0gr. start@1250fps 8.4gr. max @1300 fps

.38special
110grjacketed/AL-5
7.3gr. start@1000fps 8.7gr.max@1150fps

.38special
125gr.jacketed/AL-5
7.1gr.start@900fps 8.7gr.max@1150fps

.38special
150gr.jacketed/AL-5
6.7gr.start@850fps 7.7gr.@1000fps

.38special
158gr.jacketed/AL-5
6.9gr.start@850fps 8.0gr.max@1000fps

.357mag
110gr jacketed/AL-5
9.1gr.start@1300fps 11.6gr.max@1450fps

.357mag
125gr.jacketed/AL-5
8.8gr.start@1250fps 11.1gr.max@1350fps

.357mag
150gr.jacketed/AL-5
8.5gr.start@1100fps 10.0gr.max@1250fps

.357mag
158gr jacketed/AL-5
7.9gr.start@1050fps 9.5gr.max@1150fps

.45ACP
185gr.jacketed/AL-5
7.6gr.start@750fps 10.0gr.max@1000fps
Warning:this data is hot by todays standards,approach slowly.The only data I remember is for 9mm and I never made it to max without flat & cratered primers,but they shot better than the other powders we had at the time.