Has anyone else worked up some loads with CFE Pistol, specifically for .45 acp?
I've been trying to find an accurate, low-recoil load with 200gr plated RN bullets from X-treme, with a c.o.l. of 1.250"
I don't have a chronograph, so I'm I'm not sure what velocities I'm getting, but starting at 6.0gr of CFE Pistol I get really dirty cases and a fair amount of spitting back (unburnt powder?). The load is very accurate out to about 20 yards (about as far as I am accurate shooting unsupported).
I've tested loads up to 6.6gr which still seem to spit a bit, but accuracy also seems to fall off north of 6.4gr.
...this is using CCI large pistol primers, FYI.
Hodgdon load data shows a minimum load of 6.3gr for JHP, but worked my way down to 6.0gr grain by grain to ensure it fired reliably with the plated round nose bullets.
I'm no expert reloader, just hoping someone here my have some suggestions on how to deal with the spitting. As it stands, 6.4gr seems to be the best load ...but still dirty!
The top target shows 10 rounds with 6.4gr at 15 yards (with the two outliers in the upper right). So I'm very happy with the accuracy; not so much the crap hitting me in the face!
Thanks!
I've been trying to find an accurate, low-recoil load with 200gr plated RN bullets from X-treme, with a c.o.l. of 1.250"
I don't have a chronograph, so I'm I'm not sure what velocities I'm getting, but starting at 6.0gr of CFE Pistol I get really dirty cases and a fair amount of spitting back (unburnt powder?). The load is very accurate out to about 20 yards (about as far as I am accurate shooting unsupported).
I've tested loads up to 6.6gr which still seem to spit a bit, but accuracy also seems to fall off north of 6.4gr.
...this is using CCI large pistol primers, FYI.
Hodgdon load data shows a minimum load of 6.3gr for JHP, but worked my way down to 6.0gr grain by grain to ensure it fired reliably with the plated round nose bullets.
I'm no expert reloader, just hoping someone here my have some suggestions on how to deal with the spitting. As it stands, 6.4gr seems to be the best load ...but still dirty!
The top target shows 10 rounds with 6.4gr at 15 yards (with the two outliers in the upper right). So I'm very happy with the accuracy; not so much the crap hitting me in the face!
Thanks!