Confusion loading .45 with 5 grains tite group?

[LiveLife]

There are many who compete with 9mm major power factor loads but they have done their careful load development using THEIR match pistols/barrels.

Just because you read someone else post on the "internet" gun forum that they shoot over max loads and so you should also without disclosing the workup that's required for YOUR pistol/barrel is irresponsible and not High Road. What if their reloading equipment/practice was such that their loads were .2-.3 gr lighter than actual and your equipment/practice was .2-.3 gr heavier (variations do exist whether wqe like it or not). Then you could be basing your safety on potentially faulty information.

Do you really KNOW that your charges are 5.0 gr or is that what your "consumer" grade scale shows ... I consider even my Ohaus 10-10 scale to be within .1 gr of accuracy which means it could vary the measurements by .1 gr. Sum of our reloading equipment/components/practices may result in variations of powder charges/OAL that may significantly increrase the chamber pressure when the reloaded rounds are fired. For these reasons, I like to use mid-high range load data to give me some buffer "head room". WQhen I do use near/max load data, I carefully do my load workup.

Just because there are experienced race car drivers who can go faster than 200 mph does not mean I want to go that fast. Can I get in the same race car and go over 200 mph? I probably can but I probably will have difficulty making my first banking turn.

Be safe.

 

[Akeva41]

@ Rhinodefense Absolutely, it was a bonehead move and I am really grateful for the reloading advise. Accepted check, learned check, moved on, yes I even got that to. Ok with some of the piling on that can come with admitting a mistake and asking for help..... not so much, it kind of makes you NOT want to seek help from the experienced reloaders on this site if you know that other people are going to get there kicks in. Saying you don't want to do something and then doing it anyway is really condescending in my book. I mean why not " Hey Akeva make sure you don't forget to look at........" instead of quoting, condescending remark, then good advise. @ BDS and Walkalong Thank again for the good advice gentlemen!

 

[LiveLife]

Duplicate.

 

[RhinoDefense]

When posting on Internet forums, thick skin is required. A lot of people that run their mouth truly are inexperienced and don't really know what they are talking about. Don't let them (or anyone) get to you.

 

[ljnowell]

(somehow got 454 casul brass trying to reload .45 colt, if it wasn't for the fact me and my buddies measure darn near every round, we wouldn't have caught it as they are very similar).

I don't think there would havebeen any danger, you never would have got that casul brass in your 45colt.

 

[helotaxi]

According to Hornady #7, that is below the max load in their test barrel.

Would I just blindly go with that load without working it up, no. Is it likely perfectly safe, yes.

 

[psyshack]

Boy I sure am glad god bds lined me out.

 

[ljnowell]

Boy I sure am glad god bds lined me out.

I wish I knew why there was a recent flood of new members with bad attitudes. This is the high road, we adhere to a more strict set of rules than other forums. we also have rules specific to the reloading forum. Its our duty as posters to help educate and not spread bad information.

 

[LiveLife]

ljnowell, +1

Boy I sure am glad god bds lined me out.

I wish I knew why there was a recent flood of new members with bad attitudes. This is the high road, we adhere to a more strict set of rules than other forums. we also have rules specific to the reloading forum. Its our duty as posters to help educate and not spread bad information.

psyshack, relax - you are among friendlies. We had one too many "Funny thing happened at the range ... my gun blew up" threads and sticking to published load data or slightly below to have a bit of buffer "head room" really benefit those new to reloading. Our comments aren't for those experienced dare devil experts.

I certainly have over-max loads and no-longer published loads that I have tested in my pistols/barrels, but I won't post them on THR threads or if I do, will put clear disclaimers along THR forum rules.

I came from other gun forums where blowing up your guns with way over-max loads were treated like rite of passage. I have personally seen too many guns blow up at the range and it certainly don't make anyone's day.

I do believe some of current published load data have some "buffer room" built into their max loads as they are below SAAMI max average pressures, and 5.0 gr of Titegroup probably won't blow up most modern-semi autos at 1.200" OAL, but I prefer to focus on holes on my targets rather than worry about whether I may see hairline cracks on my chamber.

You may be a careful reloader, but I have seen some strange reloading practices by new reloaders ... thinking about them doing what I have seen at near max or over max load data makes me cringe.

Peace.