TamThompson
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Tex,
That's pretty much what I've done. I deliberately chose Blue Dot for my first powder with .45acp, since it's high-volume enough that I would be able to easily see a double charge. (I'd like to go to Titegroup when I get more proficient.)
I weighed about 100 of those reloads on my RCBS 5-0-2 scale, and the most common weight was 330-331 grains. Highest was 323, which is still OK since the Blue Dot range for 230gr FMJ-RN is 8.3 to 9.2 (Lyman.)
I decided that anything under a half-charge was probably dangerous (I've been warned about flash-overs with light charges), so I set a minimum cut-off of 327 grains, and weighed the other 90 as 'go' or 'no go' with the scale at 327. I have 60 bullets to pull. One of them was REALLY suspicious--came in at 260 grains, which I'm still trying to understand.
I am definitely not taking these particular reloads to the IDPA on Saturday, and will follow the advice to slow-fire them at the range. In fact, I'll probably hold off on shooting them at all until my squib rod kit comes from Brownell's (they shipped it yesterday.)
That's pretty much what I've done. I deliberately chose Blue Dot for my first powder with .45acp, since it's high-volume enough that I would be able to easily see a double charge. (I'd like to go to Titegroup when I get more proficient.)
I weighed about 100 of those reloads on my RCBS 5-0-2 scale, and the most common weight was 330-331 grains. Highest was 323, which is still OK since the Blue Dot range for 230gr FMJ-RN is 8.3 to 9.2 (Lyman.)
I decided that anything under a half-charge was probably dangerous (I've been warned about flash-overs with light charges), so I set a minimum cut-off of 327 grains, and weighed the other 90 as 'go' or 'no go' with the scale at 327. I have 60 bullets to pull. One of them was REALLY suspicious--came in at 260 grains, which I'm still trying to understand.
I am definitely not taking these particular reloads to the IDPA on Saturday, and will follow the advice to slow-fire them at the range. In fact, I'll probably hold off on shooting them at all until my squib rod kit comes from Brownell's (they shipped it yesterday.)
