Do you load 250gr .452 bullets for your .45 ACP ??

[MinnMooney]

A friend gave me lots of Hornady 250gr, .452 dia., (#4520) jacketed HP's and I don't have a Long Colt but I do have an SA-XD 45 that I'd love to load for.

If I keep the O.A.L. to the 1.275" or less and load light so as not to get a compressed load, should that work?

Hornady told me that I can load either .451 or .452 dia bullets but that the #4520 was made for the colt revolver and he didn't know if I'd have a feeding problem or compressed load problem.

I can't find any load data for the 250gr XTP bullet in the .45 ACP either.

Can anyone help me out here?

 

[Walkalong]

I used to shoot 250 Gr TrFP's from Ranier in .45 ACP all the time. Shot great. I loaded them at 1.215 O.A.L.

 

[MinnMooney]

Load data?

Walkalong, Ya don't happen to remember the load data do ya?

 

[Walkalong]

PM sent

 

[MinnMooney]

Thanks, Walkalong

Those load recipes should work just fine. Thank you for looking them up for me. I really didn't want to have to sell all of those 250grain'rs 'cause then I'd feel obligated to give the money to my buddy. ha

 

[G33InMyPocket]

The Lee book has data for 250 grain jacketed bullets in 45acp. Accurate #2,#5,#7,#9,and Solo 1000 powders.