I don't like the idea of shooting A-MAX bullets over the chrony into the ground
I routinely shoot through my chrono on a target with pistols. Setting it up for a rifle would take a little more time.
I weigh every powder charge before I drop it in a case and .45 ACP
After I make sure the measure is dropping the charge I want, I drop every charge from my Redding 10X automatically on my Projector.
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I have found it fairly easy to get ES numbers under 75 and SD numbers under 30 in .45 ACP, and ES &SD numbers under 50 and 15 are attainable.
AA #2 may be the low ES & SD numbers king in .45 ACP, as well as being clean and accurate.
Like Fred posted, some loads with poor numbers still shoot great. If you are loading for PF, then you will want a fairly small ES though.
Some samples
Load # 16
Ranier 200 Gr SWC @ 1.260 O.A.L.
9.0 Grs AA #5 - Start lower!
WLP Primer
Hot summer day - 4" CDP
Hi-929
Lo-865
Avg-897
ES-64
SD-19
Will shoot through one hole.
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Load # 45
Berrys 185 Gr SWC @ 1.190 O.A.L.
6.2 Grs AA #2
WLP Primer
Hot summer day - 4" CDP
Hi-888
Lo-860
Avg-874 - Lost 38 FPS in a 3" CDP
ES-28
SD-10
Will shoot through one hole.
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Load #56 - This one may do it in a 5" gun Wilburt
Berrys 200 Gr HP @ 1.200 O.A.L.
5.8 Grs AA #2
WLP Primer
Hot summer day - 4" CDP
Hi-829
Lo-807
Avg-821 - Lost 37 FPS from a 3" CDP
ES-22
SD-7
Will shoot through one hole.
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Load # 88
Zero 230 Gr JHP @ 1.245 O.A.L.
?,? Grs AA WST - Lost my notes!
WLP Primer
Hot summer day - 5" 1911
Hi-692
Lo-654
Avg-665
ES-38
SD-14
Very low velocity, but the numbers will only get better with more powder
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Load # 103
Berrys 200 HP @ 1.200 O.A.L.
4.4 Grs N310
WLP Primer
Hot summer day - 5" 1911
Hi-846
Lo-768
Avg-820
ES-78
SD-26
Will shoot through one hole.
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Load # 108
Berrys 200 Gr HP @ 1.200 O.A.L.
4.7 Grs Competition
WLP Primer
93 Degrees - 5" 1911
Hi-860
Lo-827
Avg-841
ES-33
SD-12
Will shoot through one hole.
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Load # 120
Berrys 185 Gr SWC @ 1.190 O.A.L.
4.6 Grs N310
WLP Primer
Hot summer day - 2 5" 1911's
Colt
Hi-913
Lo-848
Avg-876
ES-65
SD-21
Will shoot through one hole.
Caspian/STI
Hi-870
Lo-814
Avg-845
ES-56
SD-16
Will shoot through one hole.
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Load # 122
Berrys 185 Gr SWC @ 1.190 O.A.L.
5.7 Grs N320
WLP Primer
Hot summer day - 2 5" 1911's
Colt
Hi-924
Lo-849
Avg-888
ES-75
SD-23
Will shoot through one hole.
Caspian/STI
Hi-873
Lo-793
Avg-839
ES-80
SD-33
Will shoot through one hole.
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Load # 134
Berrys 200 Gr HP @ 1.200 O.A.L.
4.5 Grs N310
WLP Primer
80 Degrees - 2 5" 1911's
Colt
Hi-865
Lo-808
Avg-831
ES-57
SD-18
Will shoot through one hole.
Caspian/STI
Hi-839
Lo-755
Avg-799
ES-84
SD-23
Will shoot through one hole.
These loads appeared safe in my guns using my load procedure. I probably made at least one typo. There is probably one over max that is not a typo. Use at your own risk. Check manuals and start low, working up, as you all know how to do.