MrCountyCop - You are correct. Please forgive for not properly explaining my process. I do resize with the carbide deprime/resize die in the Lee Pro 1000. I do not trim all my cases yet. That is what I meant. I know that the trimming step will definately help in overall consistency of my ammo but was told that it was not a neccesary step in reloading .45 ACP. Again guys I apologize for the miscommunication and me not being clear. On another note, I did a range test last night. Here were my results. I was using a Glock 21 Gen 4/ Rainier 185 gn flat nose plated/ Win 231 with a 6.4 gn charge. This seems to be the best fit for now. I also tested with Rainier 200 gn round nose plated/ Win 231 with a 5.7 gn charge. I found that with the 200 gn bullet with the lower powder charge had more recoil than the 185 gn with a higher charge. I am assuming that the larger bullet weight was the cause for the higher recoil. I would have thought it would have been the opposite. Anyway, I plan on sticking with the first load for now. It seemed to be fairly accurate. My goal now it just get the most consistent and accurate loads. Thanks for all the pointers guys, any others are always welcome.
Loading 45ACP for a GLOCK??
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Sorry for the confusion.
I had similar experience with Glocks in 9mm. With lighter 115 gr FMJ, I need to push them harder to reliably cycle the slide; but with heavier 124/125 gr FMJ/plated, I can reliably cycle the slide with lower load data. Same holds true for 40S&W in 155 vs 180.
As to recoil, generally heavier bullet will produce less felt recoil for the similar chamber pressures produced. With the heavier 200 gr bullet vs 185 gr, you may find that low to mid 5 gr of W231/HP-38 produce reliable slide cycling with less felt recoil. Of course, a full powder work up will identify exactly what powder charges will reliably cycle the slide while producing accurate shot groups.
I had similar experience with Glocks in 9mm. With lighter 115 gr FMJ, I need to push them harder to reliably cycle the slide; but with heavier 124/125 gr FMJ/plated, I can reliably cycle the slide with lower load data. Same holds true for 40S&W in 155 vs 180.
As to recoil, generally heavier bullet will produce less felt recoil for the similar chamber pressures produced. With the heavier 200 gr bullet vs 185 gr, you may find that low to mid 5 gr of W231/HP-38 produce reliable slide cycling with less felt recoil. Of course, a full powder work up will identify exactly what powder charges will reliably cycle the slide while producing accurate shot groups.
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