Missouri Bullets 230 LRN .451?

[Jonzer77]

I just recently bought a couple boxes of Missouri Bullets 230 LRN, a box of their xd bullets, and a box of the new flathead bullets. When I loaded up a bunch of the 230 LRN with 4.6 grains of 231 for my colt 1911 I got a good amount of leading in the barrel right at the front of the barrel. When I measured the bullets they measured .451, and then I measured the xd bullets and they measured the same when they are supposed to be .452. When I measured the flathead bullets they measured .452 like the box says. The only lead bullets I have used in my colt were some 200 gr swc from oregon trail and I didn't have a single problem with lead because they were .452. Does this seem normal because I thought lead bullets are supposed to be bigger then jacketed rounds to avoid leading? Thank you for any input in advance guys!

 

[Cherokee]

Was the box marked with the size ? See if you can return them, or load them a little heavier, yours is a light load, to see if they will expand to fill the bore.

 

[Jonzer77]

Yeah they are marked .452. I am still waiting on my chronograph before I start really upping the load. I have shot 5.0 grains of 231 but I seemed like the lighter load. I will have to email them, I emailed them a few times when I placed the order and they responded pretty quickly and were very nice.

 

[918v]

Did you call Missouri Bullets to rectify this issue before posting here?

 

[Jonzer77]

If you look at my last post I said "I will e-mail them." I just thought it was off that 3 of the 4 boxes I ordered measured at .451 and it is the first time I have ever ordered from them so I was curious if this was normal and wanted to know other peoples opinions.

 

[918v]

Obviously, it is not normal.

 

[Jonzer77]

Well thank you for your reply

 

[ljnowell]

Nope thats not normal. Brad from Missouri Bullet will fix you right up though, no need to sweat it at all! In fact, I wouldnt be surprised to see him amble on in here on this thread. Either way, let him know, he will fix it.

 

[Jonzer77]

Awesome, I wasn't too worried, just wanted to know other peoples experiences.

 

[Jonzer77]

I e-mailed Brad about it and he sent out new bullets without a problem and is sending me labels to ship the old ones back. Great Customer service!!!

 

[LiveLife]

Welcome to THR.

IDP #4 XD is 200 gr RNFP bullet and we have discussed on previous THR threads that 5.0 gr of W231/HP38 works well at 1.195" OAL (seated
at the crimp groove). For me, this load produces comparable accuracy to my 200 gr SWC load with same 5.0 gr of W231/HP38 at 1.260" OAL.

Give it a try and let us know how it does.

Flahead is 225 gr TCFP and I just use 230 gr load data.

 

[918v]

Yup.

The best load for my M9 was a .358" 125gr lead TC meant for a 38 loaded on top of 4.1grs of 231 at an OAL of 1.050". It would shoot 1" or better at 15 yards and was very very pleasant. No leading either.

 

[Sam1911]

Glad the issue is solved!