tango2echo
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I'm not new to reloading but pretty new to the .45LC. I am having trouble with this load. This is a starting load.
New Win brass
Wolf LP primer
5.8gr TrailBoss
Missouri Bullets 200gr HCL RNFP .452 (Cowboy #4)
All the Win brass was sized and checked at 1.25, which is short of the suggested 1.28 trim length, but only by .03. It was then primed and slightly belled.
Problem is, the suggested COL is 1.6. If I seat the bullets that far out then the crimp would be in the wax groove. If I seat them to the cannellure, they are way short.
How much "too short" is too short with this bullet in the .45LC? How much will seating the bullets to the cannellure raise the pressure of this load? Does it matter that much since this is a 8000-9000cup Cowboy Load? Should I just load them to the cannellure?
Thanks a bunch!
t2e
New Win brass
Wolf LP primer
5.8gr TrailBoss
Missouri Bullets 200gr HCL RNFP .452 (Cowboy #4)
All the Win brass was sized and checked at 1.25, which is short of the suggested 1.28 trim length, but only by .03. It was then primed and slightly belled.
Problem is, the suggested COL is 1.6. If I seat the bullets that far out then the crimp would be in the wax groove. If I seat them to the cannellure, they are way short.
How much "too short" is too short with this bullet in the .45LC? How much will seating the bullets to the cannellure raise the pressure of this load? Does it matter that much since this is a 8000-9000cup Cowboy Load? Should I just load them to the cannellure?
Thanks a bunch!
t2e