Need proven load data.

[Alabama2010]

I bought a box of 500 Magnus Bullet 185gr LSWC (Part No. 801), and would like to load them up. I had already started to work up a load with some 700-x- but I'm out of that now.
I have Bullseye and Red Dot. The closest load data I can find uses a 200gr LSWC though.
Does anyone have some proven load data for 45 ACP 185gr LSWC using either Bulleye or Red Dot that I can use as a jumping off point?
Thanks!

 

[ScratchnDent]

You could email or call Alliant directly. Here is their contact info:

http://www.alliantpowder.com/questions/default.aspx

Their online reloader's guide lists 4.6 and 4.5 grains for Bullseye and Red Dot, respectively, for the 200 gr LSWC. Personally, I would be comfortable using that as a starting point for the lighter 185 gr. bullets.

http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/recipedetail.aspx?gtypeid=1&weight=200&shellid=35&bulletid=62

 

[jmortimer]

This is from Load Data and yet another reason to subscribe to Load Data - 185 grain SWC
Bullseye 4.3 802 fps and 4.8 862 fps
Red Dot 4.5 803 fps and 5.0 868 fps

 

[ranger335v]

"Does anyone have some proven load data for 45 ACP 185gr LSWC using either Bulleye or Red Dot that I can use as a jumping off point?"

The correct "jumping off point" for a reload is a reloading manual.

The Lyman book has more cast bullet data than any other.

 

[Alabama2010]

"Does anyone have some proven load data for 45 ACP 185gr LSWC using either Bulleye or Red Dot that I can use as a jumping off point?"

The correct "jumping off point" for a reload is a reloading manual.

The Lyman book has more cast bullet data than any other.

Thanks for the update genius - I'm not going to buy every single reloading manual on the market. I do have Speer's #14 as well as some data put out by powder manufacturers. None of those had any loading data listed for a 185 grain LSWC. So I asked on the forum. You may want to consider the fact that not everyone has every single loading manual. Additionally, the very point of a forum such as this to ask these types of questions. You crack me up- what are you doing? Do you go around to every thread where someone is asking for some loading data and interject that they need to get a loading manual? Get a life.

 

[howelljeffrey]

Hmmm...the Lyman manual I have (49th Edition) only lists 3 loads for 45 acp cast bullets. Two are 200g and one is 225. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place?