DHart
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I read something on a forum somewhere recently that just didn't sit quite right with me, but perhaps I'm missing something. I forget where I read it, but the writer made a statement something to the effect that PowerPistol is such a "hot" powder that one should use shok-buffs in a 1911 if you load with this powder.
What seemed wrong to me was that if the ammo was loaded to the same velocity for the same bullet weight as another (less "potent") powder in a different loading, wouldn't the wear on the gun be the same?
Or could it be that the writer meant that PowerPistol burns quicker than "typical" .45 acp powders and creates more sudden slide movement... I don't know... I'm just grasping at straws here trying to understand why he would state that PowerPistol might be cause more slide battering issues in a .45 than other powders.
I don't use shok-buffs and I was planning to begin reloading my .45 acp cases with PowerPistol, in the neighborhood of 7.6 gr., pushing 230 gr. Golden Saber bullets to something like 880-900 fps. Would this PowerPistol loading be any more punishing on my 1911's than a different powder which pushes the same bullet at the same speed?
What are the most preferred powders use in reloading for .45 acp?
What seemed wrong to me was that if the ammo was loaded to the same velocity for the same bullet weight as another (less "potent") powder in a different loading, wouldn't the wear on the gun be the same?
Or could it be that the writer meant that PowerPistol burns quicker than "typical" .45 acp powders and creates more sudden slide movement... I don't know... I'm just grasping at straws here trying to understand why he would state that PowerPistol might be cause more slide battering issues in a .45 than other powders.
I don't use shok-buffs and I was planning to begin reloading my .45 acp cases with PowerPistol, in the neighborhood of 7.6 gr., pushing 230 gr. Golden Saber bullets to something like 880-900 fps. Would this PowerPistol loading be any more punishing on my 1911's than a different powder which pushes the same bullet at the same speed?
What are the most preferred powders use in reloading for .45 acp?