Light but functional load for 200 gr plated SWC
New to THR. Used to shoot a lot, mostly 1911s, until about 15 years ago. Now am starting to have grandchildren and want to try and regain my former proficiency (but age 65 is not the same as 50!). I have a bunch of .45 ammo that I reloaded back in the day - 200 gr plated SWC in front of 5.5 gr 231 OAL 1.2". I went to the range to qualify with a Colt Combat Elite Enhanced .45 ACP, and discovered that it badly needed a trigger job, so got that done. Went back to qualify again and still couldn't hit much (although at least the trigger worked well!). The consensus of the range instructors was that I needed to start out with a lighter load, so I am thinking of these:
200 gr plated SWC 5.0 gr 231 (will use if it cycles the gun properly)
200 gr plated SWC 5.2 gr 231 (if needed to cycle the gun properly)
Any opinions, helpful suggestions?