realmswalker
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quick rundown.
I bought some hodgdon universal clays to load some .45 acp. using federal 150 primers and once fired assorted brass. I looked on the hodgon web site for loading data and they give 5.6 grains and the max load using 230 grain hornady fmj flat point bullets.
I have berrys 230 grain jacketed round nose bullets. I loaded up some rounds with 5.3 grains of hodgdon universal clays and the loads were very weak. They were weak enough to cause jamming in my HK USP full size which will eat anything. I didnt have any squib loads.
So I look in my speer reloading manual and see load data for 230 TMJ with H. Universal, which i assume is hodgon universal powder. the max load being 6.3
So my question is, do bullet brands really make enough difference of having to dial down from 6.3 to 5.6? does the fact that the web site has flat point bullets as their example make that much of a difference in use of grains from round nose bullets of the same weight? and what difference would there be between tmj and fmj and jrn? all being round nose bullets.
thank you for any and all help. and if someone has a good stout load. not max but a few grains below for using 230 grain jacketed RN bullets with hodgon universal, please let me know.
I bought some hodgdon universal clays to load some .45 acp. using federal 150 primers and once fired assorted brass. I looked on the hodgon web site for loading data and they give 5.6 grains and the max load using 230 grain hornady fmj flat point bullets.
I have berrys 230 grain jacketed round nose bullets. I loaded up some rounds with 5.3 grains of hodgdon universal clays and the loads were very weak. They were weak enough to cause jamming in my HK USP full size which will eat anything. I didnt have any squib loads.
So I look in my speer reloading manual and see load data for 230 TMJ with H. Universal, which i assume is hodgon universal powder. the max load being 6.3
So my question is, do bullet brands really make enough difference of having to dial down from 6.3 to 5.6? does the fact that the web site has flat point bullets as their example make that much of a difference in use of grains from round nose bullets of the same weight? and what difference would there be between tmj and fmj and jrn? all being round nose bullets.
thank you for any and all help. and if someone has a good stout load. not max but a few grains below for using 230 grain jacketed RN bullets with hodgon universal, please let me know.