TL452-230-2R Cast Boolit Load Data Help

[dredd]

Disclaimer:
I did a search on this particular Boolit here, but nothing popped up.
The Al Gore Web wasn't a big help either.
I may also suck at searching.


I have started playing with this mold.
It is casting at .452

I want to load for my Spring Field 1911

I have the Sierra, Nosler & Lyman Manuals, but they are currently loaned to a buddy that is on vacation. LOL
If I remember correctly, they do not list the info.

I do not have the Lee Manual.

Is anyone loading for this mold for a 45acp?

OAL is my main question. From searching the 'net, 1.265 / 1.275 seems common.
Of coarse, I would need to "Plunk" the round in my barrel.
Verify Mag length... etc

I currently have Auto Comp that I am using for 230/gr FMJ Ball.
(I have been loading that successfully for quite awhile-thanks to this forum)

I am casting a Boolit about .020 longer than the 230 FMJ's.

Oh... and I have (plan on using) the Lee Liquid Alox.

From what I have seen here so far... do not seat and crimp cast boolits in one operation.

Anyways....
If anyone has any input, I would appreciate it.

Thanks!

 

[mackg]

Leave the first little TL band outside of the case, for the looks, or not... It's just a 230LRN...

I do seat and crimp in one station/die for all calibers and bullets. "Problems" have been in the form of lead slivers, easily solved by crimping less (should be light in rimless autoloaders), or finding a better place to crimp.
It's a matter of timing between the two operations, they should end at the same time.
Set your OAL, bullet in case;
Back the seating plug off;
Adjust the crimp;
Screw the cap back on the ogive + a frog hair of pressure;
Keep a sample if you're planning on loading different bullets, it will help with different seating depths.

 

[plmitch]

I have a six cavity that I use for my 45lc. Nice light plinker. Never tried it in my 1911.

 

[Ifishsum]

I seat them so that just a tiny bit of that top band is visible above the mouth, OAL 1.270-1.275. If it passes the plunk test in your 1911 it should work well. Crimping for .45ACP (all autoloaders really) is more simply smoothing down the flare on the case than it is actually crimping, so it should be easy to seat and crimp in the same step. It's just a matter of setting up the die properly to begin with, so it just kisses the case mouth at the very end of the bullet seating stroke.

That particular bullet feeds well in all 3 of my 1911s seated like that, including the old 1945 Colt USGI that is really picky about bullet shape and OAL.

 

[dredd]

Thanks for the replies.

 

[km101]

I seat the bullet to 1.275 and this leaves a little of the top band showing. After all the bell is removed from the case mouth, the case measures .471 at the mouth.

This passes the "plunk" test in my guns and shoots well.

 

[dredd]

Loaded up 20 test rounds.

They plunked best at 1.270

Hope to test them out in about two weeks.

Thanks for y'alls replies.