Winchester AutoComp (296?)

[EddieNFL]

You actually loaded 13.0 to 14.4 grains? What book did you reference? Did the slide even move at 185FPS?

HS6 is close to N340...about what I expected.

 

[EddieNFL]

What book did you reference? According to my data (hodgdon site), a double charge would be between 13.0 and 14.4 grains. That's a lot of powder in .45ACP. Did the slide even move at 185FPS?

 

[Walkalong]

...you missed my point.

I guess so.

185 FPS has got to be a mistake. Error from the chrono. It absolutely would not have cycled the gun, and I doubt it would leave the barrel. In revolvers I have seen 300 FPS leave a barrel, but not much less.

You actually loaded 13.0 to 14.4 grains?

I am aghast as well. Wow.

 

[evan price]

I looked over the AutoComp tables when the new Hodgdon guide came out early this year, and it seemed to me that AutoComp didn't do anything better than HS6 or W231 could do already. I don't use comp'ed guns, so maybe I'm just missing something.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I looked over the AutoComp tables when the new Hodgdon guide came out early this year, and it seemed to me that AutoComp didn't do anything better than HS6 or W231 could do already. I don't use comp'ed guns, so maybe I'm just missing something.

I don't think you're missing anything but then again I haven't actually loaded using AutoComp either. I'm also happy with W231 and W540 (in the form of HS-6) so I see no reason to change...

 

[running iron]

Evan, your not missing anything from my point of view if you can get 231 where you live. I could not find any 231 or many other powders. But there was plenty of Auto Comp, so I'm just saying, it works great for me in 45 acp, 38 Special and 7 grs. of the stuff pushed a 240 gr. SWC just as good as Unique did for me in 44 magnum. It's all about using what you got. There are no bad powders. But I will say that for me, Auto Comp in the 45 acp works as well or better than most. And I never would have tried it if I could have found 231 in N. Az.