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jimbobborg · Jun 15, 2015

byf43 said:
Jim,
The biggest thing that I need to stress, regarding LSWC in the 1911/1911A1 platform, is the barrel throat.

In the picture below (not my pic, I 'borrowed it' from the 'net), the barrel throat/chamber on the LEFT is throated for WC or LSWC boolits. I refer to it as a "C" on it's back.
The barrel throat/chamber shown on the right, is set up for "hardball" or RN boolits. (Note how the throat is shaped like a "U".)
IF your barrel is throated this way, you MAY (more than likely) have problems feeding/chambering WC loads in your pistol.

I need to check, but I did cycle some of the dummy SWCs in my RO, seemed to work as is.

byf43 said:
Unless you have some of those 'new-fangled' small primer .45 acp cases, your small pistol primers ain't gonna work. You need LP primers for .45 acp.

The SP primers are for the 9mm I picked up a few weeks ago. I have Winchester LP primers in stock already.

mgrs · Jun 15, 2015

My RO came throated for for SWC and feels them great. I bet yours will too.

byf43 · Jun 15, 2015

jimbobborg said:
I need to check, but I did cycle some of the dummy SWCs in my RO, seemed to work as is.

The SP primers are for the 9mm I picked up a few weeks ago. I have Winchester LP primers in stock already.

Great!

I mis-read your post, then. I was 'seeing' that you were getting SP for your .45 acp.

trickg · Jun 15, 2015

jimbobborg said:
Yeah, but for some odd reason I trust folks here more than a random guy on the Interwebz.

I was thinking more along the lines of genuine articles that talk about it, but I understand that getting direct feedback from the guys here on MDS is something you'd like - I do the same thing on occasion.

Magnumite said:
Whether I shoot 185, 200, or 230 grain bullets, proper charges of Bullseye has never failed to perform well.

Bullseye is a really nice all around pistol powder IMO - it's never going to be particularly fast or hard hitting, but all of the .38 spc and .45 ACP I've reloaded with it has been really nice.

JoeRinMD · Jun 15, 2015

mgrs said:
With .45 and cast bullets at major power factor you can still use fast powders and still maintain low pressures. I use a lot of WST and Red Dot with 200gr LSWC and 230gr LRN. Both are very fast and make PF at similarly low charge weights. Red dot is a bit faster and will make major with as low as 4gr with the LSWC at 1.125 in my range officer. Magnum or regular primers did not make a big enough PF difference to matter.

I know others have loaded far more, but I've personally loaded a few thousand rounds of .45 ACP with Red Dot and 230 grain LRN and LSWC bullets. My normal load is 4.1 grains of Red Dot with regular primers. My handloads feed well in my 1911, and also in my Beretta CX4 Storm carbine.

I also keep a stock of W-231 that I use for Cowboy loads in both .45 Colt and .38 Special.

JoeR

Magnumite · Jun 15, 2015

"Bullseye is a really nice all around pistol powder IMO - it's never going to be particularly fast or hard hitting, but all of the .38 spc and .45 ACP I've reloaded with it has been really nice."

That's why I stay with it. Great powder. But I alway wanted to try the Red Dot.

jimbobborg · Jun 16, 2015

trickg said:
Bullseye is a really nice all around pistol powder IMO - it's never going to be particularly fast or hard hitting, but all of the .38 spc and .45 ACP I've reloaded with it has been really nice.

I'm the same way with Unique. I stocked up on Unique before the last crush, so I've been using it in my .40 and .38 loads.

Uncle Duke · Jun 16, 2015

Magnumite said:
"Bullseye is a really nice all around pistol powder IMO - it's never going to be particularly fast or hard hitting, but all of the .38 spc and .45 ACP I've reloaded with it has been really nice."

That's why I stay with it. Great powder. But I alway wanted to try the Red Dot.

Red Dot works in a lot of applications, and very well in a number of them. But metering (especially small charge metering) can be a PITA. Of the two powders mentioned, my preference is definitely Bullseye.

jimbobborg · Jun 18, 2015

Update: I loaded up 50 LSWCs with W231 and let it rip at the range Monday night. No problems, and the loads were accurate. Of course I only have 30 of those bullets left, so more will be ordered.

quickdraw17 · Jul 2, 2015

I use 230 grain plated RN over 4.9 grains of W231, Federal primers. Works good in the gun, seems pretty accurate.

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