Working up my first load of .45 ACP

[august1410]

I have found a recipe using Bullseye powder and the 200 gr Hornady XTP bullets I picked up.

Probably going to take the loads to the range next weekend.

I did find out that 45 ACP brass uses both large and small primers. Luckily, I had a buncha leftover small pistol primers that I had when I was loading .357.

Should have 50 rounds made up in a little while.

Woo-hoo!

 

[lee2]

4.5gr?

 

[km04]

I have found a recipe using Bullseye powder and the 200 gr Hornady XTP bullets I picked up.

Probably going to take the loads to the range next weekend.

I did find out that 45 ACP brass uses both large and small primers. Luckily, I had a buncha leftover small pistol primers that I had when I was loading .357.

Should have 50 rounds made up in a little while.

Woo-hoo!

Yeah Joe, that is a real PITA to find out when you are new to reloading. Imagine some newbie trying to force a large primer in a pice of .45 brass that is small primered???? I wonder how long that noob would keep trying to make it work???

 

[august1410]

4.5gr?

The Lee manual has 5.4 gr (or .50 Lee Dipper) with the 200 gr XTP

Yeah Joe, that is a real PITA to find out when you are new to reloading. Imagine some newbie trying to force a large primer in a pice of .45 brass that is small primered???? I wonder how long that noob would keep trying to make it work???

BOOM!!!

I thought I had a dirty flash hole () at first.....then I realized the sizes were different.

 

[km04]

The Lee manual has 5.4 gr (or .50 Lee Dipper) with the 200 gr XTP



BOOM!!!

I thought I had a dirty flash hole () at first.....then I realized the sizes were different.

Umm...yeah...that's what I thought, I mean the noob thought too.

 

[j8064]

Joe, graduating to .45acp? Not a difficult round to load, but takes some practice to consistently make good reliable rounds.

We need to get you going in a terrific new direction:
- Bullseye works. Win231 works better and shoots cleaner.
- Best bullet I've found for .45acp is the original and standby: 230 gr. RN.
- Next step is get you casting your own 230's.
That combo of components has feed thousands of consistently accurate rounds to 1911's, Tommy's and lord knows what else at MANY past Hooligan range trips.

It's one of those "try it, you'll like it" deals.

Let us know how your loads work out. And keep on learnin' !

 

[august1410]

Joe, graduating to .45acp? Not a difficult round to load, but takes some practice to consistently make good reliable rounds.

We need to get you going in a terrific new direction:
- Bullseye works. Win231 works better and shoots cleaner.
- Best bullet I've found for .45acp is the original and standby: 230 gr. RN.
- Next step is get you casting your own 230's.
That combo of components has feed thousands of consistently accurate rounds to 1911's, Tommy's and lord knows what else at MANY past Hooligan range trips.

It's one of those "try it, you'll like it" deals.

Let us know how your loads work out. And keep on learnin' !

I'm only using the Bullseye because I have left over Bullseye and Unique. Figured I'd use it up.

Bullet wise, it was all I could find. Had gone to a gun show and couldn't find anything at all....found these at a LGS.

 

[shocker998md]

Joe b&r has some left as of lunch time today. Ill be working my first 45 acp load tomorrow. There was a box of 100 230 grain hornady fmj rn and some of the same by Winchester when i left.

 

[august1410]

Joe b&r has some left as of lunch time today. Ill be working my first 45 acp load tomorrow. There was a box of 100 230 grain hornady fmj rn and some of the same by Winchester when i left.

Thanks for the heads-up. I found my stuff at Guns Unlimited in Ayden. Well worth the drive, just for the service.

 

[dan8480]

What kind of lead bullets do you guys suggest? I don't cast my own, but I would like to get some 230gr, I've never reloaded lead bullets for 45

 

[Mt Airy]

What kind of lead bullets do you guys suggest? I don't cast my own, but I would like to get some 230gr, I've never reloaded lead bullets for 45

I use 200 gr Dardas bullets.

 

[Winterborn]

For target loads I like a cast lead 200gr SWC over 5gr of titegroup powder.

My 1911 eats them up.

 

[canuckboy]

congrats! and enjoy...

 

[CapoGreg]

Good luck. I started loading .40's with great success, but had some difficulty when switching to .45's. It took me a while to solve, but I kept bulging cases right below the base of the projectile.