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Posted: 8/11/2009 2:54:04 PM EDT
| and 230grnfmj for .45.Would yoy please share your loads.Bullets are Speer TMJ's,if that matters. |
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I haven't used WST in 45ACP. My Speer manuals up to #13 don't test loads with WST nor do any Hornady or Sierra manuals using 230fmj bullets.
Nosler 4th Edition with their 230fmj bullet using Fed150 primers in Win cases: WST start 3.8-678fps––4.3-723fps––-Maximum 4.8-769fps __________ Winchester data from their 15th edition handbook using Winchester components of course: WST Win 230fmj start 4.1-710fps––-Max 4.9-800fps _____ As already said WST is pretty fast for the 230 grain bullets in 45ACP. A more often used powder would be best. Careful with your loading. |
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If you are using a powder measure beware, WST is extremely fine and I had several squib losds with the Lee Auto Disk measure. It doesn't flow as well as expected.
The ones that actually got powder fired great though. Be carefull and check each round for light charges. 45 ACP only uses about 4gr of the stuff and I was using speer 185gr JHP's |
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You can mirror 231 data to load WST, here again, work your loads as usual.
Mirror topic ––––––-> "HERE" WST seems to be a better 231, cleaner and softer recoil feel. I loaded 2 different syle lead bullets with same charge of WST, both loads averaged with in 5 fps of each other and very low hi/low spread number. Rounds used is the SWC and the RNL - 
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I have loaded the Wolf steel cases also after seeing SBR7_11's previous posts on the subject.
Believe there is a tacked thread about this subject, top of the page. They work, I used my standard carbide 45 ACP dies. Be sure to debur case mouths. Ignore the people at the range when you pick up your steel, they will tell you that you can't reload those Wolf cases. 
Reload until mouths split. |
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They work, I used my standard carbide 45 ACP dies. Same here, RCBS Be sure to debur case mouths. Thanks for picking up what I left off Ignore the people at the range when you pick up your steel, they will tell you that you can't reload those Wolf cases. Dont let them know you is handloading them, thats more FREE cases for you and I in these days of hard to find yellow stuff. Reload until mouths split. Mouth/case split, wont hold primer, or you lose the empty at range never to bee found in timely manner |
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If you are using a powder measure beware, WST is extremely fine and I had several squib losds with the Lee Auto Disk measure. It doesn't flow as well as expected. The ones that actually got powder fired great though. Be carefull and check each round for light charges. 45 ACP only uses about 4gr of the stuff and I was using speer 185gr JHP's I had no problems measuring WST through my Hornady powder measure. eta, or a Dillon PM either. |
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