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Posted: 4/10/2009 4:29:58 PM EDT
| Hey guys, Im just getting around to setting up the press to load .45acp, and need some help finding a starting load. I would like to use CCI #300 primers and Berry's 200 grain hollow points with Titegroup powder. I can't seem to find reliable data on that load anywhere, does anybody have a recommendation on where to start? |
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Usually load data for lead bullets is lower than for jacketed bullets to due to barrel leading. There's a lot of overlap in .45 ACP data since the speeds are typically low with jacketed bullets, too.
Hodgon shows a maximum charge with a jacketed 200 grain bullet at just over 5 grains with Titegroup. The rule of thumb for lead when no data can be found is to reduce jacketed data by 10%. So, I would start with a load around 4.5 grains of Titegroup and see how things progress from there. Lead bullets have lower friction in the gun bore, so the speeds will be a little higher than with a jacketed bullet with the same charge weight and the charge weight might need to be reduced to slow the bullet down if lead fouling is a problem. |
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Usually load data for lead bullets is lower than for jacketed bullets to due to barrel leading. There's a lot of overlap in .45 ACP data since the speeds are typically low with jacketed bullets, too. Hodgon shows a maximum charge with a jacketed 200 grain bullet at just over 5 grains with Titegroup. The rule of thumb for lead when no data can be found is to reduce jacketed data by 10%. So, I would start with a load around 4.5 grains of Titegroup and see how things progress from there. Lead bullets have lower friction in the gun bore, so the speeds will be a little higher than with a jacketed bullet with the same charge weight and the charge weight might need to be reduced to slow the bullet down if lead fouling is a problem. Thanks for the info! I played around with the loads for a while, but my Ruger. 45 doesn't like berrys bullets for some reason, so I decided to throw them up on gunbroker. |
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