Hornady 225gr FTX in .45acp

[Nuuze]

Hey Fellow Loaders,

I bought some Hornady FTX 225gr / .452 bullets before realizing for loading .45acp. I wanted to get some of your thoughts on this bullet for .45acp. I loaded them with 4.9gr HP38 seated at 1.270 and case gauge fine. Some quick searches indicate some have tied this before...

[RR.44]

I believe that you have .45 Colt bullets, .45-70 bullets, I'm not totally sure that those will be safe in a .45 auto.
.45 auto is .451, I wouldn't shoot those out of a quality 1911 for fear of excessive pressure. I'm sure someone else will say it's ok, I however, wouldn't do it.

Just my .02

[davek8s]

I'm with you on this one. It's not worth the risk.

I believe that you have .45 Colt bullets, .45-70 bullets, I'm not totally sure that those will be safe in a .45 auto.
.45 auto is .451, I wouldn't shoot those out of a quality 1911 for fear of excessive pressure. I'm sure someone else will say it's ok, I however, wouldn't do it.

Just my .02

[wbunning]

How many did you load? If it's just a few, take them apart if they make you feel itchy. You can always sell or trade the rest of the bullets off.

['ol shooter]

A waste of good bullets. Put them up for sale in the for sale Forum. I'll buy them.

[Adam_12]

Not only do you possibly have the wrong bullet, but I believe you're supposed to trim the case when you load FTX bullets as well.

If you're loading from the Hornady manuals, they have the product number for the bullet under the load data as well. Just a heads up for next time.

[Nuuze]

I think you're right about them being 45 Colt not realizing at the time of purchase when I also grabbed FTX in .357.


Thanks!

[McGuiver]

Hornady 225gr FTX in .45acp

I would just shoot them, as long as your not at the max powder. They will probably shoot like 45acp+p rounds.


Looks like you should be good.




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[Nuuze]

Thanks all for your input. I only loaded 25 of them so it won't be to bad to pull them. They'll be on sale here on the loading classifieds.

[McGuiver]

I would shoot them out of my Glock G-30. I bet pressure wise they are at +P levels. Someone with Quick Loads could confirm.


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[RR.44]

I would shoot them out of my Glock G-30. I bet pressure wise they are at +P levels. Someone with Quick Loads could confirm.


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McGuiver, with all due respect sir, shooting straight lead at .452 is fine, put a thick jacket like the FTX has and you are asking for trouble , Glock or no Glock

[McGuiver]

I have an aftermarket barrel with traditional rifling. The stock barrel would be a little tight.


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[JMP]

I use a similar bullet for 460 mag. Those are awfully expensive for 45 ACP.