45 ACP reloading

[bruce381]

5.1 gr Vectan BA 9.5 with 185 gr SWC very soft and accurate

[opos]

I load 5 grains of W231 with a 200 grain Missouri "Cowboy #4" bullet (LRNFP) and I use the "coated" bullet...This may not be a valid load for others so it's just for information as to what I do for me in my pistols...May not be safe or suitable for anyone else's guns.

If you use this combination you may wonder about the COL as the bullet is a pretty short one...again, just what I've found in my pistol.

[godofgamblers]

I have two light loads I've developed, and one "stouty" load that I prefer shooting (call me a recoil junkie).

Light & Pleasant:
230 gr RN Plated/Lead/Moly, 5.0 gr of Universal/CSB-1 Maxam
230 gr RN Plated/Lead/Moly, 5.0 gr of HP-38

Heavy load:
230 gr RN Plated/Lead/Moly: 6.7 gr of Longshot

[DueceMcGurk]

Weasel, what load do you use for the 45 Colt? I use ACME 200 gr FN coated in 45 ACP over 4.0 gr Titegroup at OAL 1.250 for light recoil load, and wondered if they would work for 45 Colt too.

[SIKwitIT]

230gr RN plated
4.4 to 4.7gr of WST

4.4 is super soft but not 100% reliable.

4.7 is stout but has been 100% reliable the pass 1500rds

[Rockzilla]

W-231 5.2grs.
CCI-300
H&G #68 200gr. SWC
WW or Speer Brass

N310 4.1grs.
CCI-300
Zero 185gr JHP
WW or Speer Brass

Guns:
Tuned Colt Mk IV 70's with Bar-sto barrels



-Rock

[mikeyr]

ok, I have both win231/hp38 and Trailboss available, guess I will start with 231, I like trailboss in my .45LC though.

I notice most people here are shooting lighter bullets, I have some 200gr LRN and also 200gr Cowboy powder coated bullet from Missouri bullets. They say on the box, optimized for cowboy action. Both my bullet types are .452 which I think is ok for lead ACP. Can I use my bullets or do I need to buy something else ?
What I am trying to do is just get plinking ammo at this point for the break-in period on the gun, its still in jail for another 9 days.

[Rwnielsen]

I load 5 grains of W231 with a 200 grain Missouri "Cowboy #4" bullet (LRNFP) and I use the "coated" bullet...This may not be a valid load for others so it's just for information as to what I do for me in my pistols...May not be safe or suitable for anyone else's guns.

If you use this combination you may wonder about the COL as the bullet is a pretty short one...again, just what I've found in my pistol.

I load those slightly heavier, 5.3gr at 1.205. Somewhere I read to load them off the ogive so they're the same as round nose. It's by far my most accurate 45acp load

[Rwnielsen]

I load 5 grains of W231 with a 200 grain Missouri "Cowboy #4" bullet (LRNFP) and I use the "coated" bullet...This may not be a valid load for others so it's just for information as to what I do for me in my pistols...May not be safe or suitable for anyone else's guns.

If you use this combination you may wonder about the COL as the bullet is a pretty short one...again, just what I've found in my pistol.

I load those slightly heavier, 5.3gr at 1.205. Somewhere I read to load them off the ogive so they're the same as round nose. It's by far my most accurate 45acp load
Some day I'll whiff a few over a chronograph and see what they run