Recipe for Bowling pin loads?

[himurax13]

I will be getting balls deep into reloading in the near future and I will probably be using cast bullets from Penn bullets. So here are the bullets that I was planning on using:

9mm with a 147 g Round nose Flat Point Bevel Base.
.40 S&W with a 180 grain Round nose Flat Point Bevel Base.
.45 ACP with a 255 grain Round nose Flat Point Bevel Base.

I want to find a recipe that will give me the least amount of felt recoil yet still give me a decent shot grouping. Has anyone tackled this sort of thing before?

[xxdabroxx]

Find the powder you want to burn for each caliber and then go to the powder manufacturer's website to find load data for each bullet type. I do not think you are going to find any commercial load data for the 255's though as those are typically 45 colt bullets not 45acp bullets.

If you want lower felt recoil, try some precision bullets 200gr RNFP 45 cal. bullets. They are a little lighter than the standard 230 grain ball ammo you find in bulk and you can load them a little slower at about 800 fps or so.

[joelogic]

Weigh of bullet is directly relational to felt recoil.

Everyone tries to find the perfect receipe, that is the fun of reloading.
But there are so many guns, bullets, powders, and primers that pretty much everyone must find the right mix for themself. Usually others can just give you a starting point. For example I use 230gr rn fmj w 5grs of titegroup with my USP. For a 1911 you may want to use more or less powder or even a different powder.

[Bug Splat]

Not sure you would want to use 255gr bullets. Like xxdabroxx said they are used for 45colt. Stick with 230gr or 200gr for bowling pins. For 40S&W go 180gr and move them fast. Not sure you will be able to get enough energy from a 9mm round though for a bowling pin. You would really have to hit it square on.

[ballistic]

Any of those bullet weights should work fine. The heavy .45 load would have to be tested to be sure it will feed and function in your pistol.
I have used 200 grain lead RNFP 45's and they cleared the pins just fine.

I had started a similar thread for .45acp a while ago that you may find helpful.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=232065

Where are they having a bowling pin matches?

Have fun and let us know how it goes.