What weight .45 bullet do you use for single stack matches?

[joelogic]

I am posting this question in two subforums to get input from two different groups. Mods if you are going to combine it please leave it in the Comp subforum.

My glock 34 doesnt do it for me, so I am going to buy my first 1911 and give it a shot. I want to shoot single stack IDPA, steel challenge, and 3 gun with it.

What weight and fps are most people using?

[C.W.M.V.]

Subscribing.

[ojisan]

It's been quite a few years since I shot competition, single or double stack.
My .02:
155g and 185g, while light recoiling, tend to be too short for reliable feeding unless you set your gun up for this short OAL.
200G semiwadcutter or round nose easily makes for the standard min length for reliable feeding and a little less recoil than the 230G.
230g RN will feed all day long, some guns sights are regulated best and feed best with this heavier bullet.

For my lead bullet reloads I use 200g lswc....roundnose is OK too but not as good for cutting clean holes when you are shooting paper targets.

Let me also say I use medium to full power ammo, no put-put stuff, for all uses.
There is the whole crowd who likes the 185g or less loads that shoot like .22s for target use, that's not me.

[Chief-7700]

200 grain LSWCs or
154 grain LSWCs

[RaymondMillbrae]

200-grain SWC.

In Christ: Raymond

[LexLuther]

You need to add 200gr LSWC to your survey...

[joe_lafrieda]

200 LSWC.

Will vote in your poll if you add this choice.

[LGB Loader]

You need to add 200gr LSWC to your survey...

Yup.

LGB

[joelogic]

So why the swc over a rn? Feeding? Clean hole punched in paper? Deflection?

I don't think you can edit a poll.

[GunNutz]

I shoot the best with 185 or 200, but I can't ever find 200, so I need to start reloading.

[LexLuther]

all of the above

So why the swc over a rn? Feeding? Clean hole punched in paper? .

I think it is the best mix of price / performance. I did however need to load it longer than the manual suggests. I load 6.5gr of WSF at 1.26 This combination shoots great and is very clean in my Kimber TLE. Max load in the manual is 6.8 at somthing really short like 1.25 which puts the sholder of the bullet at or below the brass and wont feed. with the longer COL, I suspect I may be on the edge of making major, but that is not a factor for me at club matches as we only chrono once a year. Oh and perfect holes are nice as well. We probably have 5 guys shooting the same bullet, and it is nice to be able to compare notes.

[RaymondMillbrae]

Funny.

I am shooting 6.8 grains of WSF @ a COL of 1.240". (200-grain Rainier Ballistic SWC).

There is still plenty of "shoulder" above the edge of the brass.

I guess different SWC's have different dimensions.

By the way, I loved the way WSF felt...but it leaves the pistol pretty dirty after 800 rounds of continual firing.

My next 8-pound jug of powder will arrive on Monday (a group buy), and I am trying Clays this time around. (Mucho good reviews on this powder from the folks at BrianEnos.com, and a few other places).

In Christ: Raymond

UPDATE: Woops...corrected the powder charge.

[Inkman]

Funny.

I am shooting 26.8 grains of WSF @ a COL of 1.240". (200-grain Rainier Ballistic SWC).

There is still plenty of "shoulder" above the edge of the brass.

I guess different SWC's have different dimensions.

By the way, I loved the way WSF felt...but it leaves the pistol pretty dirty after 800 rounds of continual firing.

My next 8-pound jug of powder will arrive on Monday (a group buy), and I am trying Clays this time around. (Mucho good reviews on this powder from the folks at BrianEnos.com, and a few other places).

In Christ: Raymond

Raymond? 26.8 grains of WSF? Methinks you need an edit bud...

Al

[sammy]

I shoot a 200G. #68 H&G (lswc) over 5.5 grains of 231 or 5.7 grains of Universal Clays. Both make major power factor and then some. The 1911 platforms I have used all love that bullet and feed them 99.9%. The only exeption being a Baer PII but once I found the right OAL it feeds just as well as all of them now. The nice thing is the #68 H&G cuts very clean holes which can be the difference between a mike or a hit. It has helped more than once. I just got 2000 of them delivered for $165.00. http://www.missouribullet.com/detail...y=13&keywords=

[RaymondMillbrae]

Raymond? 26.8 grains of WSF? Methinks you need an edit bud...

Al

Woops...methinks so too.

Corrected to read: 6.8 grains of WSF.

In Christ: Raymond