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  • #1
    BACKTOSHOOTING
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2012
    • 517

    Need new ammo OAL

    Can some one check the OAL of factory new 45acp 230gr rdn ammo for this measurement, They shoot fine in my guns but i am haveing a slite feed problem with my reloads and want to compare OAL to see what needs to be changed.
    Preferably WWB or Federal

    Thanks, Steve
    FIREARMS-When a GUN is needed more than a camera
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    • #2
      Fishslayer
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      • Jan 2010
      • 13035
      A 230gr RN at 1.25" should work in anything. I BELIEVE WWB is 1.25-1.26. There will be some slight variances in different RN bullet profiles but should not really cause a problem in .45ACP.

      Most of the feed problems I've encountered involved the case mouth not being crimped down enough or lead shaving on cast bullets.

      If you're using a cast lead RN make sure you are seating all the way up to the end of the bearing surface if there is a "step" there.
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        • #3
          Bill Steele
          Calguns Addict
          • Sep 2010
          • 5028
          Originally posted by Fishslayer
          A 230gr RN at 1.25" should work in anything. I BELIEVE WWB is 1.25-1.26. There will be some slight variances in different RN bullet profiles but should not really cause a problem in .45ACP.

          Most of the feed problems I've encountered involved the case mouth not being crimped down enough or lead shaving on cast bullets.

          If you're using a cast lead RN make sure you are seating all the way up to the end of the bearing surface if there is a "step" there.
          I agree.

          I usually use 1.260-1.265" for 230gr RN bullets.

          The crimp is pretty important in .45 ACP. Many will tell you to just straighten the belling, but with this cartridge in a 1911 pattern gun, you will find crimping so the case mouth is in the .469"-.471" range will yield more reliable feed.

          One final thing to check is to make sure the sizing die is screwed down to within a paper's width of the shellholder/shellplate when the ram is fully up. This will assure your cases are getting sized sufficiently in the waist, usually not the problem, just in case, so to speak.
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            • #4
              BACKTOSHOOTING
              Senior Member
              • Mar 2012
              • 517
              Good to have this info, I was loading at max OAL of 1.270 and had a few problems, and now have reduced to 1.261 and will try these and if i still have problems i'l reduce further.
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                • #5
                  rromeo
                  Calguns Addict
                  • Sep 2009
                  • 6981
                  I have a box of Federal. They are mostly in the 1.261-1.263 range, but I did find two that are 1.257. I also have a bag that are mostly Winchester headstamp, but the may be Georgia Arms reloads. They are all over the place, 1.255-1.275
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