Berry's .452 185gr. HBRN Load Data...need help!

[ElvinL]

Hi all,

New member. Need help with load data for 45acp loads...to include OAL.

Using Berry's .452 185gr. HBRN using HS6. I would prefer other powder but it is the only one I can get at the moment (locally), so I have to deal with it until other powders are available.

I have the following recent manuals:
Lymans
Hornady
Speer

Load data specific to Berry's kind non-existent it seems. I am a newb to reloading...in the last year or so. I have moved to a Hornady LNL AP from Lee Turret press. I would appreciate any help and advice.

Thx

[Revoman]

From the Berry Bullet website:

Currently published load data is limited to some calibers by Accurate, Western Powders and Hodgdon. We are working with these companies to get data published for all of our bullets.

We recommend using hard cast load data or start with mid-range jacketed data. Make sure data is below 1250fps unless you are using a Thick-Plated bullet that we list a higher max velocity for like the 9mm 124gr HBRN-TP that can be shot to 1500fps in open class guns like a .38 Super. Keep in mind that since our plated bullet has the same pressure curve as a hard cast bullet, the published cast data will be very close to what you will get with our plated bullets. If you use Jacketed data with our plated bullets you can get from 5% - 8% increase in velocity using that data.

Other than the data from Western and Accurate for the 9mm, .40S&W and Hodgdon .40S&W there is no printed data available.

For further questions you can email sales@berrysmfg.com

[J-cat]

Use regular 185gr data, but load to 1.250-1.275" OAL.

[Rac97crawford]

Be careful with this one. Load up a small batch to test. I had the same bullets and loaded with the Lyman book info. I forget which bullet type I picked but I loaded it on the lighter side of the powder load and used their recommended OAL.
The rounds wouldn't cycle my Springfield 1911 and it doesn't have a very heavy spring. I think the issue was the hollow base added more space in the case and it couldn't build enough pressure to cycle my gun right.
And like a numb idiot, I pumped out like 800rds on my 650 of a round that didn't work right..
So I'd start in the middle of the recommended powder charge and try a few before you do any big runs.