Loading for Bear Creeks .45 200gr LRN

[JamesY]

I can't find any load data for these. I just bought some moly coated 200gr LRN. Can I use the 200gr LSWC data as a starting point (will they even produce the same pressure?).

Please help me out! I have Bullseye, Titegroup, 231, Universal Clays, Clays, etc... So far, I like to use the U. Clays in my LSWC loads as well as my 230gr FMJ loads, but don't have any starting load info for 200gr LRN.

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Loading for Bear Creeks .45 200gr LSWC

My favorite bullet. I use 5.4 gr. of 231, WLP, 1.230 OAL., crimp of .470. These are normal loads, probably 800fps. I use this load in my Kimber 1, XD-45 Tactical, and Springfield. I use a much lighter load in my Para P-14 IPSC pistol with a 15# spring. I use 4.1 gr of Titewad, WLP, 1.230 OAL, crimp of .470. The IPSC load may or may not cycle your stock spring. You can double charge with 4.1, I haven't YET. I hope this gives you an idea even though it is not the same bullet.

[JamesY]

Thanks for the info. I'll try 5gr of 231 as a starting load.

[BigMac]

I have not loaded any for a while... but from memory I load 4.4 gr Clays with that exact round to run my P14 bullseye pistol.

Really nice soft shooting load.

[rayra]

the moly won't make any significant difference and any difference it does make will be on the lessening-pressure side. Just use the load data for any 200gr Lead projectile.

My old Speer No11 manuals lists a range of 4.6-5.0gr range for WIN231 using a 200gr LSWC. 4.9-5.4gr of Unique for the same projectile.

[Whitesmoke]

is this for 45 long colt?

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http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp and find the powder I am going to use. I currently only use Hodgdon/ Winchester powders.

Then I find what the low and high powder grain measurement that closely matches the bullet I am going to use. I pretty much only use moly bullets so I pick Lead.

Then I load up 10 rounds starting from the low grain working my way up in .2 grain increments to the high grain.

Then shoot 5 rounds from each batch over a chrono and record the fps.

Then I plug the numbers into an excel spread sheet that will automatically calculate the standard deviation, average fps, high/low fps. Cal Gunner Wulf created this spread sheet and it is awesome.

Then shoot the remaining 5 on paper to see the accuracy and for feel. If I see that I am reaching or I am at the max fps that is listed on the data table, I may not test the last batch or two.

This is also a great site to research loads.

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showforum=4

Good luck.

[BigMac]

WOW, Clays burns clean?

Holy cow I thought it was super dirty. I was told to up my charge a little and it will clean up some.