Duplicating hornandy xtp 230 gr .45 ACP+p

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Duplicating hornandy xtp 230 gr .45 ACP+p

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My manuals, including hornandy, do not appear to have data for+p loadings. I shot 10 year old factory ammo of this same ammo and I felt like I was shooting a .44 magnum in a 1911. I'd love to duplicate it. I can get the bullet, I have the spent casings. But no loading data

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Doug.38PR wrote:My manuals, including hornandy, do not appear to have data for+p loadings. I shot 10 year old factory ammo of this same ammo and I felt like I was shooting a .44 magnum in a 1911. I'd love to duplicate it. I can get the bullet, I have the spent casings. But no loading data
Call Horndy, I'm not sure that they'll give you the info but its worth a shot. They are a reloading company after all.
Disclaimer: Anything I state can not be applied to 100% of all situations. Sometimes it's ok to speak in general terms.

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Re: Duplicating hornandy xtp 230 gr .45 ACP+p

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AndyC wrote:With the potential liability around +p loads, I'm not surprised.

Why not simply start with a known safe, reliable load for that bullet and start working your way up to it until you get to where you want? That's one reason we reload, right? ;-)
.38 spl+p is listed in the reloading manuals. Why not .45 ACP+p?

I'm doing exactly what you're suggesting. But I fear unique and even power pistol will not get me to the above said factory +p even with the maximum .45 ACP manual load
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Could it have anything to do with .45 ACP not being fully supported?
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