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Colt .45 ACP Reloading Report
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 6:30 pm
by doc540
My first effort to reload .45ACP
loader: RCBS Rock Chucker
dies: Lee carbide
bullets: 230gr LRN
powder: Win231
OAL: 1.25
primers: Winchester LPP
brass: tumbled Rem and Winchester
loads:
4.3/4.7/5.0/5.3
pistol: Colt CCO (Bar-Sto match barrel) - Commander length barrel and slide
at both 25 and 50 yds from a rest
4.7 was most accurate
average fps: 730
Re: Colt .45 ACP Reloading Report
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 6:58 pm
by DocV
Did you cast your own bullets?
Re: Colt .45 ACP Reloading Report
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:26 pm
by doc540
DocV wrote:
Did you cast your own bullets?
Nosir....but they were cast by a good friend here locally.
I have more on order from Missouri.
Re: Colt .45 ACP Reloading Report
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:40 pm
by v-rog
Congrats! Your making IDPA power factor
Re: Colt .45 ACP Reloading Report
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:05 pm
by mr surveyor
Doc...... Large Rifle Primer????
edit to add: never mind... I saw your answer on the Ruger forum
Re: Colt .45 ACP Reloading Report
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:22 am
by doc540
v-rog wrote:Congrats! Your making IDPA power factor
Thanks!
I hadn't even considered that since I'm shooting a 9mm Colt in IDPA. Good to know the .45 meets their spec's.
Re: Colt .45 ACP Reloading Report
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 12:33 pm
by docbrazos
Alway's thought WW231 was a produced a little more "smoke" than WSL or WST. My favorite was 454AA, Basically what became WSL.