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45 ACP FAVORITE RELOADS

MEHALL1MEHALL1 Member Posts: 2 ✭✭
edited November 2006 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
I am new to reloading pistol.....what are your favorite loads for
the 45 acp using 230 gr fmj....also what type of crimp to use?
thanks in advance
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello You did not state what type of shooting you are doing . I shoot Bulls-Eye and the 230 Grain bullet is what we shoot in the Ball gun. For most other types of shooting the use of lighter weight bulles is the norm both lead and jacketed . The old stand-by is bulls-eye powder but some newer shooters like Clay's and Vitovorie 320. My suggestion is to get a reloading manual . as far as a Crimp I would go with a taper crimp to about.469 this will help to cure any feed problems and to get uniform roll crimps need the cases to all be OAL the same I hate trimming cases . The 230 grain bullet needs to be loaded to about 820 fps to get good groups at 50 Yards If you need any brass Email me 34 times to Camp Perry.
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  • PearywPearyw Member Posts: 3,699
    edited November -1
    I agree with taper crimp and dimensions. I load 5.3 gr of 231 and for more velocity, 8.2 gr of AA5.
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I LOVE 6.0 grains of Unique lit by a Federal primer pushing a 230 FMJ or cast bullet. For a cleaner load I have found that 5.0 of 231 is a good shooter.
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  • glabrayglabray Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My standard practice load is 5 grains of Bullseye with a 230 grain FMJ. For some reason, that load burns a lot cleaner than most other Bullseye loads I have tried.
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  • d_day_6d_day_6 Member Posts: 11 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Winchers cases, Rainier 200 grain flatnose bullet, 3.5 grains of Hodgdon's Clays and Remington primer. Unbelievably clean powder and cycles without fail.
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  • d_day_6d_day_6 Member Posts: 11 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    oh, forgot to mention taper crimp......
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