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load for S&W 1955 target (45 ACP) ?

Joe DreesJoe Drees Member Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited December 2005 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
I'm in the process of getting a 1955 S&W target in 45 acp. I'm going to use it for bulls-eye shooting (revolver class) and was wondering what a good ballpark load would be. TIA...Joe

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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    the guys i know who use revolvers in compititon{.45} all swear by 200 grain bullets and use vihtavuori

    5.5 grains n320

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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    lead or jacketed?
    45 ACP or 45 auto rim?

    former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, former navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction. NRA certified instructor.
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  • Joe DreesJoe Drees Member Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    lead acp

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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ACP or auto rim?
    Retired Naval Aviation
    Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
    Former NSSA All American
    Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
    MO, CT, VA.
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  • ZinderblocZinderbloc Member Posts: 925 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    4.5 grs. of 231 with a 200 gr. SWC is an easy-shooting load.

    With the price of .45 ACP brass a fraction the cost of .45 Auto rim brass, I go with the ACP every time. Full-moon clips are cheap and reusable.
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  • PinheadPinhead Member Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I never shot bullseye matches but did use a S&W Model 25-2 and a Colt 1911 Series 70 in .45acp for pin shooting and combat matches. For both I used 200 grain lead SWC bullets in front of 5.2 grains of W231 powder and a Federal large pistol primer, usually WCC brass but did use some R-P also. The AOL was adjusted to the pistol or revolver that I was using(1.240" for the 1911 and 1.260" for the Revolver). If I had shot the bullseye matches I probably would have backed off the powder charge by 1/2 grain or so. Power is not what is needed in bullseye shooting. The above loads would shoot 1 ragged hole at 25yards in both and that is why I relied on one charge for both. They also had enough power to take a bowling pin off the table with authority.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello I have shot bulls-eye for about 40 years and the 2 loads that come to mine are 185Gn star swaged lead with 4.3-4.5 gn of bulls-eye or 200 gn star with 4.2 -4.5 gn. bulls-eye the other load many people use for 50 yards is 4.1 of vit. 310 and a nosler 185 Gn jacketed hollowpoint . With a revolver you can go much lower in charge weight as the gun does not need to recoil to function However if you use a ransom rest you will find todays bulls-eye is not as hot as years ago and light loads don't shoot as small groups ."PRAISE THE HARDBALL GUN"
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,175 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Try the 200gr swc from LaserCast. Win 231 or VV work well, every gun is different.
    I prefer Auto Rim over the ACP with clips.

    dsf
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Zinderbloc
    4.5 grs. of 231 with a 200 gr. SWC is an easy-shooting load.

    With the price of .45 ACP brass a fraction the cost of .45 Auto rim brass, I go with the ACP every time. Full-moon clips are cheap and reusable.


    I second this load, it is a tack driver in my S&W 25-2.

    Perry Shooter has won more matches than most people ever shoot in. It would be a good idea to try his Vit. 310 loads. I've not shot them so they may be better than anything posted so far and well worth the effort.
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