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45 ACP, 200 gr LSWC, which is the weaker charge?
- Thread starter Carmady
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Your load with Power Pistol is on the anemic side by a tad.
The 5.0 gr HP38 is good an should function in most pistols.
Personally, I have found Power Pistol to be more effective if start loads are 6.4gr up to 6.8 gr. These load levels are within the min/max parameters are given in the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook 4th edition.
The velocities, in my experience, have been from approximately 800-860 fps.....with Power Pistol.
After I started using VV N340 a few years ago, I hardly use anything else. Nothing wrong at all with the powders that you stated, just I personally like the N340 better.
Regardless, you have to load up enough to function your pistol or they are for naught.
The 5.0 gr HP38 is good an should function in most pistols.
Personally, I have found Power Pistol to be more effective if start loads are 6.4gr up to 6.8 gr. These load levels are within the min/max parameters are given in the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook 4th edition.
The velocities, in my experience, have been from approximately 800-860 fps.....with Power Pistol.
After I started using VV N340 a few years ago, I hardly use anything else. Nothing wrong at all with the powders that you stated, just I personally like the N340 better.
Regardless, you have to load up enough to function your pistol or they are for naught.
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I also really like the vvN340 in the 45 Auto and have started to use it exclusively. It is excellent in the 9mm with a 147g bullet as well. I also really like the vvN105 for 45 AR, 45 Colt, etc.
5.0 grains HP-38/W231 under a 200 LSWC for 45 ACP is THE all-time pet load for me. I've been loading this recipe since 1985. 840 f/s through a full-size 1911. You got it right the first time.
As for Power Pistol: I wouldn't use it at all for the application. For starters, it's slower than need be; and all the drawbacks that come along with it. You want a quick spunky propellant for the low pressure 45 ACP - such as HP-38/W231.
Power Pistol is much better suited for full throttle ammo in higher pressure semi-autos. Think 9mm, 10mm, 40 S&W, 357 Sig. That sorta thing.
As for Power Pistol: I wouldn't use it at all for the application. For starters, it's slower than need be; and all the drawbacks that come along with it. You want a quick spunky propellant for the low pressure 45 ACP - such as HP-38/W231.
Power Pistol is much better suited for full throttle ammo in higher pressure semi-autos. Think 9mm, 10mm, 40 S&W, 357 Sig. That sorta thing.
For 200 grain lead semi-wadcutters the old time (and maybe all time) favorite for target shooting was just enough Bullseye powder to reliably cycle your 1911.
When I started shooting league pistol all the top shooters used that recipe and I've not found anything better...that said, aside from a dalliance or two with Red Dot and 700x Hi-Skor I never much looked at anything else.
When I started shooting league pistol all the top shooters used that recipe and I've not found anything better...that said, aside from a dalliance or two with Red Dot and 700x Hi-Skor I never much looked at anything else.