Marco Califo
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My fast lead loads did not work out. 3 of 3 failed to extract, and there are dark smudges in the Glock polygon bore. End of test. my 45 plated loads have worked fine.
So, I am shopping for a Lone Wolf Alpha rifled barrel, for future lead loadings, which will be slower.
HDC shows Winchester 231 was one of the slowest powders used for 45 ACP
185 GR. HDY JSWC, so I think that is apples to oranges, compared to CFE Pistol.
Manufacturer Powder Grs. Vel. (ft/s) Pressure Grs. Vel. (ft/s) Pressure
Hodgdon 700-X 4.9 873 14,000 CUP 5.5 959 17,100 CUP
Hodgdon 800-X 7.1 883 13,600 CUP 7.9 991 16,700 CUP
Hodgdon CFE Pistol 7.1 1,008 15,800 PSI 8.1 1,139 19,700 PSI
Hodgdon Clays 4.5 855 14,500 CUP 4.9 981 17,400 CUP
Hodgdon HP-38 5 762 12,000 CUP 5.9 906 15,800 CUP
Hodgdon HS-6 8.6 888 12,200 CUP 9.5 996 16,800 CUP
Hodgdon Longshot 7.2 919 11,300 CUP 8.2 1,044 17,000 CUP
Hodgdon Titegroup 5 892 14,600 CUP 5.5 956 17,000 CUP
Hodgdon Titewad 3.5 754 14,900 PSI 4.2 887 19,400 PSI
Hodgdon Universal 6 908 13,100 CUP 6.4 977 16,800 CUP
Winchester 231 5 762 12,000 CUP 5.9 906 15,800 CUP
Winchester 244 5.5 915 15,000 PSI 6.2 1,022 19,600 PSI
Winchester 572 6.7 930 17,200 PSI 7.7 1,036 20,000 PSI
Winchester AutoComp 6.7 856 12,600 CUP 7.4 958 16,200 CUP
Winchester WSF 6.8 886 13,400 CUP 7.5 981 17,400 CUP
Winchester WST 4.4 794 14,100 CUP 4.9 866 16,500 CUP
So, I am shopping for a Lone Wolf Alpha rifled barrel, for future lead loadings, which will be slower.
HDC shows Winchester 231 was one of the slowest powders used for 45 ACP
185 GR. HDY JSWC, so I think that is apples to oranges, compared to CFE Pistol.
Manufacturer Powder Grs. Vel. (ft/s) Pressure Grs. Vel. (ft/s) Pressure
Hodgdon 700-X 4.9 873 14,000 CUP 5.5 959 17,100 CUP
Hodgdon 800-X 7.1 883 13,600 CUP 7.9 991 16,700 CUP
Hodgdon CFE Pistol 7.1 1,008 15,800 PSI 8.1 1,139 19,700 PSI
Hodgdon Clays 4.5 855 14,500 CUP 4.9 981 17,400 CUP
Hodgdon HP-38 5 762 12,000 CUP 5.9 906 15,800 CUP
Hodgdon HS-6 8.6 888 12,200 CUP 9.5 996 16,800 CUP
Hodgdon Longshot 7.2 919 11,300 CUP 8.2 1,044 17,000 CUP
Hodgdon Titegroup 5 892 14,600 CUP 5.5 956 17,000 CUP
Hodgdon Titewad 3.5 754 14,900 PSI 4.2 887 19,400 PSI
Hodgdon Universal 6 908 13,100 CUP 6.4 977 16,800 CUP
Winchester 231 5 762 12,000 CUP 5.9 906 15,800 CUP
Winchester 244 5.5 915 15,000 PSI 6.2 1,022 19,600 PSI
Winchester 572 6.7 930 17,200 PSI 7.7 1,036 20,000 PSI
Winchester AutoComp 6.7 856 12,600 CUP 7.4 958 16,200 CUP
Winchester WSF 6.8 886 13,400 CUP 7.5 981 17,400 CUP
Winchester WST 4.4 794 14,100 CUP 4.9 866 16,500 CUP
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