Any suggestions for a 45 ACP..... FEEBLE...load?
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mikejonestkd
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185s should be just fine for powder puff plinking loads. Like others have mentioned above - 3.6 gr of bullseye should get you the results you are looking for.
I have gone as low as 3.1 gr under a 185 swc @ 1.225" but they just barely cycle in a 1911 with a 9lb spring. You might want to stay above this load- especially for a revolver that loses a bit of pressure due to the cylinder gap.
I have gone as low as 3.1 gr under a 185 swc @ 1.225" but they just barely cycle in a 1911 with a 9lb spring. You might want to stay above this load- especially for a revolver that loses a bit of pressure due to the cylinder gap.
You can get away with less powder if you use a heavy bullet.
3.5 of B'eye might a very minimal load with a 185, but it's not with a 255.
Proceed at your own risk:
"Midway's data with the Midway 255 SWC using Remington cases and RP2-1/2 primer with Alliant Bullseye powder. Starting load at 3.1 grains and up to 3.9 grains maximum. Velocity 640-754 fps. The loaded overall length was 1.275 inch."
3.5 of B'eye might a very minimal load with a 185, but it's not with a 255.
Proceed at your own risk:
"Midway's data with the Midway 255 SWC using Remington cases and RP2-1/2 primer with Alliant Bullseye powder. Starting load at 3.1 grains and up to 3.9 grains maximum. Velocity 640-754 fps. The loaded overall length was 1.275 inch."
Hammerhead
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How about a 185 coated SWC from MBC http://missouribullet.com/details.php?prodId=244&category=5&secondary=13 with a light load of HP-38?
My ears don't like Bullseye or Power Pistol, very noisy powders. HP-38 will do anything Bullseye does with less noise.
My ears don't like Bullseye or Power Pistol, very noisy powders. HP-38 will do anything Bullseye does with less noise.
I heard it explained that the larger bore guns are louder due to the volume of gas that's being created. Even though 45 ACP is always subsonic it is actually harder to suppress and the silencers are typically pretty much larger because of this.
The revolver has a barrel/cylinder gap, and that produces some extra sound same as a tiny barrel port would do. I think you'll find a fast powder like Clays or N310 will let you make the least total gas volume and still get the bullet out of the tube. May help with the sound level.
I recall one woman bull's eye champion from the 60's used 3.2 grains of Bullseye with a 200 grain swaged lead SWC. I'm sure her goldcup's recoil springs were light.
In .45 Auto, the powder space in the case is so short you can load it down as far as still works. The starting loads published for it are not true minimums. They are just the minimum reduction they want people who are working up to maximum to use. It's not because you can't load lower.
I recall one woman bull's eye champion from the 60's used 3.2 grains of Bullseye with a 200 grain swaged lead SWC. I'm sure her goldcup's recoil springs were light.
In .45 Auto, the powder space in the case is so short you can load it down as far as still works. The starting loads published for it are not true minimums. They are just the minimum reduction they want people who are working up to maximum to use. It's not because you can't load lower.