Colt .45 ACP Reloading Report

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Colt .45 ACP Reloading Report

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My first effort to reload .45ACP

loader: RCBS Rock Chucker
dies: Lee carbide
bullets: 230gr LRN
powder: Win231
OAL: 1.25
primers: Winchester LPP
brass: tumbled Rem and Winchester
loads:
4.3/4.7/5.0/5.3
pistol: Colt CCO (Bar-Sto match barrel) - Commander length barrel and slide

at both 25 and 50 yds from a rest

4.7 was most accurate
average fps: 730
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:clapping:

Did you cast your own bullets?
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DocV wrote::clapping:

Did you cast your own bullets?
Nosir....but they were cast by a good friend here locally.

I have more on order from Missouri.
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Congrats! Your making IDPA power factor
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Doc...... Large Rifle Primer????


edit to add: never mind... I saw your answer on the Ruger forum ;-)
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v-rog wrote:Congrats! Your making IDPA power factor
Thanks!

I hadn't even considered that since I'm shooting a 9mm Colt in IDPA. Good to know the .45 meets their spec's.
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Alway's thought WW231 was a produced a little more "smoke" than WSL or WST. My favorite was 454AA, Basically what became WSL.
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