Reloading 45 ACP

[scottb42]

Hope you get a many years of good use out of it, okierider!

 

[okierider]

I am sure I will!! Pretty satisfying putting holes in paper with bullets I assembled and saved some money to boot!! I have been shooting every week at least once and while my AK's are cheap to shoot the 45's were not!!

 

[swampratt]

I was a new re-loader but part time machinist and got my first scale a Lee.
I noticed it would not repeat like I thought it would. So I began tweaking it.
It would now repeat the same measure every time i removed and rehung the pan after the tweak.
I could now weigh to the kernel.

I suppose I try to give more credit to people. I assume people are not idiots and can check things after a tweak to see if they are better.
I'M out ya'll have fun.

 

[magna19]

You claim a shotgun you tweaked will go 3 feet wide pattern almost instantly But shoot it at 30 yards and the pattern is still like 3 feet wide.

You claim that your loads in a centerfire will shoot 1/4" groups at 100 yds and over 4" groups at 200 yds.

You claim you raced a shortbed Hemi truck on airport road in my dodge truck before I pulled the engine.
My second gear was gone so I had to go from first to third TH350 trans 3.25 gears and 29" tall tires.
I beat him everywhere .. and 140+ into the turn he gave up about 110 MPH.

You’ve got more BS claims than a Democrat.. Should I go on about all the unusual claims Idiot?

 

[magna19]

Sorry for the off topic rant but Swampers you got more dangerous tweaks, cutoff barrels and blown motors than anyone ive heard of.

 

[bayoubrass]

Watch the size on the plated bullets most are .452"
This can cause feeding issues.. especially in Kimber custom pistols.

My Hi-Points will eat anything.
And are quite accurate at hunting distances.
Head stamp will make a difference if you shoot for utmost accuracy.
Some head stamps work much better than others, so I sort them.

If you are just shooting for center mass at close combat distances you will see little difference.

I shot many rounds over a chrony and found the small primer has less velocity difference between rounds than the large primer brass.
But I could not see any difference in group size at 30 feet.
Which is as far as I tested that.

Some Boxer primed Aluminum and steel cases can be reloaded.
I have shot and reloaded aluminum cases 9 times before I seen a tiny spot of primer leaking from loose pocket.

DO NOT clean aluminum or steel in citric acid pin tumbler.

I have shot up to 300 gr bullets in my 45acp's with very good accuracy.
A 45acp bullet will pass through 2X more gallon milk jugs than a 168 gr .308.
Maybe more. It just keeps on trucking.

I shot through 1/8" thick leather and then 5 jugs and then 3/4" oak board and the bullet kept going.
Very fun round to reload for.
You should/will enjoy it.

 

[bayoubrass]

What variety of 300 grain slugs did you use and where'd you get them?

TIA
Brad

 

[Mad Professor]

I need to get back to my 300gr .45acp project.

230, 260, 300, 300
Far right is a gold dot.

300 gold dot .45acp

 

[dennishoddy]

I need to get back to my 300gr .45acp project.

300 gold dot .45acp

4 grains of Unique with that bad boy?

 

[Mad Professor]

4 grains of Unique with that bad boy?

Not telling. But it was pushing 190PF with fairly minor recoil.