Petrol & Powder
Well-Known Member
I had been playing around with Bullseye and WW-231 [AKA HP-38] and wasn’t sure if I wanted to switch my 45 ACP target load over to Bullseye powder or stay with HP-38. I shoot a SAECO #069 bullet (flat base copy of the H&G #68, 200ish grain bullet). Those are sized to .452” and lubed with NRA 50/50. I decided to increase the load to 5.3 grains of HP-38 and try that.
I had accumulated a small batch of very mixed headstamp, Small Primer, 45 ACP casings. All range pickup and not enough to sort through. Perfect brass to test functioning and I don't care if I lose it.
Without much care, I loaded those mixed SP casings and seated the bullet to my very precise, “fingernail thickness” of driving band protruding beyond the case mouth and applied a light taper crimp.
From an inexpensive, Philippine made, Commander length, 1911 style pistol, I was breaking clay pigeons on the berm at 15+ yards, standing with open sights. Then I shot the bigger pieces and was consistently breaking the bigger pieces left over, then the smaller pieces. About 75 rounds through the pistol without a hiccup. The gun ran perfectly, the rounds went where the sights were pointed – every time.
I’ll put it on paper next time I get a chance, but I think I’m done with load development!
I had accumulated a small batch of very mixed headstamp, Small Primer, 45 ACP casings. All range pickup and not enough to sort through. Perfect brass to test functioning and I don't care if I lose it.
Without much care, I loaded those mixed SP casings and seated the bullet to my very precise, “fingernail thickness” of driving band protruding beyond the case mouth and applied a light taper crimp.
From an inexpensive, Philippine made, Commander length, 1911 style pistol, I was breaking clay pigeons on the berm at 15+ yards, standing with open sights. Then I shot the bigger pieces and was consistently breaking the bigger pieces left over, then the smaller pieces. About 75 rounds through the pistol without a hiccup. The gun ran perfectly, the rounds went where the sights were pointed – every time.
I’ll put it on paper next time I get a chance, but I think I’m done with load development!