Cast Bullet Feeding Problem - 45 acp

[Zombie Steve]

Yes. I think HOSER is right.














Am I talking to a brick wall?

[Hoser]

Yes. I think HOSER is right.

Dont worry. I wont tell anyone.

[Zombie Steve]

[Caithford]

I was tired, but I made one dummy round last night. I was able to chamber it from a mag from both pistols, both slingshotting the slide and releasing from slide lock. I will try a fully loaded mag tonight or tomorrow. That's not as good as a live fire test, but I'll get to that eventually. There was a small nick line in the top of the lead, so I may need to load it shorter still. I think I was down to about 1.20" or so, which based on Hoser's recommendations is still long. I'll post an update tonight.

[Hoser]

1.240-1.250 is perfect for most 45 ACP and 38 Super-ish calibers.

1.140-1.150 is perfect for most 9 and 40 calibers.

For me anyway.

[Husker95]

Too long. Try loading them to about 1.240-250 or so. Come back a few tenths on the powder as you are loading shorter.

Hoser, do you see common issues with loading that long for 45 ACP or is it gun specific? I load all my 230 RN to 1.26 or greater - it gives me that nice water-bed recoil that I like. My 1911 SA Loaded eats them just fine. Want to make sure I'm not missing something.

[Zombie Steve]

1.210" - 1.230" for a truncated cone or possibly even shorter for a lswc depending on the shoulder.... as I stated before (anyone have an "in before Hoser" gif?) I like 1.260" for just about any round nose design.

Just my experience. If they're working for you, leave it alone. You'll get to the point where you'll tune speed with OAL instead of powder charge.

[Husker95]

1.210" - 1.230" for a truncated cone or possibly even shorter for a lswc depending on the shoulder.... as I stated before (anyone have an "in before Hoser" gif?) I like 1.260" for just about any round nose design.

Just my experience. If they're working for you, leave it alone. You'll get to the point where you'll tune speed with OAL instead of powder charge.

Agree completely. When i was learning to reload for my 1911, I monkeyed with different powders and charges for a couple years before i learned the magic of OAL (within safe limits of course). A couple hundredths longer made worlds of difference for felt recoil/speed for me.

[Hoser]

Hoser, do you see common issues with loading that long for 45 ACP or is it gun specific? I load all my 230 RN to 1.26 or greater - it gives me that nice water-bed recoil that I like. My 1911 SA Loaded eats them just fine. Want to make sure I'm not missing something.

For the round nose bullet, 1.245 works in every 1911 I have tried it in. And the OAL has 45 in it so that is what I settled on.

However, just to make Zombies head hurt I dont have any 45 ACP 1911s left. I rebarreled them to the cure for the small primer blues, the 45 GAP. Now my OAL is very different. And people give me free brass.

[Zombie Steve]

Foul Godless heathen.