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 .45 ACP accuracy loads???
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03/01/16 11:53 PM
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Anyone shoot for accuracy anymore? Seems like everyone is into shooting as many rounds as they can as fast as they can........and not hit anything.
I need some PET loads .45 ACP 185 and 200 grain. Going for ACCURACY, 25-50 yards like in the old days. 5" 1911
please??
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03/02/16 12:03 AM
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Elpatoloco
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I do. I handgun hunt and load on a single stage press.
My pet load for the ACP is 230 gr ball with win 231 powder. Right around 5 grains of powder is the sweet spot. I never shoot the lighter bullets.
My .44's love Win 296.
Last edited by Elpatoloco; 03/02/16 12:08 AM.
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03/02/16 12:09 AM
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RiverRider
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Lyman #452460 over 6.0 grains of W231.
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Re: .45 ACP accuracy loads???
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03/02/16 12:13 AM
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Elpatoloco
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Or lyman 452374 if I dont have jacketed bullets.
These pour about 220 gr out of my old wheel weight hoard
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03/02/16 02:37 AM
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Mike Honcho
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Titegroup and a 180gr nosler custom comp jhp have produced very accurate results in all but one 1911 i have. Cant remember what exact charge is but it was upper 1/3 of the load range.
“Two things that define an individual what you do when you have everything, and what you do when you have nothing."
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03/02/16 04:17 AM
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Tactical Cowboy
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4.5 grains of titegroup and a 200 swc.
Oh yeah, I shoot fast AND hit things.
The secret to a long life is to try not to shorten it.
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03/02/16 05:20 AM
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jeffbird
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200 gr Hornady XTP
5.2 Titegroup
Fed Large Pistol primer
185 Nosler Comp
5.6 Titegroup
Fed Large Pistol
Seating depth makes a difference just as it does in a rifle.
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Re: .45 ACP accuracy loads???
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03/02/16 12:08 PM
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BassCat'99
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Re: .45 ACP accuracy loads???
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03/02/16 12:48 PM
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dee
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7gr of wsf with a 185gr Hornady XTP.
"A vote is like a rifle; it's usefulness depends on the character of the user" Theodore Roosevelt
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03/02/16 05:46 PM
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03/02/16 09:16 PM
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Phlash
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Nosler .451 jhp over hodgdon universal 6.2 gr is my sweetspot
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03/02/16 11:41 PM
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Buzzsaw
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Re: .45 ACP accuracy loads???
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03/08/16 03:56 PM
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aggie-01
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Re: .45 ACP accuracy loads???
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03/08/16 05:36 PM
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jeffbird
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Any details on the bullet and primer? Please indicate whether loads are with large or small primers since 45 ACP brass comes in both forms.
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03/08/16 10:32 PM
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mikei
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Not a single person, so far, has said that they used Unique as their powder of choice. I use it for both my hand guns and my carbine in 45ACP; with large primers. Years ago, Unique was a pretty dirty powder, but they seem to have changed the formula to where the new stuff runs just as clean as some of the others I've tried. I also use Unique when I build by snake shot rounds for my 45 Colt.
My second choice is another "old" powder: Bullseye. Me thinks I'm out of the mainstream here. . .
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03/09/16 01:12 AM
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Re: .45 ACP accuracy loads???
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03/09/16 02:51 AM
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Berry's .452 FMJ using Titegroup at 4.4grs works good for me, out of XD45 5"
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Re: .45 ACP accuracy loads???
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03/09/16 09:29 PM
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aggie-01
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The brass was mixed with Winchester Lg pistol primer
185/200gr lead semi wad cutter. Not sure who made them.
Mitch
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