Lee 160gr 45acp mold

[chris in va]

Don't ask me why, I went ahead and got one just to see what it would do. Any tips on loading this mushroom of a bullet?

452-160-RF mold, to be specific.

[runfiverun]

in what?
in the acp it takes more than 6 grs of unique to function the slide in both of mine it took closer to 7 grs.
in the 45 colt i use 5 grs of clays it's light recoiling but accurate enough to snipe grouse.

[chris in va]

Sorry, 45acp in my CZ.

Should these be water dropped due to the higher velocity?

I'm using Universal, and the Hodgdon site has a 155gr LSW at 6.5-7gr, so I'll just try the min for starters.

[runfiverun]

i don't waterdrop mine, just ww's and maybe some range scrap or other soft whatever lead mixed in 3-1 and maybe .5-1% more tin if needed.
sized to 452.
they are going about 925-950 fps from both guns [the colt in a rifle]
i don't shoot a lot of them in the rifle,but they are good enough for plinking and grouse shooting to 50 yds.
and they are plenty easy on the hands in the acp.
i will load some up at the lower end [6 grs unique] and mix in with my 200 and 230 gr boolits so i,the wife and the kids can practice the rack-tap drill, when they don't quite eject or throw the slide back far enough to pick up the next round.

[MikeS]

runfiverun: what is the purpose of mixing them in with 200 & 230gr boolits? As these boolits are fairly short, do they feed ok in a 1911?