Hi All, New member here.
Not new to shooting. I have been working with some medical issues and my son introduced me to casting to take my mind off unpleasant things. I'm having a ball. Bought my first single action pistol, a Ruger Blackhawk Vaquero on 45 Colt. Started out using my 45 ACP bullets then ordered the Lee 255 RF mold. Loading 8 gr. of Unique and getting velocity's of 930 FPS. This seems high according to what I ahve read from other shooters. 37 degrees during my shooting so I can only imagine velocity's increasing as the Georgia summer approaches. Recoil was stiff to me. I have never shot anything stouter than 45 ACP ball and a .357 magnum. Maybe I'm a wimp but I would not enjoy anything hotter.
If this seems in order great but if not I'm all ears. My chrono is not the best (chrony Gamma) but it usually is close to documented loads on several other recipe's I have. Oh by the way sized to .452, pan lubed, OAL is 1.565, once fired starline brass and roll crimped, Wolf primers.
Thanks
Ron