Help for .45 ACP revolver for Bullseye shooting
I have a S&W Model 25-2 revolver in .45 ACP, the "Model of 1955." I am trying to get it to shoot decent groups at 25 and 50 yards for Bullseye competition.
My standard cast bullets for the 1911, a hard cast, bevel base, 200 gr SWC in front of 4.2 grains of Titegroup or 452AA gives me 4 to 5 inch groups at 25 yards from a Ransom Rest in this revolver. Factory jacketed 185 grain match bullets are no better. My wad gun shoots these loads very accurately.
The throats seem to be normal and not oversized. A .452" cast bullet passes through the throats with some resistance. The barrel and crown are fine; there is no leading, etc.
Any advice? I cast my own bullets and have no problems obtaining match grade accuracy in any number of .38 Special revolvers. This .45 is giving me fits.
I've read about Babe Magnum, who advocated a 220 grain blunt bullet with a fairly stiff charge of Green Dot. Not sure what bullet that was.
Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. I'm looking for 3" or less at 50 yards, and bearable recoil levels for the 25 yard timed and rapid fire stages.
My current thought it to cast some flat base bullets and use softer lube. All my commerical cast bullets for the 1911 have beveled bases and that hard blue wax for a lube. These 1911 bullets are also cast very hard, so I'm thinking a softer alloy might be better in the revolver.