45 ACP alloy

[wtfooptimax200]

What is your favorite alloy for casting 45 ACP plinking loads?

[williamwaco]

Clip on wheel weights. Air cooled.

[white eagle]

recycled lead from my range
but that is my favorite for everything anna way

[jmsj]

For light target and plinking loads for the 45 ACP, I use the Lyman 452460 cast from 50% Range scrap/ 50%PB. This boolit/alloy and 3.2-3.6 grains of Bullseye has worked well for me.
jmsj

[Crusty Deary Ol'Coot]

Just plain ol'WW.

Quenched right from the hot mold also works fine.

Keep em coming!

CRusty Deary Ol'Coot

[Shooter6br]

20-1 for me

[knifemaker]

I use a 50/50 mix of clip on wheel weights and pure lead. have driven it to 1000 FPS and no leading in several 1911s. My standard load is the 230 gr. backed by 5.3 gr. of W-231 for about 825 FPS. Very accurate and reliable in all my 1911s.

[bobthenailer]

clip on WW water droped from the mould ! has worked excellent for me for a few decades. With many 10s of thousads of bullets & alot of different 1911s

[imashooter2]

I think you'll find that most people's favorite alloy for pretty much anything is what they have on the shelf...

[USSR]

25-1 for my cast hollowpoints.

Don

[Buddy]

Buckets n buckets of WW's. Simple, easy, nothing to remember.

[zomby woof]

25%WW 75% range scrap, little tin

[gray wolf]

If it comes out of the mold it goes into the pistol. ( 1911 )
I say this because all I have is my 1911 and I can only shoot gifted lead unless I trip over some WW. I find the 45 ACP to be a very forgiving pistol to cast, load and shoot.

[fredj338]

25-1 for my cast hollowpoints.

Don

Me too, works great! For plinking loads, 50/50 lead/clip ww or straight range lead, add 1% tin to sweeten as req'd. for good casting.

[UweJ]

plain range lead for me cause there is no need to push the .45 over 1000fps. for me that is.
Uwe

[MBTcustom]

Man, 45 will eat anything! I have even run pure PB through it with no problem. So whats the best alloy for 45? Whatever is free and can be poured into a mold.

[Shooter6br]

20-1 alloy or 25-1 for HP

[dnotarianni]

4 part pure lead, 2 parts WW and 1 part reclaimed shot water dropped. Cast a 280 gr bullet for bowling pin matches in a 625 Smith. No leading at 820 FPS
Dave

[Char-Gar]

Years ago, the common wisdom was the 1911 in 45 ACP needed a hard alloy to hold the shallow rifling. That has proven to be an old wives tale as attested to by the posts above. I tend to use straight wheel weight, but I have used other alloys both softer and harder with equal results.

[LabGuy]

Currently, I’m using 2/3 clip on WW, 1/3 stick on WW + 1% tin air cooled. But I just signed up for a couple of group buy hollow points. I’ll probably make them softer.