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Thread: .45 ACP and Lyman 452389

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    .45 ACP and Lyman 452389

    I've acquired the Lyman 452389 which is a 185 gr button nose wadcutter and now I need some help.

    I can figure out powder charge, 4.2 grains of Bullseye!

    Where I need some help is OAL. If you've loaded this boolit could ya help me out?


    Thanks.
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    Currently casting for .223, .308, .30-06, .30-40 Krag, 9mm, .38/.357, 10mm, 44 Mag and 45 ACP.

    I like strange looking boolits!

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    Long long ago I used that bullet for my 25 yd timed and rapid fire load with 3.7 Bullseye. It was extremely accurate at that range and would shoot into an inch out of my wad gun. It did not hold up that well at 50yds and there I used 452460 for slowfire. I loaded it the same as 200 gr swc's with just a tiny bit of the shoulder out of the case.
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    Got that one to try in the 1858 Remington. Sounds like it might work in that newfangled Colt too!

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    Thanks fecmech,

    I'll give that a shot.
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    Currently casting for .223, .308, .30-06, .30-40 Krag, 9mm, .38/.357, 10mm, 44 Mag and 45 ACP.

    I like strange looking boolits!

    NRA Patriot Life Endowment member.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check