shopping for a .45 ACP mold

[newrib]

I have three .45 acps and only one .45 bullet mold, that mold is a 2 cav RCBS 200 grain semi wadcutter. I have never had a feed problem or a jam with this bullet.

[bns454]

45-200E gets my vote also.

[John Boy]

Accurate 45-200E (H&G 68 clone) in a Ruger Sr 1911 ... no issues chambering or extraction. Key to the bullet - COAL of the round

[rintinglen]

I rolls with them as rolls with the H&G 68 and it's clones. I had the pleasure watching my SIL's Para choke on hard ball while banging away with my 5.2 grain 231 H&G loads.

[KenT7021]

I have used Lyman 452460,RCBS 45-200-SWC and Lyman 452488 molds.They are worked well.I have also used Lyman 454424 255 grain bullets thru a couple of Gold Cups.They fed without any problems.

[Grmps]

[QUOTE=tazman;4118304]If you are concerned about short throats in your pistol barrel, get a bullet mold that has a small step in front of the front drive band. This makes it so the throat and rifling never touches the boolit nose.
Your only concern then is how much of the drive band shoulder to leaved outside the case if any.
This works for nearly all nose designs.[/QUOT

I have had very good luck with the TL452-230-2R PC'd or Hi-Tek coated. It has the "small step in front of the front drive band." that tazman described. The 452-230TC worked well is seated deep enough BUT the 452-228 1R was a no-go in several guns

[Leadmelter]

I just made a bunch of NOE 453-196mold. In about 90 minutes I made about 600 boolits with a 4 cavity mold. I believe it is a copy of a H&P.
I have a whole collection of 45 ACP mold from 147-245gr and a MIHEC 200 gr HP.
I would start with the a HG68 style bullet and change from there.
Enjoy.
Leadelter
MI