Well I was running through the interwebs the other night, and found a small snippet of information on the M80 Ball cartridge.
In Vietnam, Special Forces units were taking standard M80 ball and replacing the powder charge with the FACTORY CHARGE FROM GOVERNMENT ISSUED 45 ACP cartridge, and reloading the M80 ball fmj projectile, UP SIDE DOWN to the cannelure.
The Department of Defense also issued a small reloading kit to make it easier and better quality finished product.
My question is this:
Is there any way to actually figure out the powder charge used in the US Issue 45 ACP cartridge?