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Thread: Trying titewad in 45acp.

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    Trying titewad in 45acp.

    Loaded up some 230 grain LRN coated. With 3 grains of powder. Just did 24 rounds. Enough to run 3 mags though one of my 1911's. It will be interesting. Im betting on mild recoil. Hoping for no leading with a hot powder though
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    According to the Hodgdon site, that should give you about 700fps.
    If it works the action reliably, it should be a nice load to shoot.

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    I picked up a pound by accident, worked fine in the .45acp. Nice and mild. But eventually I went back to my old standby Red Dot.

    I think it is a quite energetic powder with lower tolerances than many others. But where it works it works.
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    Sunday looks decent weather wise. And a lot of the snow will melt by then. That is my planed test day. I have 2 scopes to zero too. And some 44 mag loads to test in my CVA. I did test them in my SBH last sunday. Shot good and accurate. And no unburnt powder. Loaded with 14 grans of blue dot. They felt rather stout. I didn't chrono them. They were 240 swc coated cast. Summers enterprises boolets.

    I grabbed the titewad because it was cheap. 19.00. I grabbed 2 bottles.
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    I hope you find a load that works, at 3 grains per load you’d get 4,666 loads outa that 2 lbs powder! That’s cheap chootin!

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    Yeah cheap chootin is good. Im enjoying working with bullseye too. So far it's been great.
    One round at a time.
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    Should work. I run 4.4 with 200 gr cast

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    My paper punching load is 4.2 under a 230 RN. Low recoil, cycles all my 45’s and real accurate. I switched from $23 / pound Unique to TiteGroup when it was $17 / pound.
    After trying a couple pounds I started getting it in 8 lb jugs. Burns clean too.
    Fuels all my 9, 380, 38, & 40 reloads. 4.2 works great in 9mm under a 115 RN. Don’t even have to reset my powder measure.

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    I think ill test my loads in my Ruger 345. The slide cycles easier then my 1911's do. I'll take a 1911 along too. After i see how the Ruger does.
    One round at a time.
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    Don't mean to rain on your parade but I don't think they can get a pound of tite wad in a bottle

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    Titewad comes in 14 oz., 4 lb., and 8 lb. containers. (This is why it is seemingly cheaper: 12.5% less powder in a 1 pound canister.) It works well in standard velocity 38 and 44 Special loads, and will work in 45 ACP as well. It is very fast burning and before Hodgdon came out with data for pistol use, I found useful loads by reducing recommended Bullseye loads by 10%. A load that worked very well for me was a 148 grain, button nose, Wadcutter loaded over 2.4 grains of Titewad to an OAL of 1.217" in 38 Special. Low recoil and quite accurate.
    I had intended to try it in 32-20 but never got around to it. 2.7 grains of Titewad under an RCBS 32-98 SWC should be just about dandy.
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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
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