I went shooting last weekend and had a disappointing time with my .45acp.
Here are the stats: bbl-5.25", 18lbs slide spring, 3.5gr of Hodgdon Universal Clays, Lee TL 230gr with standard OAL, Federal large magnum primers.
Symptoms: little to no recoil, minimal slide blowback, orange powder ash all over the place, variable accuracy.
I'm thinking the primer is pushing the boolit too far before the powder ignites.
I loaded my 9mm rounds with the same 3.5gr of powder and small mag. primers.
They performed flawlessly and burned unexpectedly clean!
Magnum primers is all I could find at the time so...
I have about 100-150 of the .45 rounds left; is there anything I can do to "fix" these?
I'm looking forward to y'alls posts.