Which .45ACP mold works best??

[biggc1]

Getting ready to try the lee myself..

By far I have run more Lee 45 230grain TL boolits through my 45s than any other. Lubed with 45-45-10.
I have experienced best accuracy with the H&G #68 SWC.

Best powders for the job? Unique, bullseye, Hodgdon Clays, and 700X.
I really like 700X. Gives a real nice push.

[Outpost75]

Best bullet selection depends on what type of firearm you are using it in.

For M1911 pistols the H&G68 is the hands down best compromise, but may not shoot to point of aim in fixed sight guns, or feed in WW2-era USGI pistols, or SMGs.

While 230 LRNs run in anything, they are neither most accurate, nor most effective on game.

Not knowing what you are running, best compromise which runs in anything from a 1917 revolver with fixdd sights, through M1911s, Thompsons and M3s, is a 230 flatnose similar to Saeco #954. Lightest charge which cycles a Thompson or M3 full auto is 4.5 grains of Bullseye for 800 fps. Good general purpose load.

[phantom15]

I'm shooting the Ruger P90

[detox]

I'm shooting the Ruger P90

Hey Man, I'll cast you some RCBS 201gr swc bullets to try. I can size to .452 and lube with LBT Soft Blue lube. I know you have some Bullseye powder...i would use 4.7 grains (about 800fps) to start out with. Look for leading afterwards.

One thing i hate about automatics....you are guaranteed to loose some of your brass.

Have you ever shot blackpowder in an auto? Nastiest thing i ever witnessed....other than some of the things i see on some porn sites.

[2wheelDuke]

There is no one "best" because there's just so many variables. It really comes down to the gun.

I have a Mihec H&G 68 clone, and it's a sweet mold that makes a sweet boolit. Most guns love it, but some choke on it. Subcompact guns like the Glock 30/36 hang up on it, no matter the seating depth.

The Mihec 200gr RNHP is also a nice one, and has worked in everything I've tried. It can also make them with solid flat points instead of hollow points.

At the lower end of the price range, the Lee 230gr RN TL with 45-45-10 has functioned in everything I've ever tried it in. Same iwth the Lee 230gr Truncated cone.

As much as I like my Mihec molds, the Lee's are a whole lot cheaper and I can make a whole bunch of good boolits in a relatively small amount of time.

[doghawg]

The RCBS 201 SWC and Lyman #452374 RN have both given good feeding and accuracy but the very best accuracy seems to be the Lyman #452460. The Lee 230 TC feeds ok after experimenting with C.O.L. a bit.

[ravelode]

The only mold I currently own (that actually feeds in my XD Tactical) is the LEE 452 200RF it has a nice big meplat and feeds great. I sent some of the SAECO 200gr SWC I made to a friend who really likes them in his S&W 4506

[detox]

Here is a dirty video...be sure to use good soft SPG lube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfzQ4uKvE7c

[MtGun44]

Here is THE answer.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...75-My-new-Baby

One and done.

Bill

[Jupiter7]

As said, not all guns will run the h&g 68 or clones.

This is THE answer get in while you can, my favorite of all pistol molds I own

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ramer-HP-Rerun

[Outpost75]

I'm shooting the Ruger P90

The Ruger P90 will feed almost anything. You have lots of choices. The Lyman #452460, as reccomended by several others, will do well on either targets or game and would be a goid chouce if limited to one mold. The similar H&G#78 is also very good, but less common than the popular #68.

[rintinglen]

I have had the best Luck with the H&G 68 copies. I used a SAECO 2 banger for a long time but now have 2 M&P versions, one regular and one HP. The hollow point is too small to suit me but either work well in my 45's. I have not found a 45 that won't run a H&G 68 that will run anything else. In fact my SIL bought a Para p12 that stutters on PMC hardball but glups down my handloaded H&G clones. They also work well in my Llama mini max, my SIG P 220, and a couple of 1911s (One kimber, one Auto Ordinance.).

I will stipulate that the shorter nose on the Lee version is not as good. It is just enough different to cause the occasional FTF in my Llama. I have not yet tried the Lyman version.

[MtGun44]

Pistols that will not feed the H&G 68 - WHEN LOADED CORRECTLY - are few and far
between. The most notable one is early Springfield Armory XDs, which was not
actually a FEEDING problem, but an extraction problem where the gun dragged
the extracted case rim HARD over the next up round, and the shoulder of the
SWC would bang the rim and disengage it from the extractor, causing a jam.

Later XDs have a bump under the center of the slide to depress the next up round
in the mag to clear the extracted case rim.

Also remember, just because you can't do something, doesn't mean it can't
be done. I learned that a long time ago.

Bill

[tomme boy]

Mihec 200 gr HP mold minus the HP. It comes out about 215grs. I seem to shoot more of these than anything else. It feeds in about 10 different 45 autos I have tried them in.

[Clay M]

Just cast with the RCBS 230 gr hardball mold yesterday. It is the easiest mold to cast I have ever used. Bullet are .454 and cast great right from the start with a pre warmed mold block. Now to see how they shoot.

[myg30]

I'm shooting the Ruger P90

What type jacketed bullet have you reloaded in it already ? Do you reload a FMJ, ball, JHP,SWC's. Truncated cone type ? Which style feeds best ?
What powder do you use now in that P-90 ?

Mike