,45 acp load with Bulseye

[Lloyd Smale]

sweet spot for me is 3.5 to 4.2 for accuracy. You probably are going to have to run a 14 or 15 lb spring in the gun though.

[Outpost75]

sweet spot for me is 3.5 to 4.2 for accuracy. You probably are going to have to run a 14 or 15 lb spring in the gun though.

... defined by Master Chief as an "old and tired" GI 16-lb. spring, which has taken a "set" and no longer really is...

[vzerone]

sweet spot for me is 3.5 to 4.2 for accuracy. You probably are going to have to run a 14 or 15 lb spring in the gun though.

I'm with you Lloyd, my spot is 4.0. I don't see needing more than what you and I mentioned for target shooting. Now if you want the upper velocity loads for whatever, that's fine.

[BruceP.]

Update. Got to finally shoot some of the new loads which is 4.8 grains bulseye and 180 grain lead swc an d the gun ran (Glock 21). It has a stock recoil spring velocity was average 775 to 800 fps.
Thanks for the help,
Bruce

[Patricklaw]

You guys were scarring me! I've just loaded about 2500 pc'd Seaco 456's (225 gr.) with 4.8 grains and then I saw this post. I thought perhaps I'd waaaay overdone it. A quick check of the Alliant site shows my load is not bad at all. It feels just fine in my G21 and 1911's. Happy loading,
Rudy

[boatbum101]

Many of the tried & true Bullseye target loads you won't find in any reloading manual . Most of these will function in a stock open sighted 1911 with a 16lb recoil spring & 23lb mainspring . I'll give you a few All these are with a 200gr H&G 68 SWC , for a 180-185 I'd bump the lower end by .1 to . 2 grs . 3.8 - 4.2grs Bullseye , 3.6 - 4.0 VVN-310 , 4.6 - 5.0 W231 , 4.0 - 4.4 WST , 4.0 - 4.3 HTG or 700X , 3.7 - 4.0 Clays , 4.0 - 4.2 S1000 , AA#2 , or N100 . If shooting at 25yds or less 3.5grs of Bullseye will work in a match gun , but probably not one with stock springs . When shooting @ 50yds stay with loads above in the heaviest of the range ie 4.2 Bullseye . Hope this helps .