HammerMTB
08-01-2011, 09:26 PM
Let me start this story here- I got the .40 kick, and wanted a load that made major but would shoot lead reliably, no leading, and wasn't too close to max. Oh, and made major. I had several powders to choose from, but had 5 lbs of Hi-Skor 700X from back in the days of shooting trap. So I hoped to find a way to use that. After some load development, I found 4.9 of 700X was just right. so I made 1000's of them. They work well.
I kinda missed my old slabsides 1911's. So I wound up with a nice High Standard. Needed a load to dupe GI hardball with it. Turns out, 4.9 of 700X behind a 230TC does it nicely.
Wanted a load that was low recoil and easy to shoot for my wife, in a .357 snubbie. Fooled with a few different loads, but it turns out, 4.9 of 700X behind a 148wc is pretty good.
Got a pointy boolit for my .40. More bearing length, shorter seating, but it turns out, 4.9 of 700X is just fine.
Got a 200SWC mold for my .45. Yep, 4.9 of 700X is OK there too.
I have loads for .44 Mag and .45 Colt in 700X, too, but it takes a bit more than 4.9 in those cavernous cases.
Dang! Once I thought about it a bit, it seemed like that recipe worked in a lot of places. I wondered if I had run across Unique in a different can.
Anyone else got a powder or recipe that works in a lot of places?
Do I haveta put in the warning that you need to work up loads in your own gun(s) yourself and not just throw something together that you read on the 'net?
I kinda missed my old slabsides 1911's. So I wound up with a nice High Standard. Needed a load to dupe GI hardball with it. Turns out, 4.9 of 700X behind a 230TC does it nicely.
Wanted a load that was low recoil and easy to shoot for my wife, in a .357 snubbie. Fooled with a few different loads, but it turns out, 4.9 of 700X behind a 148wc is pretty good.
Got a pointy boolit for my .40. More bearing length, shorter seating, but it turns out, 4.9 of 700X is just fine.
Got a 200SWC mold for my .45. Yep, 4.9 of 700X is OK there too.
I have loads for .44 Mag and .45 Colt in 700X, too, but it takes a bit more than 4.9 in those cavernous cases.
Dang! Once I thought about it a bit, it seemed like that recipe worked in a lot of places. I wondered if I had run across Unique in a different can.
Anyone else got a powder or recipe that works in a lot of places?
Do I haveta put in the warning that you need to work up loads in your own gun(s) yourself and not just throw something together that you read on the 'net?