Casting WW .452 sizing

[DrewTenney]

I have about 200lbs of WW ingot, and a lee 452-200RF mold. I plan on shooting these out ofa 1911, do I need to lead the barrell and check throat size etc before I load them, or just cast them, lube them, load them and have a great day at the range?

[L Ross]

Gosh Drew I got away with doing stuff like that for years, decades actually. Even though I "know better" today I still sometimes just cast, size to a standard size, and load and shoot. Most of the time it works pretty well. Maybe not "match grade" but usually without leading and with reasonable accuracy. I say go for it and see what happens. Just make sure you make a dummy round to see if it drops into your 1911 barrel so you don't end up with a bunch of ammo you cannot use.

Duke

[1500FPS]

Unless it's some odd ball sized barrel (bore n groove) you should be good to go.

[williamwaco]

Don't try to solve a problem before it occurs.

I have been loading 1911 .45 ACP since around 1970.

I have never seen one that would not work beautifully with .452 bullets.


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[DrewTenney]

That's what I was hoping for, I've got plent of 45 cases, can make 7 dummies and make sure they cycle, check the barrell after 50 rounds for leading, I plan on buying a boolit sizer for my 308 but will work on hanguns first. Have not studied enough on gas check or paper to load over 2k fps...

[williamwaco]

You need to walk before you try to run.

You should not try to jump into 2000+ rifle loads on your first attempt.

[DrewTenney]

William, I agree, after a few thousand successes inhandguns ill move up to highspeed rifles.