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Halfbreed
10-02-2007, 02:26 PM
O.K. fellas don't laugh too hard. Not out loud anyway, I bought one of these .45acp bdcm molds, about 225 grains. But have no load data for it, or oal for it either, this is for a Ruger P-97, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks John

AnthonyB
10-02-2007, 10:25 PM
John; congratulations on having that mould. I'm a little prejudiced in its favor since I honchoed that one, but I think that is one fine boolit for the 45 ACP. My load is 6.0 gr. Unique, and I let the magazine decide the OAL - they are seated just deep enough to fit the magazine. That bullet and load will do everything I need a handgun to do. Tony

Lloyd Smale
10-03-2007, 08:29 AM
I mostly use 5 grains of pr200/aa2

Bret4207
10-03-2007, 03:47 PM
Ditto 6.0 Unique. Mines the original 45BD.

Wayne Dobbs
10-03-2007, 03:51 PM
5.1 of WW 231 also works well with that weight range of .45 ACP bullets and is easy on the gun, easy on the shooter and does a good job downrange.

Halfbreed
10-03-2007, 04:15 PM
Thanks everybody for the quick responses, this is really helping alot.
John

testhop
10-04-2007, 07:42 AM
O.K. fellas don't laugh too hard. Not out loud anyway, I bought one of these .45acp bdcm molds, about 225 grains. But have no load data for it, or oal for it either, this is for a Ruger P-97, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks John
i use 5 gr 231 o 4.5 gr bulleyefor target
and 6.3 unique for p+ this is not a big fun load to shoot. but i use soft boolits and boy do thay open up

tom