8.3 grain Green Dot, 200 grain boolit, .45 Colt

[Southern Shooter]

On the Alliant Powder website it gives the following load:
.45 Colt
8.3 gr. Green Dot
CCI 300 primer
200 grain SWC
5.5" barrel

Is this load at or under 14,000 PSI?
Thank you.

[BCB]

QuickLoad indicates 14576 psi for the Lee .452, 200, LEE 452-200-SWC...

So, if QuickLoad is correct, you might be over 14000 psi by just a tad...

It's up to you if you want to accept QuickLoad's calculations...

Good-luck...BCB

[Outpost75]

If the load is published on Alliant's web site, that means they have tested it as being within SAAMI pressure limits.

They don't put up any hotter "Ruger Only" loads.

[runfiverun]

that's pretty close to uniques data.
if you compare the data you'll see where the unique load falls on the chart.
then look at red-dot [which is on the other side of the speed chart from green-dot] and see where it lies.
green-dot loads should be super close to the middle of the two.

[Southern Shooter]

Thank ya'll for the input.

Would it change anything if the boolit was more specifically the Lee 452-200-RF versus their 200 grain SWC?

[BCB]

Thank ya'll for the input.

Would it change anything if the boolit was more specifically the Lee 452-200-RF versus their 200 grain SWC?

QL is actually saying it would be 13810 psi with that boolit, so i guess it might matter a bit, but certainly nothing I would worry about...

Good-luck...BCB

[Southern Shooter]

Thank ya'll