165 gr .45 ACP.....

[Knarley]

Any one have a load for a 165gr boolit in a .45 ACP? I could sure use one
Thanks
Knarley

[fecmech]

I have 2 accurate loads for the Saeco 062b swc 160 gr. The most accurate was 6.4 of Bullseye which gives 1115 fps out of a 5" 1911. The other is 5.9/231 which gives 917 fps and is very close in accuracy to the first load. If this is the bullet you have I was unable to find any accuracy below the 900 fps level. Going down into the 800 fps range groups doubled to about 3"@ 25yds. It seems to me this bullet needs to go fast.

[Lloyd Smale]

If your looking for light recoiling target loads ive allways had better luck with mild loaded 200s then i have with lighter bullets. Like was posted they tend to need more velocity and end up with more recoil then the slow and heavy ones.

[Knarley]

I screwed up. They are 160gr LEE .451's I shoot them out of my .45 colt(Spagetti) and was wondering how they'd work in the 19-11. I'll give those loads a try:Fire:
If they don't work, all I'm out is a couple wheel weights.
Knarley

[Chunky Monkey]

I screwed up. They are 160gr LEE .451's I shoot them out of my .45 colt(Spagetti) and was wondering how they'd work in the 19-11. I'll give those loads a try:Fire:
If they don't work, all I'm out is a couple wheel weights.
Knarley

Knarley are these the boolits? I got the Lee 452-160-RF cause I wanted to find a good plinking boolit that would be easy on my lead supply. I have a Ruger P345. With WW alloy mine cast to about 170 - 175 grains. I loaded over 7.5 grains of HS-6 with a wolf large pistol primer. They shoot well and extract but don't feed real reliably. I think they are just a little short. My mould will be up for sale when I get a chance to put it in the swappin and sellin cause I have now bought two other moulds. Shame cause it's one of the better Lee moulds I have used.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee267/Metzy84/Casting/102_1658.jpg

[35remington]

I'd have to agree they're rather on the short side. Especially for a 1911.

Should be fine in a revolver, or at least fine for such a stubby bullet.

Really, it's possible to go "too low" in bullet weight for a pistol, and these are about in that range.

[fecmech]

This is the bullet I was talking about in my reply earlier. Ugly sucker aint it!

[mtgrs737]

This is the bullet I was talking about in my reply earlier. Ugly sucker aint it!

Yes it is, I agree with you.

[Knarley]

Knarley are these the boolits? I got the Lee 452-160-RF cause I wanted to find a good plinking boolit that would be easy on my lead supply. I have a Ruger P345. With WW alloy mine cast to about 170 - 175 grains. I loaded over 7.5 grains of HS-6 with a wolf large pistol primer. They shoot well and extract but don't feed real reliably. I think they are just a little short. My mould will be up for sale when I get a chance to put it in the swappin and sellin cause I have now bought two other moulds. Shame cause it's one of the better Lee moulds I have used.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee267/Metzy84/Casting/102_1658.jpg

YUP THEM IS THE ONES!! I was usin the .3 LEE dipper with unique. needs a little more wood. They seemed to run good out of a Springfiels 1911. And yup them other ones are are, ummm,"interesting[smilie=1:
Knarley

[h1tdk00]

Is there any reason you could not load those bullets longer to get better reliability. It looks like you have them crimped in the crimp grove, but would it work if you loaded them longer and crimped it just above the lube grove.

Just wondering because I have that mold and was thinking about loading up some rounds for a friend. I don't have a 45 ACP, so I can't try it out myself.

[35remington]

The area below the crimp groove and above the lube groove is full diameter. Depending upon how the gun is throated, it probably won't allow much of this full diameter beyond the case mouth and still allow the round to chamber.

You'll need to check chambering in the barrel (removed from the gun) to be sure it will work. Even if the gun allows the round to be seated out a little, the rounds will still be rather short for proper reliability, as I doubt you can have the entirety of the first band outside the case mouth.

Sorry. No shortcuts. Loading for an automatic pretty much requires having the gun to check to see if things will work properly.

Nature of the beast.