.45 200 Gr. Lee TL Load

[greg1]

I just got my Lee .45 200 gr. TL mold to cast correctly thanks to suggestions here. What powder and weight would be a good start. My boolits have a BHN of around 10. I have a lot of Unique and Bullseye on hand. The Lee reloading manual suggest 5.1 gr of Unique but this is .4 gr lower than the starting load from my other manuals. My pistol is a Kimber Classic.

[Bass Ackward]

5 gr BE
6 gr Unique

[RobS]

The Lyman Reloading Manual has for their 452460 Lead SWC similar to the Lee TL SWC:

1.161 COL

Bullseye:
3.5 grains---645fps---6,500 cup..........5.6 grains---869fps---15,700 cup

Unique:
5.0 grains---670fps---7,700 cup..........7.5 grains---980fps---16,600 cup

I would start at the minimum and work up to find accuracy and to check for pressure signs.