Had the inspiration the other day to load some .45 ACP with lighter than usual Bullets, for fun with my S & W and Colt M1917 Revolvers.
Left is a 141 Grain .454 Ball, ran through a Sizing Die to be .452 with a resulting nice little flat Belly-Band to crimp to ( with no convenient way to Lube, other than I will Lube the lower portion of the exposed part ).
Right is a 165 Grain DEWC -
Charge of Propellant is 7 Grains of 'Unique' for both.
In reviewing various Loading Tables, this seemed to me to be a sensible charge to deliver around or a little over 1000 FPS with these Lighter than usual Bullets, which I felt ought to be no more pressure than Standard Loading with usual 230 Grain Hardball.
Does my reasoning sound alright?
I'll put a new Battery in the long neglected Chronograph, and see what they do soon, and report back with their FPS.
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