I would like to knows what is the lowest velocity for a proper cycling of my 1911? In the Hornady book, it write 700 feet/sec for 230 grains bullet. What is the risk (danger) if my load is too soft. 500 feet/sec is it too slow?
Need infos for soft load in 45 ACP
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i don't have a chrono so i'm not sure what the lowest is, but a while back i bought 5k of various bullets for my 45 and loaded up 20 of each.
i had 100 rounds and they were very very light and shot great! on the 98th round the shell ejected like normal, i didn't really see it hit paper, but it was a used target. on the 99th round the slide locked back because the bullet got stuck in the barrel and bulged it ever so slightly.
so i would just be careful and even if the shell ejects, if you don't see another hole in your paper, check the gun.
i had 100 rounds and they were very very light and shot great! on the 98th round the shell ejected like normal, i didn't really see it hit paper, but it was a used target. on the 99th round the slide locked back because the bullet got stuck in the barrel and bulged it ever so slightly.
so i would just be careful and even if the shell ejects, if you don't see another hole in your paper, check the gun.
If you load them lower than usual, you can put a lighter recoil spring so the slide cycles properly. When you find the load you want, try different recoil springs so it ejects correctly and the slide does not hit the frame too hard.
500FPS is quite low... since "normal" speed is +/- 800FPS (assuming a 230GR bullet), I would not go under 600fps if it was me, but that's me
500FPS is quite low... since "normal" speed is +/- 800FPS (assuming a 230GR bullet), I would not go under 600fps if it was me, but that's me
4.7 gr titegroup gives me just over 700 fps with a 230 gr rn out of a 5 in barrel. This is a fairly soft shooting load and gets me just over major power factor for classic division. Not sure why you would want to go softer but I have brought it down to just over 600 fps without any ill effects.
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You can always get a lighter recoil spring if you are planning on using light loads.
As has been mentioned some of the faster burning powders are good options for this kind of thing.
4.5 grains of Bullseye is a classic load under a 200 grain cast SWC.
It's well under max so you can experiment, but if you go too low the gun won't cycle with a standard weight recoil spring.
Most bullseye competition shooters with tricked out 1911's are shooting light cast loads with reduced power recoil springs to ensure reliability.
Just be sure to change that spring back if. Your gonna run anything hotter.
As has been mentioned some of the faster burning powders are good options for this kind of thing.
4.5 grains of Bullseye is a classic load under a 200 grain cast SWC.
It's well under max so you can experiment, but if you go too low the gun won't cycle with a standard weight recoil spring.
Most bullseye competition shooters with tricked out 1911's are shooting light cast loads with reduced power recoil springs to ensure reliability.
Just be sure to change that spring back if. Your gonna run anything hotter.
Depends what you want them for. My goal is not to punch holes in paper but put rounds quickly where I want them like on a plate machine. Been messing with rounds, bullets and powder for the last year feeding my Norinco 45. Tried 231, reddot and titegroup so far while loading a couple thousand rounds to date. I tried really light thinking that it would be faster to recover for the next shot but wasnt any more accurate even after different springs plus. Would really get ugly if I had to use a box of factory rounds in the middle of the day cause I was out of my reloads. My latest combo that I am very pleased with is 200grn lead round nose ahead of 5.0 grns of titegroup. Chrono'd at 900fps last time I was able to measure. The gun is the constant in the equation and the more you shoot with your choice of round the more accurate youll be.
