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Ok.

Remember I #####ed about dirty powder.

Well... I couldn't find any hogden powders locally, but some people mentioned Alliant powders and I decided to try some Bullseye.

Now... my reloading manual says the OAL on .45ACP should not be more than 1.275... but the recipe from Alliant says the min OAL should be 1.19 for a 230gr FMC bullet.

I bought a box of 500 "xtreme" 230gr fully jacketted bullets.

So... my question is, I've got some .080 of OAL to play with... what do you guys find feeds best?

A shorter OAL will increase pressure right? That should also more completely burn powder.

Would 1.200 be a good target?

Also - Alliant says max charge is 5gr of Bullseye... my Lymans manual has a different max (the book is out in the garage) which would you go with... I'd say the mfg. but I've seen you guys say the mfg's have lawyered up lately.

Mind you... I'm looking for a target load... rather than a +P combat load.
 
I load all of my .45 to an even 1.200" and haven't experienced any feeding or pressure problems.

I checked a few load manuals around here (Lee & Nosler) and the listed max seems to be 5.0/5.1gr. I have heard of guys using up to 5.5gr of Bullseye, though.

If you've got access to a chrono, run them through and see what happens.
 
If you have that much room to play with, and are worried about feeding, make up some dummy rounds at different lengths with in your.080 range and try them in your magazine Chamber check them in your barrel and see if they feed smoothly when the slide release is dropped...
That should tell you. Generally I have found that the bullet should have a small gap between the nose and frond of the magazine. Then they seem to work best for me.
 
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I shoot 4.4 grains of Bullseye with 230 gr. lead. I was getting about 830 fps +/- and a power factor of around 180, all in a S&W 625.

Yesterday at the Quebec Provincials, I got a Power factor of 201. Did not change a thing, so I am some what bewildered. I am not a great shot to start with, so I am going to adjust my loads. Need all the help I can get!!!

Case lengths are 1.25+/- a couple of thousand, using lead.

Bullseye is dirty and believe me, if you are shooting on a range with no wind, at times seeing a long shot target can be a challenge. I am told shooting jacketed ammo will use more powder and help alleviate "smoke getting in you eyes."

Rod
 
I use a 200gr lead swc from a Lee mold with 5.7 grs of WIN 231 OAL is 1.265 and it an awesome load very accurate and it makes major:runaway:
 
For target loads I shoot 3.5 grains of Bullseye powder with a lead bullet. I have not had any problems due to variations in length. The only problems I have had was in shooting different (other than round nose) bullet shapes out of my Gold Cup. My S&W 745 seems to eat anything.
 
you may want to try out a few different lengths, working down from the max you have listed to the minimum. See which shoots the best out of your gun. seldom do the book measurements work 100% in all guns as the perfect length.
 
Boomer454 said:
Generally I have found that the bullet should have a small gap between the nose and frond of the magazine. Then they seem to work best for me.
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Depends on the shape of the bullet too. I find that 1.25" works well for round-nose bullets, but I have to seat shorter for hollow-points since the hollow-points have wider noses.
 
I use 4.6 of 231 in my 4526 for good shots at 25 yards. I find that with 231 I go home with a lot of unburnt powder on my arms, so I am changing powders after the big PPC match in October.
 
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