.45 ACP question

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I'm proficient at reloading 9mm and .40 but this .45 ACP is a new thing to me. It feels like I could park my wifes car in one of these big cases. I made up 20 rounds today of 230 grain FMJ using 4.4 grains of titegroup.

I seem to remember something about ignition being less than consistant with a small charge in a large volume case. Should I be worried about how little powder there is in this big humungous case?
 
No worries, some of the most accurate loads around are .45s with only 4.5 grs of fast burning powder like 231 or 452 before that, of more concern should be double charges!!!
 
Thanks for the input. Will try out those loads this week.

I always look out for double charges because I use titegroup exclusively for pistol loads. In a 9mm I could get 2 charges in there capacity wise. I think I could get 5 in the .45 cases. :eek: lol
 
Titegroup is supposed to be designed to not be position sensitive, according to Hodgdon. That said, small charges in big cases are common for cartridges like .38 Special, .45 Colt, and .45 ACP.

2.7 grains of Bullseye and a 148 grain wadcutter is a fairly "standard" target load for the .38 Special, despite being nowhere near filling the case.
 
tjhaile said:
2.7 grains of Bullseye and a 148 grain wadcutter is a fairly "standard" target load for the .38 Special, despite being nowhere near filling the case.
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Many years ago I tried to see if it made any difference by pointing the pistol straight up in the air and then slowly bringing it back to level and then firing it thru a chronograph to see if the speed was different from a gun that was pointed down and then brought up to level and fired. No difference in speed or accuracy.

As Ben said: worry more about a double charge.
 
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