Question about using Bullseye in 45 Colt?

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I'm just starting to load for 45 Colt in my Ruger SRH 454 Casull.

I'm loading 250gr Hornady XTP's.

I have some Bullseye powder I want to use but am not sure about it.

In my Lee manual it shows using Bullseye for 250gr cast bullets, but not for the copper jacketed XTP bullets in the same size (250gr).

Can I use the powder charge for the lead bullet on the XTP without issue?

Advice please.......
 
I don't know why you'd want to. That's like taking an Indy car downtown grocery shopping. Why not save those bullets for more appropriate use and velocities? If I remember correctly from a ways back, there was a 'suggestion' when shooting jacketed handgun bullets to keep them above 800 f/sec. There are better powder choices to go with your bullets for those velocities and better bullet choices to go with the powder, Bullseye, that you have available.
 
Bullseye is one of the fastest powders available. Good for light target loads with cast bullets.

You want a medium to a slow pistol powder for a jacketed bullet. It will also use some of all that case capacity. I suggest something like Unique for medoium speed and 2400 for more power.

I also suggest you buy cast bullets for plinking practice.
 
Bullseye will work just fine for light loads with cast bullets. It will work for jacketed bullets, but they are far too expensive for that sort of thing. This is why your manual doesn't show data for them.

I also prefer to use slower burning powders for heavy loads approaching the pressure limits of cartridges like .44 Magnum or modern .45 Colt. I believe it allows for a greater margin of error.
 
Just an FYI, I do not intend to normally use these types of bullets for general plinking, I wll be using cast bullets for that.

I just so badly want to go out and try out the new toy that I went into Wholesale Sports yesterday and picked up dies, and bullets to have something to play with on the weekend.

I was hoping to try some loads (6-10) in the normal Colt range, and then a few (6-10) in the modern colt 45 loads. I'm using Longshot for that and can't wait to set them off.

Of my on-hand powder choices for the standard colt rounds, I have Bluedot, 800X, WST, and Bullseye. I figured Bullseye would be the best to try some plinking rounds. If some of the other choices are better, I would really appreciate some advice.

Thanks, and please keep the help coming. I very much appreciate the time everyone is taking to pass on the info to me.
 
I have used Bluedot and 800X to make snappy loads with jacketed bullets. These would be much better choices than Bullseye. I have used 800X to make snappy cast bullet loads.

Bluedot and 800X are flake powders and do not meter in some throwers very well. Not familair with WST.
 
To answer your question, for heaven's sake, load up a few over 7.0 grs of Bullseye and enjoy your gun. I'd use 454 Casull cases if you have them.
 
No .45 Colt Bullseye data in any of my manuals. No jacketed data on Alliant's site either. However, Steve gives 5.2 grains to 8.5 grains of Bullseye for a 250 grain bullet.
Lee gets their data from the same sources we do.
 
If you want to shoot cast bullets at medium-low speeds and still be safe, just use IMR Trail Boss. It is so fluffy you cannot make a double charge without spilling over. In fact, it is so bulky that a normal 1 pound container gets only 9 ounces of it!
And it is quite accurate too.
Just found data for reduced recoil loads in rifles using medium-weight jacketed bullets. Simple: find the point where powder touches the bullet (no compressed load!), this is your max load. Reduce that weight to 75% of max and this will be your minimum load.
Great plinking loads without sacrificing acuracy.
PP.
 
PerversPépère said:
If you want to shoot cast bullets at medium-low speeds and still be safe, just use IMR Trail Boss. It is so fluffy you cannot make a double charge without spilling over. In fact, it is so bulky that a normal 1 pound container gets only 9 ounces of it!
And it is quite accurate too.
Just found data for reduced recoil loads in rifles using medium-weight jacketed bullets. Simple: find the point where powder touches the bullet (no compressed load!), this is your max load. Reduce that weight to 75% of max and this will be your minimum load.
Great plinking loads without sacrificing acuracy.
PP.
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A while back, hs4570 got me started using TB for light loads, not only light cast bullet loads in handguns but also for light cast bullet rifle loads. You're right:)it is a good choice and works well.
 
I shoot 250gr Hornady XTP's with 9rs of Unique out of all my 45 Colts. 20" model 94, 16" model 92, and 4.75" 1873. Just sharing my own personal experience. :) good shooting, Toni.
 
I've been looking around on the net, and a few other forums and I found some loads i think will be interesting to try.

13.0gr of Blue Dot under 250gr bullet, should be pretty good from what I've seen. I think I'll load up a few and try those. Of course I'll try a few hot ones with the same bullet, but by using a good dose of Longshot to set it off.

Thanks for the advice everyone!

See you at the range!
 
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