[creepyrat]

for me i load allot, tons and a whole bunch of 45 acp using a lee 200 grain tumble lube swc using 4.5 grains of bullseye.

for other calibers i still prefer to load my 44 and 357 mag up near 1300 fps.

 

[gunman42782]

Plinking = .22LR. Everything else is practice!!!!

 

[n/a]

Right now it's a .45 acp lead 200 gn Laser-Cast RNFP over 5.4 gns of 231.

 

[Calvin Wiles]

I also shoot a lot of .45 ACP. I got a buy on 230 gr. golden sabers, and I push them with 6 gr. of Unique.

 

[Baldy]

I load a bunch of .45s.
185gr LSWC/ Win-231 @ 5.3grs
200gr LSWC/ Win-231 @ 5.0grs
Both of our 1911/.45s work real good with these loads. Our pistols are box stock, and these loads are not beating them to death. The range is a indoor 50' distance. Kills paper real good. Our defense loads are all store bought Super dupers.

 

[n/a]

quote:Originally posted by KP97DC

I also shoot a lot of .45 ACP. I got a buy on 230 gr. golden sabers, and I push them with 6 gr. of Unique.

I have some 9mm golden sabers, but not .45 auto. How do you like them and how do they perform in your gun? Also, what's the source that you got your good deal on the golden sabers?

 

[Calvin Wiles]

quote:Originally posted by Ledberel

quote:Originally posted by KP97DC

I also shoot a lot of .45 ACP. I got a buy on 230 gr. golden sabers, and I push them with 6 gr. of Unique.

I have some 9mm golden sabers, but not .45 auto. How do you like them and how do they perform in your gun? Also, what's the source that you got your good deal on the golden sabers?

I like them. I shoot a lot of armadillo's and some snakes with them. Have checked the expansion on them and they have a lot of shock and quick expansion, but don't penetrate as deep as a hard bullet. I caught them on special at http://www.midwayusa.com.

 

[rman]

Way back when I loaded a 200 Gr Speer LSWC over 5.1 Gr of Bulleseye. They're accurate and have enough steam in most .45's to cycle without installing lighter recoil springs. Got to get started again. Buying factory loads is killing me!
Tom

 

[white dog]

I shoot 45 colt reloads more than anything else. 250 gr rnfp laser cast with 12.5gr blue dot. That will probably change since aquiring a henry 22 lr

 

[powder smoke]

I shoot a ot of 45colts 250gr. rnfp on top of 8grs. of unique. Phil

 

[2400]

I shot over 50K rounds of 4.0gr Bullseye, 230 LRN, WLP. It an accurate, inexpensive load and easy on guns.

 

[kvnsll]

I second the reports on the Golden Sabres. They are accurate and expand quite nicely. I also get mine from Midway.

 

[Hunting Coyotes]

45 colt - ~6grs of Trail Boss behind 200gr RNFP (Lazer Cast)w/ starline brass.


Very mild plinking load - accurate and smells good too.

 

[white dog]

I have almost 3 boxes of 300 gr truncated cone bullets for 444 marlin. I'll probably start loading them soon with about 12 grs unique for plinking

 

[Ruger Packer]

My favorite plinking load for a .44 mag SBH 5.5" barrel... 240 gr cast SWC over 5.5 gr Bullseye with a CCI 300 primer.

 

[OkieHunter]

quote:Originally posted by gunman42782

Plinking = .22LR. Everything else is practice!!!!

Could not have said it better

 

[kansas45]

Hey, Baldy. What COL do you use for those 200gr / W231 loads ?
The kid will be up here the last week of April. He's bringing the P345 & say's he's gonna' show the old man how a young Marine can shoot! Only problem is, I gotta' furnish the ammo! I bought 2000 LRN's over the weekend. I'm thinking W231 in the 1.240 to 1.250 range. I load my FMJ 230's at 1.260 for my XD's & 1911's.

 

[2Late45]

.45acp 200gr SWC over 4grs of Bullseye, COL right around 1.250". Very mild/accurate and cycles my Commander and full size Kimber reliablly with factory weight springs.

.38Spcl. 148gr HBWC over 2.7grs of Bullseye. Lost count of the number of thousands shot through my Security Six since 1978.

.45Colt - 236gr. RNWC over 8grs of Unique. Just enough to let you know it's not a Cowboy load. Good shooter too in my 5 1/2" Blackhawk.

Whew... That's more typing than I do in a week.....

 

[jwinoc]

9 grains of 231 and a 240 lazer cast bullet does most of my work. It shoots equally well out of my blackhawk and my trapper44

 

[Baldy]

Sorry I didn't to back to you sooner Kansas but I use a OAL of 1.250". Works real good in my pistol.
Good luck.

Best,Baldy.