Recent content by hossfly

New chronograph confirms the other. I would just take this thread as a confirmation to start low and work up. I think Lyman may need to run some new 45 tests though

Yeah I have two scales and that checks out

I haven't collected any new data yet. I did order another Chronograph but now I'm beginning to think things aren't as amiss as I thought they were. Some informal evidence....Speer did it's testing with a Sig with a 4.4 inch barrel. Im using a Government size Springfield 1911. 5 inches...

Sorry I haven’t had a lot of time since the original post and have updated from my phone when I got a chance. Hence the 1.61 entry. Honestly I’m hoping the chronograph is sick but other readings in the past have me doubtful. I’ll update when I get more information

1.261

One more note. I also chronyed Speer200 grain gold dots and it was consistent with the Speer data so that’s another argument that the chrony is ok. It is just that 200 grain cast swc. Bayou Bullets. Hi Tech coating. Bevel base. Doesn’t make much sense. But I’m not going over 6 with it

OAL. Is 1.61. Factory crimp die .471 just enough to take the bell out. I’m shooting 6 grains and it chronys a little over 900 with a recoil similar to white box 230s that I haven’t chronyed yet but will. Just by the Lyman manual I should be closer to 7 grains to get that speed

Just snappier than factory loads. I don’t consider a 45 a hard kicker but you can certainly tell when it’s snappier than usual. I’m going to try another chrony but I’ve checked my chrony against another with another gun and they were consistent so I just don’t THINK it’s off. At least by...

I throw them but carefully weight several during the process. Both digital scales and balance. I will stay after it. I do have another inch of barrel but that wouldn’t make that much difference. Thanks for your data

I’m happy with the 6 grain load and a 200swc. But the speed is faster than expected and at 7 grains was just plain not comfortable I wouldn’t damage my 1911.

Op here. I love Unuque. Have gobs of it and use it for everything. No the bullet is a bayou bullet 200 grain wadcutter. 6 grains is a bit north of 900. I thought the chrony was off but it’s consistent with another chrony. I’ve taken it to 7 grains which north of 1000. Like 1030...

Gotta be honest with you I'm thinking you might want to be careful with the loads listed in the lyman manual with Unique. I'm getting MUCH more speed out of the loads than Lyman says I would and the snappiness backs it up. Just thought I'd let people know. Be careful.

Just dragged up an old thread I started about how much my bubba'd clunker Chilean impressed me. The gun is certainly more than capable of taking deer at "not-close" ranges. That gun us YOOgly but I don't see myself selling it because I enjoy playing with it. As far as why the cartridge more...

Sorry. Meant 1164

I had a thread awhile back we were talking about that load and someone said in his state 700ftlbs we’re required. Well I ran piles of them through the chronograph this weekend in a 6 inch Anaconda and averaged 1162 with an sd of 14. That is over 700ftlbs