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How important is it to protect a powder like bullseye in between loading sessions? I have a Lee Turret press set up for 45ACP with a Pro Auto Measure. After a loading session I have some powder left in the measure's hopper. Its sort of a pain to remove the measure and return the surplus...

I have been trying light loads in a Colt 45ACP Lightweight Officers ACP. Over the weekend I fired 50 rounds of 4.5gr Bullseye loads under 200gr RN copper plate bullets with proper cycling and good function. Then my wife tried the pistol and somehow had 2 jams over 10 shots. I cleared...

I have some Bullseye and some 231 powder. I have a box of Ranier copper plated .45 200gr RN bullets. I want to load them to shoot in a Colt MKIV Lightweight Officers ACP. Any suggestions for powder charges to try? Stock springs for now... may get the Wolf calibration set later...

I am considering loading .45 ACP with Alliant's Bullseye powder (because its the first brand name that stuck in my head as suitable for 45) but the reciepes offered by Alliant call for Federal primers. Can you substitute Winchester, for example, or are primers different enough to require...

I am in the process of ordering reloading tools but I already have a lot of range collected .45 ACP brass. I happen to own a large rock tumbler (just finished a 5 week amythest tumble sequence) and some pet store walnut shell. I am eager to polish some brass and begin inspecting it. So my...

I have been collecting brass and want to order some reloading tools/supplies and learn to reload .45 ACP. I want to get the new Lee Classic 4 hole turret press and a set of .45 ACP Lee Deluxe pistols dies. I would have started with the Lee Deluxe Turret Press kit but would rather try the new...