45 acp

I picked up a 5 lb jug of Trail Boss. Mostly to use in low power revolver loads which I'll use with my new to shooting son, daughter and their spouses. The thought crossed my mind of loading some 45 ACP with Trail Boss. I have some 200 gr SWCs and some 200 gr. RNFP bullets. Hodgdon shows a load...

I recently had a new match KKM barrel fitted to my SA 1911 by a reputable bullseye smith. I broke the barrel and slide in with 200 gr LSWC and a light load of 3.4 gr of BE. No issues for 250 rounds. Last night, before I started loading some Zero 185 gr JHPs, I made some dummy rounds just to...

I wanted to get most of my reloading needs taken care of before I retired when my wife's and my income will drop. I'm nearly there. But during the shortages of the last few years, I was in the mode of "see powder, buy powder" and so I've got something of a mixed bag when it comes to pistol...

Pretty much what the title says: I'm going to start reloading .45 ACP shortly and I'm looking for suggestions for bullets and powders to work with. I already have HP-38 on hand and was going to start with that and some 230gr Berry's plated RN bullets. Once I get those running, I think I want to...

In my thread asking for feedback on the Colt Delta Elite, forum member bannockburn asked me to do some photos and a range review of my pair of Colt Competition Models. It's taken me a little longer than I though it might, but I'm happy to oblige! First up, the stainless Colt Competition in .38...

As many have elsewhere posted, it seemed in the run-up to Christmas, Gander Mountain raised all the prices in their retail stores. The one exception seemed to be powder and primers which were no higher than any place else in the area (and in some cases, cheaper). After they were sold and...

I am in the market for my first Chrono so I thought I would reach out for advice. I don't have any experience with using a Chrono so I am not sure what options are "nice to haves" vs. "need to haves". Things that are important to me at this point are ease of setup, accuracy, and Bluetooth...

I am grateful for your thoughts and comments. I ask about this powder and these loads because they are not published anywhere and I have not yet tested them—I wished first to get feedback. Please note that N100 is different from N100 NF, and Accurate shows appreciably different powder charges...

Hey everyone, I've been concealed carrying for a few years now but have never carried a caliber larger than 9mm, but in the summer I'll be taking a trip to Montana for a camping trip and I am considering carrying a 1911 in 45 that I just purchased in case we run into bear or any other dangerous...

I shoot a Springfield XDs and a 1911 built on an Essex frame with a Barsto barrel and a list of nothing special parts. Both guns are reliable and never give any issues with factory ammo. Hardball, hollow points, personal defense, blazer brass, whatever. I tried reloading some and the XDs seems...

There is only one review on the site and he claims that these feed better than other flat point bullets in his 1911's because the edges are more rounded

The case may headspace on the case mouth, if the extractor doesn't control its position in the chamber. My Colts GC inertia firing pin goes till it hits something.

all I can find i my books is JWSC info which is a different material and bullet profile

I'm currently shooting a Kimber Eclipse Target II in 45 ACP for bullseye target competition. The load I am using now is a 200 gr SWC over 4 gr of Red Dot. The load is very accurate but a little hot. I am having trouble recovering for the next shot when shooting Timed and Rapid strings. Does...

I've been looking all over for this information, but cant find it. Here is the question; at what size is .45 acp brass too short to reload safely ? I know nobody trims pistol brass. It only gets shorter as it gets fired. Manuals state .888 is minimum "trim to length" and .898 is max. Does...

so here is my issue... i am reloading 45 acp on a lee pro 1000. 1/3 of the rounds i make don't fit the case gauge. seating issue? suggestions? is this normal?