mohunter55
Member
Hello,
I think i know the answer to my question here, but i just want to verify to make sure nothing else is going wrong. I am reloading 45 acp for my 1911 using 200 gr. LSWC from Missouri Bullet Company. I am using starting grain charges for W231, HP-38, Unique, and Bullseye. What I am noticing is with all these powders and their starting loads my rounds are tearing the paper targets and not leaving nice little holes like the 230 gr LRN. What I am assuming is it is due to the fact that I am using starting grains and that upping the powder charges a bit will help. For reference, when i look at the target, the paper is torn, if i push the torn peice back, you can see a nice little hole with burn marks, so it does not look like the bullets are tumbling.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give on what i might be doing wrong.
I think i know the answer to my question here, but i just want to verify to make sure nothing else is going wrong. I am reloading 45 acp for my 1911 using 200 gr. LSWC from Missouri Bullet Company. I am using starting grain charges for W231, HP-38, Unique, and Bullseye. What I am noticing is with all these powders and their starting loads my rounds are tearing the paper targets and not leaving nice little holes like the 230 gr LRN. What I am assuming is it is due to the fact that I am using starting grains and that upping the powder charges a bit will help. For reference, when i look at the target, the paper is torn, if i push the torn peice back, you can see a nice little hole with burn marks, so it does not look like the bullets are tumbling.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give on what i might be doing wrong.