Hello,
I'm hoping to cook up some standard-pressure .45 ACP loads with cast 185-gr SWCs to mimic the Corbon 185-gr +P DPX load with a velocity of 1075 fps. I don't have to achieve 1075fps, but I'd like to get close. Would it be reasonable to carefully work up to the jacketed bullet data substituting the lead bullets? Accurate does not list a 185gr cast load for some reason, but I included the 170 and 200 gr max data too.
The Accurate Arms reloading manual includes the following data:
185-gr Nosler JHP
6.7 grains 1,106 fps 20,750psi
170-gr Montana Bullet Company SWC
6.5 grains 1,079 fps 19,400psi
200-gr Lasercast SWC
5.8 grains 939 fps 17,400psi
I'm hoping to cook up some standard-pressure .45 ACP loads with cast 185-gr SWCs to mimic the Corbon 185-gr +P DPX load with a velocity of 1075 fps. I don't have to achieve 1075fps, but I'd like to get close. Would it be reasonable to carefully work up to the jacketed bullet data substituting the lead bullets? Accurate does not list a 185gr cast load for some reason, but I included the 170 and 200 gr max data too.
The Accurate Arms reloading manual includes the following data:
185-gr Nosler JHP
6.7 grains 1,106 fps 20,750psi
170-gr Montana Bullet Company SWC
6.5 grains 1,079 fps 19,400psi
200-gr Lasercast SWC
5.8 grains 939 fps 17,400psi