Sharper2112
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Recently I purchased 1000 Acme 124 gr hi-tek lipstick bullets because they get a lot of high praise and are priced very fairly. The problem I'm having is that the bullet profile is such that I'm having to load them fairly short for a 124 gr projectile. I have no problem loading Berrys or RMR 124 gr plated at 1.15, and with those I was using data right off of the Hodgdon site for CFE Pistol. I loaded most of them in the middle of data @ 5.2 grains. Anyway, with these Acme bullets I can't seem to get them to consistently plunk unless I take them all the way down to about 1.080. The powder I have currently is Power Pistol though; I've actually loaded some up with 4.6 grains at the 1.080 seating depth and they seemed to be fine. I didn't see any noticeable pressure signs. I guess what I'm asking is have any of you had any experience with the 124 gr lipstick bullets from Acme? If so, did you find you needed to seat them shorter as well? To be honest they actually look kind of weird if you seat them much beyond 1.090 anyway. Does my charge of 4.6 PP seated at 1.080 seem reasonable, or am I teetering on the edge? My gun is a Springfield Armory Mod 2 Service Model. Any advice greatly appreciated