I'm trying out Bayou 124gr TCG in our 1911s (WSF powder). The listed OAL for a round nose bullet is 1.169" which is no problem in our guns, but the TCG is 0.05" shorter so I adjusted the OAL down to 1.11 to have approximately the same seating depth.
At 4.2gr WSF I get a very soft shooting round which cycles the 1911s no problem, but I've obviously got a fair distance between the bullet and the rifling. Does this have the potential to cause accuracy or other issues? I haven't tested from a bench rest, but offhand the rounds seem to perform fine.
I just bought a chrono so I'll be looking at the PF: no problem for club level, but I'm pretty sure this configuration isn't making 125PF.
At 4.2gr WSF I get a very soft shooting round which cycles the 1911s no problem, but I've obviously got a fair distance between the bullet and the rifling. Does this have the potential to cause accuracy or other issues? I haven't tested from a bench rest, but offhand the rounds seem to perform fine.
I just bought a chrono so I'll be looking at the PF: no problem for club level, but I'm pretty sure this configuration isn't making 125PF.
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