ggood45auto,
Welcome to THR.
dmazer,
Thanks for the translation!
So the OP likes Bullseye, does not care if it is dirty, likes Rogers Better Bullets, and had issues with leading and thinks harder cast bullets are the answer.
(which most of us "know" is not correct, but the change to different brand harder bullet may have solved his issue.)
Translated - Quote
I also use jacketed bullets from Hornady and Nosler, both 185 gr. The Nosler loads give different data than Hornady. They say it's a sectional density thing.
Much more likely due to OAL, bullet profile, shape, length, bearing surface, different powder lots, test equipment, and load source.
The harder cast bullets may have solved your leading issue but harder is usually not the answer. Missouri Bullet Company BHN 12 SWCs work fine for me in my two .45 1911s. No leading issues with the lubed lead ones but I have switched to coated since they are only a few $ more per 500. The coating pretty much eliminates leading issues. The BHN 18 work fine as well but the 12s seem to shoot a little better. MBC offers THR members a 5% discount with the code which is at the start of BDSs PIF thread. The 5% RMR code is there as well. MBC can ship 2000 .45 bullets for $14.
One of my favorite .45 APC bullets is the Rocky Mountain Reloading plated 230 RN. They shoot really well for me but do require a shorter OAL than most .45 RN bullets. (nothing wrong with that) Not much more expensive that some cast and less than others. Plated bullets do not have leading issues. RMR offers THR members a 5% discount and includes shipping in their price. (shipping bullets from some places can get expensive)
I find my major cost is bullets not powder.
Check out both Missouri Bullet Company and Rocky Mountain Reloading,
https://www.missouribullet.com/
http://www.rmrbullets.com/
Both have great products and excellent customer service.
Powder, My concerns are
#1 are there listed loads for it in the caliber I want to use it in
#2 can I find any of it to buy (anywhere at all, then is it available at my LGS,or do I have to order it)
#3 is it accurate
#4 does it meet my needs velocity wise (usually a non issue, I generally load most handgun ammo midrange, except for full power .357 mag)
#4.1 does it meter well
(something like 700X might be more accurate than say HP38 for a given load but I don't want to hand weigh every charge and the right load with some powders that meter well can generally be found for most of my handgun usage that will shoot good enough that the shooter (me) is the limiting factor. So while Unique shoots well for me it is on the bottom of my list because of the way it meters in 9mm size charges)
#5 Is it clean, well nice if it is but not a major consideration
#6 Cost, well yes but not a lot.
I really liked VV320 in .45 but
it is hard to find, it is accurate, it does meter well, it is clean, smells like normal burning powder to me, but is about 50% more expensive than other things I can find that work as well for my uses so while I think it is a great powder I have not bought any after the first pound. Would I buy more? Maybe if my LGS had it in stock.
Smell of the burned powder? I haven't really noticed a difference in smell.
If there is something out there that smells really bad let me know and I will recommend it to my friends.
( I seem to recall somebody saying something smelled like cat urine but I don't remember what)
Snob appeal for powder???
And I don't care if some people don't like the brand of press I use either.
In the end it is hard to argue with holes on target. IMO
Side note:
Clean guns, well my father was in the Army for 30 years and I tend to believe being in combat for about 7 of those years caused him to form a opinion that if you shoot them clean them when you can.
Seems like a good plan to me, learned that as a kid, and am to old to change now. Patches and solvent are cheap.
