Recommend .45 Bowling Pin Load

[Incrediblerod]

I currently load 230g LRN with 3.8 to 4.0 grains of Bullseye for plinking.
Will this work for pin match or should I increase the charge?
Bullseye is the only powder I have at the moment.
230 LRNs is the only bullet I have at the moment.

 

[CapnMac]

Wonder if there is a mould for something like the old "pin grabber" rounds that used to be the 'thing' for this?

 

[Ky Larry]

.45 Long Colt or .45 ACP?

 

[GP100man]

swc will (grab) the pin better.
i shot mine out of a 625 with 5gr of ww231 under em .
this combo would slap em off the back of the table !!!

GP100man

 

[Incrediblerod]

45 acp

I'm using a 1911.

 

[Jasper86]

i use my buddies home-cast .45acp boolits....265gr LRNFP (its basically a .45LC bullet), under 5.2grains of W231 (i've actually begun using Bullseye for all my .45acp loads, so i'll update later on with results from that).

needless to say, if i hit the pin anywhere but the outside edge, it landed ~ 10ft behind the table



avoid using round nose ammo, as you'll be more likely to spin the pin like a top if you dont hit it perfectly centered. SWC's or flat-point bullets would work well. just remember mass is KEY! the heavier the bullet you can run, the better!

 

[kart racer]

missouri bullets make some 240 gr that will shoot out of the 1911 and they're actually marketed as pin busters.

 

[Exposure]

I use 5 grains of Bullseye under a 230 FMJ Rainier and it puts a hurting on those bowling pins!

4.0 Grains will still wallop the pins but if you are shooting just hard cast lead then I wouldn't go too much hotter for fear of leading the barrel.