Trying some 230gr jacketed bullets

[vaalpens]

You will notice the OAL of 1.255" is the same I mentioned in Post # 2.

As for AA powders, they are hard to find near me too. AA#2 makes a fine practice/range round. AA#5 is reported to have been developed around the 45 ACP. I have used it in full power loads and it was accurate and clean. IMO AA#7 and especially AA#9 are too slow for this cartridge.

Longshot is a high energy powder and the 45 ACP is a low pressure round, not usually a good pairing. Longshot is also a very loud powder too. It will work if need be but I don't care for it in that cartridge. HS-6 is usually the slowest powder I would consider but rarely. (all in my opinion of course)

Deciding a COL for me is normally a work in progress. I calculate the min and max for me and then make a final decision. Thanks for the 1.255" suggestion. For now I would feel comfortable with the higher COL based on the possible loads I am going to try.

The only reason I want to try Longshot is that I tested one load with the 200gr bullet and the recoil seemed softer at the same velocity when compared to other powders. I need to validate this recoil feel and then also do some accuracy testing.

 

[vaalpens]

I don't know about the specific bullet, but my typical OAL is 1.26"... my last batch was with both Rainer and Berry's plated 230grn FMJ profile bullets. I do recheck the seat die when I change bullets, and generally avoid the flatter nose bullets because of the differences in ogive profile.

I'm not a big fan of W231 (or WST) with the 230grn bullet, but I'm loading at max... I've found Unique far more forgiving in that respect than W231, even with slight differences in OAL. I think W231 is a good choice for the lighter bullets, though. I've currently got some 230's and 200's loaded up with RedDot and TiteGroup... just to get rid of it... both right in the same burn area as W231/HP38 and AA#2... so it works, but it's just not my favorite.

Thanks! These bullets have all different shapes and lengths, so I was just trying to get some idea how deep the bullet is seated.

I still need to decide between Unique and HP-38, but I will probably try them both in any case. Testing HP-38 and SportPistol at the same time under same conditions probably makes sense since I will just pick one of them if they perform well.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Since you seem to like W231 why not give W244 a try too? When I can I will be testing W244.

 

[Dudedog]

ArchAngel, please let us know how your 244 tests go.