I'm getting myself confused...
I'm new to reloading and ran my first batch of .45 a couple of nights ago. I'm using 230 gr Hornady FMJ with 4.3 gr of Titegroup. My Hornady manual states the OAL to be 1.210. After loading a batch, I started second guessing myself on the length especially since my Lyman and Speer manuals state a longer length for 230 gr FMJ. Is this too short? I'm on the bottom end of the load, so I'm probably being too conservative, but I don't want to KABOOM my USP or SR1911.
Any thoughts on this? Did I set the bullets too short? Should I pull all of these and try again or just load them up and let 'em eat?
I'm new to reloading and ran my first batch of .45 a couple of nights ago. I'm using 230 gr Hornady FMJ with 4.3 gr of Titegroup. My Hornady manual states the OAL to be 1.210. After loading a batch, I started second guessing myself on the length especially since my Lyman and Speer manuals state a longer length for 230 gr FMJ. Is this too short? I'm on the bottom end of the load, so I'm probably being too conservative, but I don't want to KABOOM my USP or SR1911.
Any thoughts on this? Did I set the bullets too short? Should I pull all of these and try again or just load them up and let 'em eat?