Here is a copy of some data for the 45AutoRim loads that I shot in my M625JM (4” barrel).
240gr LSWC @1120fps/avg ain’t no slouch! Lol
This data came from the Speer #8 loading manual.
Wow.
Here is a copy of some data for the 45AutoRim loads that I shot in my M625JM (4” barrel).
240gr LSWC @1120fps/avg ain’t no slouch! Lol
This data came from the Speer #8 loading manual.
Yeah, they are stout. Those were printed loads even before the newer 45ACP revolvers were made. I’m not afraid to shoot them in the Ruger but I can’t run them in AR cases in it. The M625JM I can.Wow.
Yeah, they are stout. Those were printed loads even before the newer 45ACP revolvers were made. I’m not afraid to shoot them in the Ruger but I can’t run them in AR cases in it. The M625JM I can.
There is the Rowland too. It can go in most 1911’s I think.I've thought about building a .45 Super, but am not sure what I'd use it for. Still, it would be fun.
How do you lube your rifle bullets?I cast for 30/30, 300blk, 45colt, 45auto, .44 spl/mag, 38/357, .490rb, the 50cal lee REALs, and I've experimented with .223/5.56. I'm sure I'm missing some. 44mag and 300blk are my absolute favorites to cast and load for. I've done some pretty dumb stuff with my dad's old vaquero in 44mag and a win94 in 44 mag.
I use a light coat of alox before sizing and gas checking, then a light coat after. More than happy with itHow do you lube your rifle bullets?
I've got Speer #8 and some of the loads in it scare the hell outta me. Especially some of what's listed for .38 Special.Here is a copy of some data for the 45AutoRim loads that I shot in my M625JM (4” barrel).
240gr LSWC @1120fps/avg ain’t no slouch! Lol
This data came from the Speer #8 loading manual.
I’ve run "The Load" a lot in my M60 3". It’s the SR4756 maximum load for a 158gr LSWC. I use that same recipe for these in the same revolver.I've got Speer #8 and some of the loads in it scare the hell outta me. Especially some of what's listed for .38 Special.
I'd run those in a .357 Magnum, but not my Model 10, lol. I will say, the Speer #8 .45 AR loads have intrigued me for a while. I too have a Blackhawk with both .45 Colt and .45 ACP cylinders. Last year I picked up some .45 Cowboy Special brass with the intent of trying to work up some of the hotter old .45 AR loads.I’ve run "The Load" a lot in my M60 3". It’s the SR4756 maximum load for a 158gr LSWC. I use that same recipe for these in the same revolver.
That’s where I got mine from. 2400…..lolI'd run those in a .357 Magnum, but not my Model 10, lol. I will say, the Speer #8 .45 AR loads have intrigued me for a while. I too have a Blackhawk with both .45 Colt and .45 ACP cylinders. Last year I picked up some .45 Cowboy Special brass with the intent of trying to work up some of the hotter old .45 AR loads.
Powder coat and gas checks. I shot a couple hundred 5.56 while I was experimenting and saw very little powder coat build up in the gas port of an old ptac upper. Really need to dig my old data up and try to get cast 5.56 to run reliably.How do you lube your rifle bullets?
I had to cast babbitt bearings in my highschool machining class in 2011/12. When I got my job at the fab shop, maintenance was going to call a guy to do it for one of the machines but I talked them into letting me come in on a Sunday and do it. Got double time and an extra vacation day for doing it.I've been casting as far back as I can remember. Wheel weights were pure lead back then. Drill a bunch of holes in a board, pour the melted lead over it and wipe off the extra. Split the board to get the small pieces of lead. Use a knife and hammer to make split shots. Bought a bank sinker mold when I was 10, it would cast 1/8 to 2 oz sinkers. Bought a box of 25 molds when I was 15. My first job out of high school was casting babbitt bearings for Dover Elv. Co. I've bought a lot of molds over the years, sold some after casting a lot for myself. Started bullet casting in 1990. Just finished casting 110 lbs of pure lead 358-120LRN. After I get the garden planted I'll cast some 358-125 LRNHP.
I climbed hard into it with shooting 38 Special WC Bullseye pistol.Pops sold darn good bullets at gunshows going back to the early 70s.
Did so up to maybe 10 yrs ago.
Still cast after that, had a couple big ammo cans full of .44, .45 and .357.
Not sized or lubed.
Ended up selling for scrap price since nobody wanted to pay even a tiny bit for em.
Not worth my time to size/lube and then drag to gunshows.
Im not retired.
Do think casting a decent pastime for those no longer stuck in the weekly grind.