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zot · May 31, 1999, 02:50 PM

yes I'm the one who tried .45 super, and I'm
sure now its not a load that the 1911 would
handle for long, anyway I load Winchester 231
5.7 grains with Win 230 gr. FMJ, I use a 22lb
Wolf spring with recoil buff pads, full length guide rod, Speer reload manual says
6.2 gr.MAX with 231, also Winchesters manual
says 5.7 gr. is MAX, I tried 6.2 but the cases split at the rim, need Kart ramped barrel for heavier loads, I get 800 FPS with
5.7 gr. 231, and only use a crimp that pushes
case back against bullet, no real crimp, the
bullet is held by case not crimp, are your
reloads going into chamber too far?

May 31, 1999, 02:50 PM	#3
zot Senior Member Join Date: April 2, 1999 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 566	yes I'm the one who tried .45 super, and I'm sure now its not a load that the 1911 would handle for long, anyway I load Winchester 231 5.7 grains with Win 230 gr. FMJ, I use a 22lb Wolf spring with recoil buff pads, full length guide rod, Speer reload manual says 6.2 gr.MAX with 231, also Winchesters manual says 5.7 gr. is MAX, I tried 6.2 but the cases split at the rim, need Kart ramped barrel for heavier loads, I get 800 FPS with 5.7 gr. 231, and only use a crimp that pushes case back against bullet, no real crimp, the bullet is held by case not crimp, are your reloads going into chamber too far?