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leadchucker · February 1, 2013, 06:05 PM

Some years ago, before I really became aware of the dangers and risks of shooting someone else's reloads, I fairly regularly got some 45acp reloads from an old WWII vet that I knew. I have to guess that they were around 200 gr lead RN. I must have shot several hundred of them through my Star PD, and they were quite reliable and consistent. I didn't get the impression that they were any milder or hotter than any factory ammo I had shot. Some time later, I got to looking closely at the barrel of the PD, and it was leaded up pretty badly. It took me hours to get it all cleaned out.

I read in here that loaders regularly use lead bullets in their autos without any leading problems. The loading data all says to keep the velocity under some limits. Do you think those loads I was shooting were just too hot for lead, or are there other things that could have caused that leading? I ask because I might consider loading some lead 45's in the future if I can hope to avoid leading problems.

February 1, 2013, 06:05 PM	#1
leadchucker Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2011 Location: NC Posts: 252	45 acp lead bullets Some years ago, before I really became aware of the dangers and risks of shooting someone else's reloads, I fairly regularly got some 45acp reloads from an old WWII vet that I knew. I have to guess that they were around 200 gr lead RN. I must have shot several hundred of them through my Star PD, and they were quite reliable and consistent. I didn't get the impression that they were any milder or hotter than any factory ammo I had shot. Some time later, I got to looking closely at the barrel of the PD, and it was leaded up pretty badly. It took me hours to get it all cleaned out. I read in here that loaders regularly use lead bullets in their autos without any leading problems. The loading data all says to keep the velocity under some limits. Do you think those loads I was shooting were just too hot for lead, or are there other things that could have caused that leading? I ask because I might consider loading some lead 45's in the future if I can hope to avoid leading problems. __________________ JOIN THE NRA!