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Kittum · October 23, 2013, 11:41 PM

I was given a popcorn can 1/2 full of .452 160gr bullets.

I want to load them for practice ammo for a 1911 with a 4.25" barrel.

Right now I have a supply of HP-38 powder and Federal large pistol primers. I have had excellent results with 4.8gr of HP-38 under a 200gr LSW in 45ACP. For that reason I am leaning towards using that for powder the powder.

So far I have about 1000 of them resized to .452 and lubed with Alox.

My problem is that my 2013 Hodgdon reloading manual does not have a load worked up for these bullets. All I need is a reasonable starting load and I can I can take off from there.

This is a link to the bullet description.
http://leeprecision.com/mold-dc-452-160-rf.html

Thanks in advance.

October 23, 2013, 11:41 PM	#1
Kittum Member Join Date: July 11, 2013 Posts: 27	Need a starting load for .452 160gr bullet in 45 ACP I was given a popcorn can 1/2 full of .452 160gr bullets. I want to load them for practice ammo for a 1911 with a 4.25" barrel. Right now I have a supply of HP-38 powder and Federal large pistol primers. I have had excellent results with 4.8gr of HP-38 under a 200gr LSW in 45ACP. For that reason I am leaning towards using that for powder the powder. So far I have about 1000 of them resized to .452 and lubed with Alox. My problem is that my 2013 Hodgdon reloading manual does not have a load worked up for these bullets. All I need is a reasonable starting load and I can I can take off from there. This is a link to the bullet description. http://leeprecision.com/mold-dc-452-160-rf.html Thanks in advance.