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j357 · February 19, 2012, 11:42 PM

Had some fun working up 45ACP loads for my SW 1911 this weekend. I loaded up some Hornady 200 grn LSWC and LCT (12208 and 12108) rounds over 4.6 g and 5.0 g of Titegroup another set over 5.6 g and 6.0 g of Clays Universal. As a note, the gun was great, one failure to chamber near the end after about 90 rounds, which has been typical for the gun as I just started shooting it - 300 rounds total.

The lighter rounds were great and shot to point of aim. The heavier charges were noticeable but still good. A quick case inspection revealed no problems but an interesting observation. The heavier charges appeared to result in slightly cleaner spent cases. The 5 g of TG appeared to be the cleanest of the bunch. I am wondering if there is anything to this observation that would make me want to load the heavier charge and stick with the TG.

Any experience or insight on this would be appreciated. I plan to start loading about 200 rounds tomorrow, but I am torn as to which recipe to use.

February 19, 2012, 11:42 PM	#1
j357 Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2009 Location: Liberty Twp, OH Posts: 283	45ACP work up observation and question Had some fun working up 45ACP loads for my SW 1911 this weekend. I loaded up some Hornady 200 grn LSWC and LCT (12208 and 12108) rounds over 4.6 g and 5.0 g of Titegroup another set over 5.6 g and 6.0 g of Clays Universal. As a note, the gun was great, one failure to chamber near the end after about 90 rounds, which has been typical for the gun as I just started shooting it - 300 rounds total. The lighter rounds were great and shot to point of aim. The heavier charges were noticeable but still good. A quick case inspection revealed no problems but an interesting observation. The heavier charges appeared to result in slightly cleaner spent cases. The 5 g of TG appeared to be the cleanest of the bunch. I am wondering if there is anything to this observation that would make me want to load the heavier charge and stick with the TG. Any experience or insight on this would be appreciated. I plan to start loading about 200 rounds tomorrow, but I am torn as to which recipe to use.