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This has probably been asked and answered a million times and I kinda feel stoopid even bringing it up. Anyhow, I am shooting 200 grain LSWC bullets in my Baer .45 for IPSC and IDPA. The load barely makes minimum for IDPA with a power factor of 166 with 4.4 grains of WST at 830 fps. I have shot thousands of these loads.
Anyway, I came up with a couple of thousand 230 grain round nose lead bullets real cheap so I loaded them with 4.0 grains of WST for a velocity of 750 fps or a power factor of 172.
Common sense tells me the 230 grain bullets will kick more. More power, more pressure, so more recoil, right? Anyhow, I swear the 230 grain bullets have less muzzle flip. OK, so am I nuts or what? Maybe the recoil is just different and I can't put my finger on it. Which load should have the least muzzle flip? As you know, the straighter back a pistol recoils the faster you can shoot it (to a point). Thanks.
[This message has been edited by Ron Ankeny (edited June 25, 2000).]
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