April 1, 2007, 12:48 AM | #1 |
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suggest a load
Im loading for my gaucho 45 colt using unique and 255 grain plated flat point bullets whats a good load to go with
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April 1, 2007, 11:53 AM | #2 |
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Start 10% below max and work up. What works good in another gun might shoot bad in yours. Thats half the fun of reloading, finding the perfect load for your gun.
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Always use published literature to check loads that someone might suggest to you.
Never trust any load you get over the internet, until you can confirm it's safety with data from a recognized loading manual/source. Why? because it's as as easy as 1,2, 4. 3 5 to make a typo. If you gut my dirft.
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Start with 6.0 gr of Unique. That is a starting load. I think you should always start with a starting load instead of 10% below max. The load you load will almost never be exactly as the book says (exact same componants), many different variables can affect pressure so even if 10% below max will be good for most of the time, you don't want to be the exception and have a KB because you find out later that your gun had a tight bore or something like that. KB's happen when people get impatient.
Patience. Use the starting loads. Keep good notes. Lyman's 48th says 255 gr Lead Unique Start: 6.0 gr Max 8.5 gr But it's not the same plated boolit that you're using. What's the actual size of your boolit? Does it have a longer looking shank than the one in the book? What size did the book guys size to? What primer? These are all the reasons to use the starting loads. I use this safe system and have never KB'd a gun. Also since I've started using a chronograph, I've found that lots of times I get higher velocities (Pressure?) with my loads than what the book data showed they got with their (very similar or almost exact) loads. A starting load will never get you into trouble. Good luck! |
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Jaycolo, if you are going to start at 6.0 grains I would make sure every round makes a hole in the paper before I shot another one. Shooting another round behind a squib also is not a good thing. Rusty
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Oh, 6.0 gr of Unique isn't going to be a squib load. Mayyyybeee in a carbine length barrel but doubful.
Like I said, loading 10% below max will be fine most of the time, but I feel that the more varied the load from the book, the more reason to go with starting loads for the closet bullet you can find. I pulled that data from Lyman's 48th edition. By all means...check for squibs, consider barrel length, consult different sources, check for signs of high or low pressure, and question everything. |
April 1, 2007, 05:04 PM | #7 |
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well ive looked in my books the speer and the one for 45 and they dont got the bullet im using the bullets were 500 for 40 bucks so i picked them up they look like the 260 grain mag jhp in the speer book but not hollow point
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250 grain lead bullets and 8.0 of Unique has been a "standard" for the .45 Colt for a century.
6.0, starting, and working to to 8.0 will leave you a good margin of safety with the plated bullets.
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