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pathdoc · March 21, 2013, 05:53 PM

My interest in reloading was first kindled by reading a library copy of Nick Harvey's Aussie reloading manual (second edition). I vaguely remember that it published loads for 260 grain bullets in the .45ACP. When I read reloading books today, however, it seems everybody stops at 230 grains, at least in the jacketed projectile world.

So - was it a misprint? Or are people out there actually loading heavier bullets? The QuickLOAD internal ballistics program suggests it should be possible, but what it says and what the cartridge will perform like (esp. with regards to cycling the 1911) might be two very different things. (OTOH I can imagine a 325 grain slug moving at about 700fps as being a very useful thing to fire from something like the WW2 DeLisle carbine, where reliably cycling the action is irrelevant.)

March 21, 2013, 05:53 PM	#1
pathdoc Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2013 Posts: 669	Just out of interest - heavy bullets in .45 ACP? My interest in reloading was first kindled by reading a library copy of Nick Harvey's Aussie reloading manual (second edition). I vaguely remember that it published loads for 260 grain bullets in the .45ACP. When I read reloading books today, however, it seems everybody stops at 230 grains, at least in the jacketed projectile world. So - was it a misprint? Or are people out there actually loading heavier bullets? The QuickLOAD internal ballistics program suggests it should be possible, but what it says and what the cartridge will perform like (esp. with regards to cycling the 1911) might be two very different things. (OTOH I can imagine a 325 grain slug moving at about 700fps as being a very useful thing to fire from something like the WW2 DeLisle carbine, where reliably cycling the action is irrelevant.)