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RickB · January 24, 2013, 06:26 PM

I have an old issue of Guns & Ammo magazine (40yo), and in an article about handloading the .45 ACP, the comment that they have in the margin for a load of a 230gr JHP over 7.5 grains of Unique is, "Getting warm"!!! I think that's a full grain over what is today considered a hot load of Unique. Has the powder changed that much, or are we just smarter about loading?

January 24, 2013, 06:26 PM	#9
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	I have an old issue of Guns & Ammo magazine (40yo), and in an article about handloading the .45 ACP, the comment that they have in the margin for a load of a 230gr JHP over 7.5 grains of Unique is, "Getting warm"!!! I think that's a full grain over what is today considered a hot load of Unique. Has the powder changed that much, or are we just smarter about loading?