Rockzilla
Ultimate Member
Bullseye
231
N310, and works great in 45acp, 185JHP's .. 4.1grs.
-Rock
231
N310, and works great in 45acp, 185JHP's .. 4.1grs.
-Rock
I use HP-38 works great for me on all different weight projectiles.
I started off decades ago loading 45ACP on a single stage Pacific press using Unique. Then, I switched to Bullseye... both of these were pretty dirty powders in my experience, but the down range results out of my Colt Gold Cup were impressive. When I went to a progressive press (Dillon RL550B) I switched to WW231 because it metered better. I also experimented with 700X. Accuracy for these powders was comparable to Unique and Bullseye and they shot much cleaner. I'm getting set up for 9mm in the very near future and will likely stay with WW231 since there's a bunch of load data for both 9mm and 45ACP.
I got some CFE Pistol because there was more load data for 147gr than there is for bullseye.
But at this point I’ve got so much bullseye I’ll be reloading with it for years (I picked up a pound. Then scored two more for super cheap a few months ago).
By my math looking at my typical pistol loads I get somewhere between 6,000-10,000+ Rounds out of 3# Bullseye and 1# CFE Pistol depending on what I am loading (32acp, MAK, 38spc, 9mm or .45acp)
I plan to crank out rounds soon now that I’ve worked out some loads that work well in all my calibers (testing my 32acp load tomorrow. Finally). But when it comes down to it, I am not loading several thousand rounds a year on my turret press. I’ll be lucky if I average 200 or so a month. That’s like 3-4 years of loading. And I don’t have the spare brass to load all that...
(Or bullets)
(Or the time to make that much empty brass).
But also nice to know I’ve got plenty of components to load pistol calibers for a long time.
N340 is superb with the 124gr slugs I like. You're right, expensive but V powders are about the cleanest on the market right now.
You're shooting a heavier bullet than me, and likely subsonic. My factory loads are usually 115 gr or 124 gr Ball or JHP's whereas my reloads (at least for 9mm) are going to be practice rounds using 115gr. LRN.
I ballpark the number of rounds I can get out of a pound of powder (WW231) at ~1400... slightly more (1550) for 9mm since I'll be throwing ~4.3-4.7 gr each... slightly less for 45ACP, but it depends upon what bullet I'm reloading: 200 gr JHP, 200 gr LRN, or 230 gr Ball.
Haha... time! and work!! they really get in the way of me shooting more! I just did inventory on reloading components and it looks like I have enough primers/powder/bullets for just 9mm to crank out ~1000 rounds once I get all set up... I'm just waiting on my caliber conversion kit from Dillon.
1.14 with Xtreme And Berries 147 RN plated. I’ll recheck my books tonight.
It’s on the longer side, but functions perfectly in my Glock 34 with stock springs.
1.14 with Xtreme And Berries 147 RN plated. I’ll recheck my books tonight.
It’s on the longer side, but functions perfectly in my Glock 34 with stock springs.