mach1soldier

It may not be probable for you but I use a standard lee expander. I have room for this because I don't size on the press. I really like the hornady bullet feeder. Works awesome for my 9mm loads. Only downside is it doesn't switch off automatically. As far as the die being used without the collator, there are tubes you can buy that hold like 75 .45 bullets. The post is called 29.00 bullet feeder or something like that on Ar15.com. You could drop them in by hand as well but not sure that would be much faster. The tube or collator is the way to go.

That was a great read. I started out with a 1911 built for bullseye competition. The accuracy was insanely good but the problem is that you get used to a very tight gun. I am at 20k rounds and things are starting to loosen up in the barrel bushing and the slide to frame just like you found. What are you considering for your next 1911?

I'm thinking you could go lower. I was around 9 for Minor PF and prefer 11-12 for 155 PF (bowling pin load).

1911 with 5 inch Kart Barrel. No ports or Compensator.

Anyone tried N105 and 147gn to make major? Using it for bowling pins so I'm not to worried about making PF as I am in getting a better load for this gun / purpose. I am using VV loading manual and starting at 6.1 and working to 6.4 at 1.160 length. Tula primer and mixed brass. Bullet is 147gn FMJ flat point from PD. I'll post chronograph numbers tomorrow. Also have some Autocomp loads I will post as well. My question is though, does 3n38 meter better then N105? N105 literally looks like varget, but slightly smaller grains.

Guy I met was using 165's, mixed brass, 2.6 grains titegroup, and 1.140 length. I shot a few through my 1911 and they were extremely soft shooting. They make great rounds for practice, minor classes or steel challenge.

Using Winchester autocomp. I have played with titegroup in the past and have gone well beyond the book listing for max but it still wasn't that impressive. So hopefully the autocomp yields better results.

As much as I would love to just buy a .45 and work up a load for it, it's not in the cards this year. I watched a guy shoot a .40 with 200 grain bullets and it was quite impressive. Maybe 3 out of 40 pins didn't go off the table. I tried all my loads tonight. Shot good with no pressure signs. Hoping to find a chrono tomorrow and then step it up slightly. Then test versus some of the other loads I have been using.

I am going to order some 147 GN hollowpoints as soon as I find some...Stupid backorders... I loaded up 4 rounds of each sample group to see how my gun reacts. It's 147 PD flat point bullets so hopefully velocity, recoil and pressure signs somewhat mimic HP bullets that I will get. Going to see how they act on pins. 3.8 at 1.155 4.0 at 1.160 4.2 at 1.162 4.3 at 1.162 I don't have a chronograph but really just looking at pressure signs and how the pins move. Tomorrow I'm going to see if the local Gunstore has a chrono so I can test a variety of loads.

Hey guys, I'm shooting a custom 1911 with a kart barrel, tight chamber and have some experience reloading. There is no comp or ports since it isn't allowed at my matches. I'm trying to create a 9mm major load or close to it, for shooting bowling pins. I have 147 gn precision delta FMJ and could buy Hollowpoints if you think it would work better. Ideal would be a higher power but not crazy recoiling load. Current powder options include: Titegroup Autocomp Win 231. Obviously 3n38 or 3n37 would be ideal but not going to happen from what I can find. So any ideas where to start and what powder to use? Please no buy a .45 comments since I'm trying to do the best I can on a budget.