soe400club Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Does anyone have a good hand load for 45 acp loads? I have bear creek bullets (200 and 230 gr)? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouttime Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I have two Kimbers and load 200 grain LSWC over 4.15 grains of clays. These are Missouri bullets. I have also loaded a 230 grain JHP over 4.0 grains of clays, these were Montana Gold. Both very accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soe400club Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Thank You Sir... Whats the OAL you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedog Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 200 grain rnfp over 4 grains of red dot. Works in 5 inch as well as officers real well. Don't remember oal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noylj Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 1) Work up the load from the starting load. His pistol is not the same as your pistol 2) Work up the COL for your gun. You should have the longest COL that works in your pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Lots of loads listed in these threads....all I did was search using "bear creek"....3 pages of results came back. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=112340&view=findpost&p=1274917 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=27431&view=findpost&p=318042 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52590&view=findpost&p=604903 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=98061&view=findpost&p=1121107 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=97475&view=findpost&p=1113824 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45224&view=findpost&p=517021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soe400club Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Lots of loads listed in these threads....all I did was search using "bear creek"....3 pages of results came back. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=112340&view=findpost&p=1274917 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=27431&view=findpost&p=318042 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52590&view=findpost&p=604903 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=98061&view=findpost&p=1121107 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=97475&view=findpost&p=1113824 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45224&view=findpost&p=517021 Thank you everyone!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) Excellent info there. Just wanted to throw this out there, and probably echo a few people - 3.8gr Clay's under a 230gr LRN is a very nice load. Soft shooting, pretty clean (for lead) and makes major comfortably. This is out of a KImber Custom II as well. Edited February 15, 2011 by soundwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old506 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I shoot 4.8grn of titegroup using 200gr Bear Creek SWC. I have, in the past, used 231, WST and Clays. I liked the recoil using titegroup the best plus I am cheap and can get titegroup for about $2 a pound less than Clays. I load to 1.234oal and make sure that there is no edge from brass to bullet when crimping. I have shot thousands and thousands of Bear Creek 200gr SWC and a few hundred 200gr Hollow Base RN bullets through Kimbers, both full size and pro models. Accuracy wise they are more than acceptable and with the moly coat they don't smoke too bad using titegroup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyrlik Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I like 4grs of Bullseye under a 200gr SWC. But you might have to get a weaker recoil spring. Great accuracy, though. Kicks like a 9mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdinga Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 4.5 grains WST and the 200 swc works great in my kimber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothdraw Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 My kimber TLE RL 2 eats 230gr Zero, MG, or Berrys ball, 1.226 OAL, 3.9gr Clays, 4.9gr HP38/Win231. Soft shooting and reliable with 18lb Wolff recoil spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKSNIPER Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) I have a Kimber TLE 2 Custom that is a Commemorative model but its a shooter not a shelf gun. Guys and Gals here suggested to me a while ago to try Clays for 200gr SWC bullets (Precision Bullets) and I have shot 4.1gr of Clays with that bullet and have had good results. I'm ordering some Titegroup and Accurate powders to try them out and see which one I like the best for my .45 To set my OAL for the seating die? I cheated. In carpentry I learned the rule for measuring which says : "Never measure unless you absolutely have to." I had ordered the same round (200gr SWC) from Black Hills Ammo. I took their factory round and placed it in my press and ran it up into the die with the seating portion backed out. I then lowered the seating rod until it just touched the bullet. Tightened everything up and loaded a few rounds. Looked them over and compared them to the factory ones and there was no discernable difference. Took a bunch of them to the range with my BHA rounds and shot them. Everything worked just fine. Maybe theres guys out there now gasping and saying "You can't do that!" and maybe they're right....but I did it and it worked. Murphy's Laws for combat: "If its stupid but it works then its not stupid." Hope this helps you out a little. JK Edited March 13, 2011 by JKSNIPER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsum Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) Deleted Edited March 22, 2011 by Clemsum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsum Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Try again with attachment. I am using 3.8gr Clays and a 200gr lead RNFP from Missouri Bullets in a Kimber Target II. The small group is with my forearm on a sandbag about 4" from my wrist, the larger is "offhand". Both are 5 shots at 25'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH45 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Try again with attachment. I am using 3.8gr Clays and a 200gr lead RNFP from Missouri Bullets in a Kimber Target II. The small group is with my forearm on a sandbag about 4" from my wrist, the larger is "offhand". Both are 5 shots at 25'. Nice group! Too bad it doesn't make major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsum Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Try again with attachment. I am using 3.8gr Clays and a 200gr lead RNFP from Missouri Bullets in a Kimber Target II. The small group is with my forearm on a sandbag about 4" from my wrist, the larger is "offhand". Both are 5 shots at 25'. Nice group! Too bad it doesn't make major. That's right. Strictly a comfortable and accurate practice load that I liked when "trying out" Clays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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