skybell Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Can anyone give me some load information for 45 acp for a SW625 to make major in USPSA. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) S&W 625-2 5" barrel 3.6 grains of clays 1.23" OAL Federal 150 primers 230gr bayou bullet Edited December 24, 2012 by alecmc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo45 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) 625 PC, 4" barrel, 4.1 Clays, 230 Berry's plated, Federal primer, 1.250 oal. made 172PF at 2 state level matches. My 4" 625-8 needs 4.3 Clays to make 170. Your results may vary. Seems every gun is a bit different. Watch primers closely. All standard disclaimers apply. Edited December 23, 2012 by buckaroo45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56hawk Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 It's not very difficult. Any mid range 230 grain load will make major. I can't find my notes, but a long time ago I experimented with a bunch of different bullets, from 155 to 265 grains. Went with the 230 grain round nose since it was by far the fastest to reload. I'm currently using 4 grains of 700X just because I got a bunch of it for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybell Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks for information, Alecmc do you use a 200RN bullet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) Thanks for information, Alecmc do you use a 200RN bullet? Sorry, forgot to mention- I'll edit that post. I use a 230grain lead bayou bullet. Can find my load data, I'll look around, but it made major during the summer Edited December 24, 2012 by alecmc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybravo Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'm using 5.2 gr Unique with a 230 gr rnl in a 5" 625. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I use 3.8-4.0 gr of Clays with a 230 gr BBI loaded to 1.250 OAL in my PC 625 and a regular production 625 with a 5" barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ring Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 For me, 200gr round nose bullets have less muzzle ris but slightly more rearward recoil than 230gr bullets. When I have a good, firm, high grip, the gun seems to shoot a little "flatter" with the 200gr. I use 4.8 gr. of American Select under 200gr Bear Creek round nose hollow base bullets in my 5" 625-8, although others use the same amount of WST. These average around 860 fps. Another choice is 5.8gr Accurate #2 under a 200gr plated round nose such as Berry's or Powerbond. Some folks have used Berry's 185gr hollow base round nose over 5.4 gr WST in a 5" barrel 625. The "softest" shooting load I've used is a Billy Bullets 230gr over 3.8 gr VV-N310. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmac Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 230 Grain LRN (Missouri Bullet Company "Softball") over 5.4 grains Unique, OAL 1.25, Federal LP primers, makes about 175 PF out of my 4" 625. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybell Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Thanks for all your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) I've been rocking out 4.1 to 4.3 grains of Clays and a 230gn cast LRN. Charge and OAL can vary depending on who casts it, but one thing I have learned is that "slickside" bullets work better than ones with a little lip -- some 230gn has a small shoulder between the body and the ogive of the bullet that gets annoying during reloads. Missouri makes a 225gn TC that also works really well, and the charges/recoil will be very similar. Another thing that can help in this regard is to use .45LC bullets, the ones that have a crimp groove. An assertive crimp can also help you stuff them in, no problem. Edited January 31, 2013 by thermobollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger49931 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 ok the hodgdon site says max is 4.0 of clays on a LRN can you safely go over their supposed max. i cant find any info on clays and Bear creek bullets ( lead round nose ) in my sierra , hornady , lyman or the berger reloading book. Do you work over the max slowly looking for pressure marks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Mine comes from the Lyman book, which may seat them longer, or may have used a different profile of bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koppi Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Hi 8ring, what barrel 4 or 5 and what was the PF with the 230, VV310? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ring Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 230gr Billy Bullet with 3.8gr N-310 easily made 170 PF in both my 5" Model of 1983 and my 5" Model of 1988. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koppi Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Great I'm waiting on the Vit-- can't wait to try that load out. Soft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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