BobS761 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'm plenty new to the 1911 platform. I have no idea what I need in terms of bullet profile /weight. All I know is I need major PF and will mostly shoot 3 gun HM and maybe dabble in single stack. So, will it be the man sized 230 grain RN, or is there something better? Thanks, B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I like a 200 gr LSWC best in a .45ACP. If you don't like just lead, a number of the companies offer coated ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASE772 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 The SNS no lube ring 230 are awesome. Best profile of the coated .45 that I like. Bought 9000 of them and only have 3000 left. No problems or leading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 My pistols love 200gr and 230gr bullets, but I prefer 200gr because I'm back on target quicker. I use LSWC for bullseye, but LTC bullets for competition. Even though I chamber check each round used for competition, I still get a very occasional failure to feed with the LSWC. That has never happened with the Truncated Cone bullets. Since 45 is a low velocity round, I don't bother with anything other than lubed lead bullets. At 860fps I get zero barrel leading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novalty Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 For plated I really liked Berry's 230gr RN. For lead my 1911 likes the 200gr SWC's that I cast with a Mihec Mold. For some reason, I've found Witnesses don't like the 200gr SWC, but did like the 200gr. RFN bullets also casted with Mihec mold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techj Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I've been very pleased using the blue bullets (coated lead) 230gr RNFP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mont1120 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I am one of those who just loves to experiment a lot with loads and different types of bullets to find the best combination for each individual firearm. One observation that stands out is each pistol likes something different, even if they are the same platform and feed system. For instance, my Kimber will not feed Berrys 230 RN, but my RO Springfield runs them fine. I tried the Blue Bullet 185 coated of a semi wadcutter design, and the Kimber simply hates them. In addition to bullet type, certain powders change the accuracy in a dramatic way also. From a pure bullet viewpoint, Montana Golds are superb. And you will certainly pay for that performance. Shooting the 230 grain HP is almost double a plated or coated design bullet. Following that bullet, I really like the Extreme 230 HP. The Bayous were average in 230 grain, and I just ordered 250 Blue Bullet 230 grain to see how they work. I have yet to try 200 grain rounds, but there is plenty of time left........... Powders???? Since the big shortage I have had to try new ones, and found 800X to be really a great .45 powder IF you can get it to meter right. I finally found WST, which works great too. WSF is not bad, but again, it is the experimental and trial and error that will find what works well for your particular firearm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuJudge Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Pigs will fly before someone figures a way to get 800X to meter well, but the results, both in speed and accuracy make it worthwhile, sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdinga Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Only trial will prove what your gun may prefer. Here's a couple of my favorites: 200 grain SWC, 4.6 grains of WST. IF your gun feeds it, the 200 SWC is hard to beat. Coated is always better than old school lead and red/blue lube. If you can scratch it with your fingernail.....run the other way. Been true for the past 30 years! 225 Bayou TC, 4.3 grains of WST Zero 230 fmj, 4.7 grains of WST I prefer either a coated bullet or a FMJ. Not a fan of plated bullets. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 shooter Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I like the Bayou 225 TC for my Glock or 1911. Haven't tried the SNS bullet yet.. VihtaVuori N310 works great and WW 231 does pretty good but doesn't burn as clean. With the powder situation sometimes you have to make do with what you find. Hopefully that will change soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterpuc Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) my suggestion is buy a variety and test them. I would have thought for sure that 230gr would feel the softest of the bunch, but through my testing, for me, I like the 200gr bullets bettter. They seem to shoot much softer than the 230gr. Currently my go to load for 45acp is 200gr BBI SWC/RN 4.7gr WST. my 1911 has no issues with SWC, so I shoot them, but the 200RN shoot great also. Edited April 12, 2015 by Butterpuc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Bob, Be sure to check out ACME bullets while looking at the 230 grain coated bullets. They offer a discount for the folks on this site. enos5 in the box when you check out. http://www.acmebullet.com/bullets-reloading-brass/HiTek-Coated-bullets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDA Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 It would be interesting if someone offered coated 200g LSWC's with no lube groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim D Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 It would be interesting if someone offered coated 200g LSWC's with no lube groove. SNS Casting has those.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDA Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 By golly they do! I don't recall seeing them the last time I looked at their site. I may give them a try once I run low on what I have. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtrump Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I've been really impressed with the 200g lswc from precisionbullet "the black bullet" no smoke whatsoever, accurate .451 in size and out of over 5,000, I've gotten one round that was mis-shaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGCpistol Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Blue Bullets also has 200gr SWC with no lube groove. They work great for me and the price is right. Their coating is the best I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rde1911 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I have been shooting and using Dardas 200 Grain LSW for quite some time. They shoot great in all of my 5 inch 1911's, 4.2 inch 1911 and S&W 625 revolver and my little Springfield Armory XDs. I also use his bullets for 9mm and 38/357 with no problems. I have slugged all of the barrels for these pistols and I do have to buy different diameter bullets to match the guns barrels diameters. That is why I buy my bullets from this vendor. I have purchased bullets from different companies and had problems with the lubrication. One problem was the red lubricant had fallen out of the lubricant ring so there was less than 80% lubrication on the bullets. I had to pick up the lube in the bottom of the box and press the lubricant into the groove. Out of my order of 6,000 bullets there were at least 1000 that I had to do this with. It was a PITA. I never ordered from them again. I had a lube problem from another vendor that is well named on the forums. I criticized his bullets because they were a mess with too much red lubricant making me stop and clean the seating and crimping dies a lot until the 3,000 rounds were made. Once again I never purchased from them again. I will not mention vendor's names. I made that mistake once and I received email and phone calls from him. It was worse than breaking up with my first girl riend.LOL. Good luck. Once you find a vendor and bullet you like. I would stick with them. It is not worth saving a few dollars and having a big headache. Every time I have price shopped in the past it has caused to many problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) ACME just added a 200 grain groovless coated SWC to their website you can add to your list. enos10 in the checkout box will get you a 10% discount. Edited May 2, 2015 by bowenbuilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasref Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I have never had too many problems with the 230RN. That profile just seems to load better than the others for me. I do get them swaged to .451, seemed to stop any feed problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sup38 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I been a 45 fan for a long time been using 200 swc I now using 185 swc little more powder less snappy to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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