What's a good 230gr load?

[Superpipe9]

What load are you guys using for a coated 230gr. Anybody using specifically the 230gr bayou bullet and titegroup ?

[swifty99]

For Bayou 230gr I load 4.0 grains of Tite-Group at 1.250" but I mostly shoot 200gr which I load 4.6 grains of TG at the same 1.250". I get a power factor ~175 with that load.

[ruleyoutoo1911]

Not Bayou but using Bear Creeks I have loaded 4.2 gr. of Titegroup with 230s and 4.6gr using their 200 gr SWC

[texasref]

+1 for 4.0 grains of Tite-group seated at 1.25"

[BK63]

My favorite load for the 45 230 is 6 grains of Unique coated or anything else. I've found for about 5 bucks more per 500 I can buy plated and in the 45 you are usually pushing it between 800 and 900 fps which is well below max on plated stuff. I'm using the coated bullets in a lot of calibers now though. No smoke and accurate.

[jcc7x7]

My favorite is 3.7 of Clays at 1.250 but Clays is hard to find / get if you don't already have it

Try WST also its great in the 45

I don't care for TG in the 45 but that's just one mans opinion

[Dirtchevy841]

Tried all powders. My best load is with clays 3.8gr OAL 1.25 is perfect. Clays is all I use now for 45. Well stocked up with it do I guess I lucky. And I am using bayou bullets 230gr rnd nose. Only billet I use in my 45s

Edited January 12, 2016 by Dirtchevy841

[bfalcon00]

I am kinda off the beaten path, but I use 5.0 of red dot and oal at 1.27. I run 230 gr RN from xtreme (plated) though.

[Erick85]

I use 4.3 grains of WST at 1.250" over a 230gr Bayou. Very good accuracy for me and a nice, comfortable recoil impulse. I tried 4.2 grains, but for some reason, didn't give me the same accuracy (this is out of both my G21 and G30).

[BASE772]

Ramshot Competition is such an under rated powder. Meters well, cheap, super clean, runs cool, and light recoil. I like it better than Clays, WST, Titegroup, e3, and Bullseye. It seems like WST on steroids.

4.2 grains under an SNS 230 grain with and OAL of 1.250 gives me 175+ PF out of a Trojan.

[Slotbike]

I use 4.8-4.9 grs. Win. 231 under a 230 gr. plated bullet. OAL is 1.26

[RudyVey]

Right now I still use Longshot (only powder I could find two years ago), but when I run out it will likely be Titegroup.

[Husker95]

My money load for that weight/profile is a 230 gr Eggleston or Bayou coated bullet over 3.7 grains of Clays with an OAL of 1.250. Oh, and the bullet is metallic blue in color.

[G T]

4.3 WST 230 gr SNS coated RN

[wyliearms]

I started using Titewad and have been very impressed. And its cheap.

Edited January 28, 2016 by wyliearms

[victorcharlie]

Unique is my choice. 5.8 grains under a Missouri 230 softball.

[jcc7x7]

I started using Titewad and have been very impressed. And its cheap.

I've seen TW around the LGS but never any load data for pistols anywhere, seems like even on the threads here on Benos

What kind of consistency are you getting on your chrono as far as ES and SD with Titewad?

[cnote]

Clays, its back, just have to look

[wyliearms]

I started using Titewad and have been very impressed. And its cheap.

I've seen TW around the LGS but never any load data for pistols anywhere, seems like even on the threads here on Benos

What kind of consistency are you getting on your chrono as far as ES and SD with Titewad?

I will try and remember to see if I can find the last chrono run. It was fairly consistent and made power factor at around 3.4 grains under a 230 Grain plated xtreme out of a Kimber SSII. from the site:

Hodgdon

PowderTitewad

Bullet Diameter.452"

C.O.L.1.200"

Starting Load

Grains 2.8

Velocity (ft/s)684

Pressure14,700 PSI

Maximum Load

Grains 3.3

Velocity (ft/s)767

Pressure19,400 PSI

I am going to try it in 9mm 124 next.

[mannparks]

Lee 200 gr fn with red dot 3.5 683 fps

[Kosh75287]

I second mannparks and bfalcon00 in their use of RedDot. I haven't run any plated projectiles through my 1911A1, but Red Dot/Promo has worked well with EVERY projectile I've shot through the piece. I suspect we're not as "off the beaten path" as we might initially believe. More than a couple high-volume shot-gunners who use Red Dot/Promo in their pistols as well as their shotguns have told me they prefer it to Bull'sEye. Less "peaky" and seems to burn cleaner.

[SNSCaster2]

4.3 WST 230 gr SNS coated RN

^That's a really good load.

My major match load is 3.8gr VV N310 and SNS non grooved 230RN

[Absocold]

Original 230gr hardball specs was 5gr Bullseye for 850 fps +-25 fps. Accurate but dirty. And yegads the smoke!

A great many powders work very well for 230gr 45acp, best accuracy will usually be 800-820 fps.

4.8 WST , 5.4 - 5.7 W231 , 4.8 - 5.0 Titegroup , 5.0 - 5.2 VVN320 , 4.6 - 4.8 Bullseye , 4.7 700X. I prefer W231 and WST, they meter well, burn clean and are very accurate. I also like E3 a lot when I can get my hands on it.

Crap, I said E3 out loud. So here comes the warning: I'd be careful with the E3, especially in a progressive press. Flakes don't meter as well as ball powders and there's no published pistol data - stay away unless you know what you're doing. If you do know what you're doing, E3 is accurate, very clean and feels much softer on the hand than what the chrono says you should be feeling. You only need a tiny amount too (3.5gr), so that's nice. But there is no official load data so I can't recommend this powder. At all! I super duper wouldn't try it in any high pressure cartridge. But it's awesome for 45's.

[Kosh75287]

ABSOCOLD, I'm REELING from your signature line! Like you, I don't advocate using E3 where not recommended, but I've also seen data for it in 9mm:

http://reloadersnest.com/detail_handgun.asp?CaliberID=6&Powder=Alliant+e3&LoadID=598

That load in the link sounds QUITE warm to me, and I wouldn't go that high, but 10% less might be a not-half-bad minor load. I know you're using E3 in .45, so I'm mainly just thinking aloud, here.

[Absocold]

The reason Alliant won't publish any pistol data for E3 is because they've found that as the pressure goes up there's too much of a chance of big pressure spikes. It works great in the low pressure .45acp if you're careful but trying it in something hotter like 9mm seems risky to me.