1911DK Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I just bought some Berry 200gr. SWC bullets (.45ACP) and am looking for recommendations on OAL. Does 1.250" sound OK? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo radley Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I just bought some Berry 200gr. SWC bullets (.45ACP) and am lookingfor recommendations on OAL. Does 1.250" sound OK? Thanks. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sounds perfect, imo. I load Oregon Trail Laser-Cast 200 SWC's to exactly that same length, per their instructions. I notice just a dime's thickness or less of shoulder above the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuildSF4 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 1.250 OAL is good for these. (Good for most .45 ACP loads, too much longer causes problems in double stack mags.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I use 1.245 for Rainier 200 gr SWC in a couple of SA .45 single stacks with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Load them as long as they will function everytime in your mags.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 The way it was explained to me is that the gun was designed to feed and shoot 230 gr ball at 1.275 max OAL. The idea for other bullets is to get the part of the bullet that hits the barrel hood on its way into the chamber to hit the same spot as the 230 gr for reliable feeding. It still sounds reasonable to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightkrawler00 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 That's what I load them to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 The way it was explained to me is that the gun was designed to feed and shoot 230 gr ball at 1.275 max OAL. The idea for other bullets is to get the part of the bullet that hits the barrel hood on its way into the chamber to hit the same spot as the 230 gr for reliable feeding. It still sounds reasonable to me... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But wait, there's more! The 230 gr round nose does not hit the hood on it tip but more along a spot on the top side. Loading the 200 gr swc to about 1.245 puts its top-front edge to about the same point. At least it works well for me and loading longer didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS45DVC Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I load all my 200 grn SWC (Rainier, Berry's, Lasercast, etc) at 1.245". I get the most consistent chrono results, no issues with feed reliability, and I don't have to adjust my die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin J Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Do you all recommend loading all types of 45ACP out that long. I've been working up a load for Berry's 200gn round shoulder and I've seen OAL recommendations of 1.115, which seemed way to short to me. I hand cycled a few of them and found they would lodge themselves into the very top of the chamber. I lengthened them out to about 1.190. When I fired them this weekend, I had about a 1 or 2 in ten failure. But even the ones that fed had some pretty hard scratches along one "V" shaped space of the case. I'm suspecting this to be a OAL problem. Anyone using Berry's 200gn Round Shoulder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newguy Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Although I reloaded Berry 200 gr. SWC a while ago, I remember a problem when loading at normal OAL's for 200 gr. SWC. IIRC. the ogive of these bullets were much different than the H&G mold. I kept on playing with the OAL until I found one that sorta worked. Finally gave up on that bullet, although other Berry's seem to work fine. My advice is to shoot up what you have for practice and find more conventional ogive 200 gr. SWC for matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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