and I have been playing with them from time to time. Got out to the Range today and ran some through a couple 1911's.

230 gr. cast .45 ACP Bullets

I used my old ATI 1911 and the Shootists Ruger SR1911 with 2 different powder charges ..
9.0 gr. Blue Dot and 10.6 gr. Blue Dot. The 10.6 gr. load is stout and makes the old 1911 recoil a bit. Out of my ATI they average 1034 fps.

I fired several groups with each load and each gun ... these targets are about average.

ATI

RUGER

Recoil

I am sure a lot of the heavy load downrange would beat the guns up a bit. I am not using them for practice. They are saved for use during the Zombie Apocalypse.

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quoting someone else opining on a projectile profile, "now that is a bulletty looking bullet!"..... which I took to mean it looked like it would do the job intended.

I use a very similar product from missouri bullets.....

https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/22419

But use "softball" load levels in case one happens into a percussion conversion cyl.

I use that bullet in my .45s and like it a lot. Hornady used to load a FMJ bullet with that same profile in some of their factory ammo. It was great stuff, but I have not seen any in several years. Wish they still made it.

Impressive in both accuracy and power. I am a fan of trunicated bullets. They generally feed as well as round noses and have a nice meplat.

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I would say YES, that is truckin with a 230 gr in the 45, how did the primers look??? Good shooting with a 45 and heavy loads.

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Look at the primers in a cartridge that has blown a cylinder wide open and maybe the top strap off a revolver. More often than not they look normal.

I was more concerned about the case being partially unsupported at the feed ramp. I have seen cases blown down through the magazine well. Makes the magazines come out of the gun really fast!

But there is no swelling of the fired cases. The heavy load is a standard load in some loading manuals I have.

Here's a normal 9mm compared to an overloaded one ... it did not blow but came close.

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Jeff Cooper swore by them, they had to be great, right? Then the all lead versions. I loaded thousands more on my Dillons... still shooting them up.

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The Lee 230gr TC mold was my first 45 ACP mold. I have a 6 cavity now. It is a great shooting bullet in most 45s. Blue dot is a very under appreciated powder.

take long to empty a pot. I shoot a lot of them, with the only issue being the lube smoke at night.. reflects the light from my surefire and all I can see is a white curtain.

What lube did you use?