GUNNER - .45 ACP .. 230 gr. FP ... 6.0 gr. 231
I went to the Range this morning to chronograph these loads. BUT .. I cannot get my old chronograph to work! I confess I have only used it once in the last 18 years so it has probably corroded away internally or something. I tried everything I could to try and get it to work but to no avail.
The loads seem accurate enough and feel like a good 800 + fps load going off. I fired some groups with them. And I kept my record intact by flinching a shot outside of a good group!
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GUNNER - .45 ACP .. 230 gr. FP ... 6.0 gr. 231
by Gunner 
, St Louis, Thursday, October 03, 2024, 13:29 (49 days ago) @ JimT
Thanks for the info......I have a fairly new chronograph, I will load some and get data on it and will report back. Thats a good group and impressive flinch 
reminds me of mine with the 45 LB Monolith...
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by Gunner , St Louis, Thursday, October 03, 2024, 13:42 (49 days ago) @ Gunner
I have no lead 230 gr bullets, only Berry plated 230s, will load them for data. I got out my old 45 acp all in one load booklet, Speer shows 6.2 grs as max with a 230 TMJ while all the other show a range of 5.7 to 5.8 grs as max with a lead or jacketed bullet, color me surprised!
So your load is not as hot as I was thinking, my normal load for a lead or jacketed 230 gr is 4.8 grs of 231. Old data from 1998 shows 4.8gr 231 with a 230 gr LFP averaging 769 fps. SO now I am really interested in the load data now, this weekend weather looks good, I will get some loaded and tested.
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If that were a tomcat, your flyer would have made him an it.
With a limp.
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