45 acp, 230 gr Round Nose Lead. Need load.

[HappyHunter]

I hope to use my 5 inch 625 in an up coming PPC league. We are allowed to use target/gallery loads.

I need a light and accurate load. I will be using full moon clips, Zero 230 gr RN lead bullets. Federal primers. I like 231 and have alot of it on hand. But I am always willing to try something different.

What can you folks recommend?

Thanks for any thoughts.

Fred

 

[max]

I just loaded some 230 gr lead for the first time in years. I used 5.0 of 231.

 

[Skip Sackett]

Used to get spanked on a regular basis by,

Gene Milner and he used a 200/230gr bullet over 4.5gr of W231.

Of course, Gene was a distinguished pistolero with many trophies under his belt. He also had a shooting coat that many folks could only hope to attain to the awards shown there.

Other than that shooting coat, there was never a mention of his accomplishments. He was a truly humble man and a good friend and instructor.

He donated his time to the 4h for many years in shooting sports and has gone on to his reward now.

He used a M625 many time to "give lessons" to those that shot against him in our local PPC league.

I use a different load though. Mine is 4.7gr of Bullseye with a plated 230gr bullet. Shoots real well from both the PT1911 and M625JM. I "give lessons" with that load now!

 

[frosty]

Happy hunter - check out www.handloads.com for some more possible info. which you are looking for.
Stay safe & watch your back - Frosty

 

[Sebago Son]

.45 ACP 230 Grn. Load.

The "Old Standby" is 5.0 Grains of Bullseye.

Good factory duplication load.

 

[David Sinko]

It all depends on how light you want to go. The problem with 231 is it burns dirty when loaded really light. I use Clays for all my match loads, both Major and Minor PF, and I'll never go back to anything else.

Dave Sinko

 

[Snapping Twig]

I like 5.3g W231 under a cast 230g TC.

Substitute a RN and all else is the same.

Burns clean, hits hard, accurate.

 

[sar4937]

I use 4.6 gr w231 with 200gr SWC, and I have used it with 230 RN.

 

[Joni_Lynn]

I use Unique in some of my 45acp loads but mostly use WW231 or HP38 (same thing) and I agree that when loaded down it doesn't burn as clean. I've also used 700X, it worked pretty good but didn't meter all that consistently.

 

[BE Mike]

The "Old Standby" is 5.0 Grains of Bullseye.

Good factory duplication load.

I recently loaded up some 230 gr. cast lead round nose bullets with 5.0 grains of Alliant Bullseye. They were a little hot with flattened and some slightly cratered primers and a lot of leading. I would bump it down a couple of tenths.

 

[Wee Hooker]

W231 under a 230 or 200 gr lead head used to be my Go To load. Then I got turned onto Clays. Cleaner, more consistent and less recoil IMHO. I'm never going back. ( BTW, Clays works great in my 38 loads too. 8# goes a Looooooooonnnnnnnng way!)

FWIW, I've also found Long Colt type lead RNFP to work especially well in my fleet of 45acps. Good feeding yet better hole in the target.

 

[8Ring]

3.8gr Clays under a 230gr LRN bullet gets between 750 and 770 fps in my two 625s. It is a fairly clean load with moderate smoke.

My best 230gr lead load is 3.8gr VihtaVouri N-310. It is soft shooting, clean and consistent, with little smoke.

Another good choice is Winchester Super Target. 4.2 to 4.4gr under a 230gr LRN or 5.1gr under a 200gr RNFP give superb results in my 625s. Several fellow competitive revolver shooters have switched from 231 to Clays or WST and haven't gone back.

I have also started using American Select, a low nitro content flake powder, with 200gr. lead loads in my CZ .45 auto and 625. It's a little faster than WST and a little slower than Clays and N310.

Chris