45 AR Light loads

[tommy F]

I just tried a new light load for my 1st & 2nd Hand Ejectors. Cast 200 gr RNFP over 4gr of Titegroup. Very light and grouped good offhand for plinking at 30 feet.

Tommy

 

[Tell Sackett]

Good on you, Tom.

Not every load that we shoot has to burn your eyebrows off!

Did you chronograph them by chance?

That would be good to know too!

 

[BUFF]

I have loaded lead 200 grainers into .45 Auto Rim cases over 3.5 grains of Bullseye, the same target load I feed my Gold Cup but in the rimmed case. For bullets, I cast the Lyman 452460 SWC or use the swaged Speer SWC. I seat them just like in the ACP case and use the same taper crimp as the ACP case.

I have never clocked it but the books say about 730 fps.

 

[Tell Sackett]

I have loaded lead 200 grainers into .45 Auto Rim cases over 3.5 grains of Bullseye

I thought I'd be smart at one point in my loading career and load some 160gr LRNFP bullets with this same load. When I shot them out of my 625 -8's 4" barrel I got quite a surprise.

The sounded kind of funny. Pop, .....................................DING!

And that was at 20 yards!

Needless to say, I was the laughing stock of the range that day!

 

[marc257]

I find a 230 gr lrn over 3.5 gr of Clays to be a nice load in a Mod 25.

 

[lafayne]

With the 200 grain bullet in my 4 inch 625 - 4.2 grains of Trail Boss chronos 692 fps and 5.0 grains chronos 777 fps. I like the 5.0 grain load.

 

[roundgunner]

4 gr. of Tite group under a 200rnfp comes out about 675 from my 625-3 4" with AR brass. my favorite is 4.5 TG with 230 cf. about 725 fps.