picked up a t/c barrel in 45
what is good boolit and type best for this puppy?
uses 209 primers
picked up a t/c barrel in 45
what is good boolit and type best for this puppy?
uses 209 primers
What rate of twist?
Aim small, miss small!
Start off with a .45cal MaxiBall and see what it does. Many FN boolits cast for .45ACP or .45Colt if cast of soft lead will work in a m/l with the proper lube, too. See if it will stabilize a prb. You never know what it prefers until you do some experimenting.
Think of a new m/l like a new .22. Try as many different kinds of the right size that you can find and see what your barrel tells you. Try some Pyrodex RS and try some good old fashioned bp, too. It's easy enough to figure out the twist if it isn't listed with a real tight patch on the jag and a yardstick: measure how long it takes for a full turn.
Born OK the first time.
standard twist for 45 b/p from what I gather 1:28
I have a 230 rn 45 mold and a 195 semi waddcutter guess I'll try em out and see what happens
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |