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Clean burning Powder in .45ACP

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10 May 2003, 04:12
<r1dea>
Clean burning Powder in .45ACP
I am loading for E.LLI Pietta cap & ball revolver (Remington pattern) with a Kurst cartridge converter cylinder chambered for .45 ACP. I am using 185 gr SWC & 200 gr Flat nose bullets both cast lead. My powder is SR4756 (left over from shotgun reloading) 5.7 to 7.7 gr behind the 185 gr and 5.3 to 7.3 gr behind the 200gr bullet.
The powder is not burning completely the cases come out of the cylinder with soot on them & I dump unburned powder out of the cases. This is worse with the load at the low end that the max powder loads. Worse than that the gun is spitting unburned powder in my face when I fire.

The gun did not have this problem with factory Wolf & Federal loads or with Cabellas remanufactured ammo.
Is there a better powder to try or should I consider a different primer I am now using CCI300s.
10 May 2003, 05:30
<Dyno>
AA#5 is a powder that has worked well in 45acp for me.

Dyno
10 May 2003, 06:01
DUK
I shoot Vihta N320 with 200 grain bullets and it is very clean.
10 May 2003, 07:44
Ol` Joe
I`ll second VV N320
10 May 2003, 09:00
claybuster
Clays burns fairly clean in my .45.I do'nt have easy access to the vv line.
11 May 2003, 07:08
Strawboss
I have excellent results with Unique.
11 May 2003, 09:52
<eldeguello>
3 to 3.5 grains of Bullseye!!
11 May 2003, 16:25
derf
It's been a long long time and I don't remember the number of grains but I used to use 231 in my 45ACP. derf
11 May 2003, 17:47
rob_helms24
Clays(just plain clays),WSF,and IMR700X have worked well for me in 45ACP. If you are seeing a lot of unburned powder, I believe you might want to look at your bullet crimp. It sounds like you might have too light a crimp for clean burning.
11 May 2003, 20:36
oneills
Try Win231, you wont find a better powder for the 45ACP with a 185 - 200 grain SWC
13 May 2003, 06:32
Calif Hunter
I love Hodgdon's Titegroup in .45 ACP with 200 gr cast bullets. 4.5 to 5.0 gr. It burns extremely clean, and a little goes a long way - checking your cases visually to be sure should be a habit no matter what powder you're using.
14 May 2003, 03:00
cactus jack
have you tried Solo 1000?
14 May 2003, 06:57
<JTD>
Yes, go with the titegroup. Stay away from older powders like unique.
14 May 2003, 09:15
Fjold
If you can, try a stiff taper crimp. Sometimes this extra resistance helps powder burn more completely. It's what I do to clean up loads using Bullseye and even after switching to W231 I still do it for consistency.

[ 05-14-2003, 05:22: Message edited by: Fjold ]
14 May 2003, 17:19
waksupi
JTD - Stay away from Unique in a .45 ACP? Whatever for? Those are some of my most accurate loads.
15 May 2003, 08:57
<JTD>
waksupi, I was only making a reference to the cleanliness of the powder. Titegroup is a much cleaner burning powder than unique. If someone is looking for a clean powder I would go with the titegroup over the unique any day. That's what I thought this thread was about "Clean burning Powder in .45ACP".

[ 05-14-2003, 23:59: Message edited by: JTD ]