Is This A Safe Load?

gunpaq

March 05, 2007 09:43

There are no factory recipies for Alliance Unique powder in 45 Long Colt with 230 grain LRN.

Interpulating between the Unique's recipies for 200gr (8.0gr charge) & 250gr (9.0gr charger) bullets, I came up with 8.5 grains for a charge.

Is this a safe load?

Target shooting w/Ruger revolver.

Thanks


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  gotstolefrom

  March 05, 2007 10:26

  Sounds fair....I guess we will know when you post again.
  
  AWW- DAMN
  I'll play by the rules.....see ya on the reloading forum.

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  perry shooter

  March 05, 2007 10:28

  Hello I don't know where you got the load data BUT as a rule of thumb the heavier the bullet in a given case the lighter the powder charge your 2 examples don't show this relationship I would go to the number of reloading sites on line and see it in print rather then taking the word of a stranger. Just my $.02

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  gunpaq

  March 05, 2007 11:09

  8.5 gr works great!
  
  Cooked off 20 rounds with normal recoil and real nice accuracy.
  
  Lived to tell about it.[:)]
  
  Thanks for the input.

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  Ronald J. Snow

  March 05, 2007 11:11

  In the Speer Reloading Manual #13, page 581, there are charge listings for a 230 grain CAS lead bullet, round/flat point, using Unique powder. The minimum charge is 7.8 grains and the maximum is 8.5 grains. RJSnow

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  knightrider

  March 14, 2007 23:28

  WARNING!!!!
  
  You stated that you are using a Ruger revolver. Is this the New model Vaquero or the older one, I'm guessing that your using an Vaquero. If you do have the New Model be warned, the frame on these are not as strong as the earlier ones. Also I shoot 200 grain RNFP and use Unique also. I only load it with 6.5 gr charge and find it to have a good hit on the targets and light enough that fallow up shots are not a problem. I don't know what you use your 45 loads for so, I can only speculate.

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  Smitty500mag

  March 16, 2007 20:38

  quote:Originally posted by gunpaq
  
  Is this a safe load?
  
  
  
  
  It just depends on which end of the gun your standing at.[:)]
  
  Smitty

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