Reeder Custom Guns - Just curious. If all else is equal, i.e.

Larry Fry
Just curious. If all else is equal, i.e.
Tuesday, September 08, 2020, 11:02

say a bullet of 230 grains, powder charge of 5 grains of Hodgdon Universal powder and a large pistol primer, that is a safe load. Somewhere between 770 and 800 fps in my full sized 1911. Now, if I had a small pistol primer pocket bucket of brass and that is all I could get, I have no idea of where I should safely back off to in order to use SPM primers assuming that was all I had. That is what I really should have asked. I have always used the recipes in my reloading manual or called the powder manufacturer to get their minimum starting and maximum loads. BTW, I do not have any small primer pocket 45 acp brass. This is merely a curiosity thing.

Paint the cases to let us know which ones are - O’Gary, 2020-09-07, 15:12
- I spoke to Dave Manson about making a tool - WB, 2020-09-07, 19:42
  - I wish someone made small pocket 10mm - John W, 2020-09-08, 12:59
    - The G29 is about it. And you need a thick pocket. - WB, 2020-09-08, 14:34
      - I was thinking of brass. - John W, 2020-09-08, 16:29
        Lol, they do “long seat .40 S&W”. It works for me. (nm) - WB, 2020-09-08, 16:39
        I am almost afraid to ask this - John W, 2020-09-08, 16:54
        The 1911 is very sensitive to nose profile - WB, 2020-09-08, 18:06
  - THE ORIGINAL .357 WAS LP (nm) - JT, 2020-09-08, 09:46
    - Original .357's and todays .357's - Jim Taylor, 2020-09-08, 09:55
      - Back then they had 2400 and No.80 powder - WB, 2020-09-08, 10:22
        The answer is "Yes it does." and for quality information - Jim Taylor, 2020-09-08, 12:01
- On those small pistol primer sized - Larry Fry, 2020-09-07, 16:12
  - TOO hot for what? If you're concerned - JT, 2020-09-07, 17:31
    - Just curious. If all else is equal, i.e. - Larry Fry, 2020-09-08, 11:02
    - I agree with JT. I load and shoot way to many 45 acp's - Mark Wilson, 2020-09-07, 19:34
      - If that's the worst problem we have today doing pretty good. - WB, 2020-09-07, 20:30
        I saved up mine and sent them to a friend. - Jim Taylor, 2020-09-08, 06:43