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imq707s · 02-29-2008, 09:08 PM

I've decided that in addition to the .223 and .308 rifle loads that I've been reloading for years....I'm going to start reloading some .45acp for my 1911. With ammo prices getting upwards of $30 for 100rds of .45acp...I think I should be able to reload for close to half the price of store bought ammo.

I'm thinking about ordering one of the Lee 4-die carbide die sets....but I have no idea where to start with bullets, powder, and primers.

I'm not looking for competition ammo....just some inexpensive plinking/range ammo for my 1911. I would like to stick with 230gr bullets if possible.

What's the most cost effective (best deal) for .45 acp loads? Can someone give me some specifics on bullets, primers, and powder....and the place the has the best deals on the stuff?

Any info related to reloading .45acp would really help me out.

Thanks !!

dmurphy68 · 03-01-2008, 05:34 AM

I am using

cci 300 primers $23.00 for 1000
bullseye powder 5.0grains Alliant Powder: Technically Superior by Design | Reloading and Reloading Data | Shotgun, Centerfire Rifle, Handgun, Cowboy, International Loads $17.00 for 1lb
bullet $22.00 for 100
Brass Free
hope this helps

KEVWYO · 03-01-2008, 02:16 PM

I use 200 grain Ranier bullets for plinking. You can also go to the Nosler website store and see if they have any factory seconds which can save you a couple of bucks per 100. They tend to have "seconds" in one caliber for awhile and then another caliber for awhile so it's good to check when you can to see what's available.

For waht it's worth I use Winchester primers, Titegroup, and once fired Blazer brass. Eventually that Blazer brass becomes "7th time fired" brass but you get my drift.

Forgot to add that I do the vast majority of my reloading purchases through Midway if I don't do seconds from Nosler. Primers and powder are purchased locally to save on the hazardous materials surcharge.

fredj338 · 03-01-2008, 02:43 PM

I'm not a big fan of TG, BE or Clays, etc. Just not enough powder in the case & the pressure curve is almost vertical. The powder is the cheapest part of your handload, so I pick performance over cost. After all, you are only talking something like 0.004c/rd diff. W231 or HP38 is about as fast as I like, although WST works really well for light loads. The bullet is the most expensive part & dropping to a 200gr will save alittle. Lead bullets are the cheapest way to go, then something like Precision black bullets, then plated then jacketed. Pick up a good reloading manual like the Speer#14 & review. You can also get data from the powder web sites.

Tx.Xd.45guy · 03-01-2008, 02:49 PM

I have been using 230 grain lead bullets, cci primers, and tite group powder. I am getting the bullets for 67$, the primers are 25ish, and the powder is 18$. The brass is free. So for around 110$ I can reload 1000 rounds, that's 11$/100 vs 30$

dmurphy68 · 03-01-2008, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tx.Xd.45guy

I have been using 230 grain lead bullets

not to hijack this thread but wat is the diff between copper bullets and lead? is there a diff in the way you reload? have to use diff powder? etc...

thanks
dmurphy68

fredj338 · 03-01-2008, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmurphy68

not to hijack this thread but wat is the diff between copper bullets and lead? is there a diff in the way you reload? have to use diff powder? etc...

thanks
dmurphy68

You don't need diff. powder but a lead bullet takes abit less to reach the same pressure v a jacketed. SO if you have a jacketed bullet load, especially pushing max, you should drop the powder charge, I find 5% is about right. If your load is already mouse fart (pressure wise), then don't worry about it.

dmurphy68 · 03-02-2008, 03:41 AM

Thank you fredj338 for the info

nbkky71 · 03-03-2008, 06:15 PM

It's not 230gr but my light target load is 200gr LSWC over 5.0gr WIN231, CCI primer and mixed brass.

rockerz71 · 03-03-2008, 06:18 PM

I use 5.6grn unique, remington primers, and 230grn hornady hollow points that I got free with my LNL AP

03-01-2008, 05:34 AM	#2
dmurphy68 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Middletown, Ohio Posts: 15	I am using cci 300 primers $23.00 for 1000 bullseye powder 5.0grains Alliant Powder: Technically Superior by Design \| Reloading and Reloading Data \| Shotgun, Centerfire Rifle, Handgun, Cowboy, International Loads $17.00 for 1lb bullet $22.00 for 100 Brass Free hope this helps __________________ XD45 4" DPMS AR-15 M4 Sig 225 P6 9mm Savage .17 Mossberg 500 pump 12G Marlin 22 lever action RON PAUL 2008 The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson Last edited by dmurphy68; 03-01-2008 at 05:39 AM.

03-01-2008, 02:16 PM	#3
KEVWYO XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,629	I use 200 grain Ranier bullets for plinking. You can also go to the Nosler website store and see if they have any factory seconds which can save you a couple of bucks per 100. They tend to have "seconds" in one caliber for awhile and then another caliber for awhile so it's good to check when you can to see what's available. For waht it's worth I use Winchester primers, Titegroup, and once fired Blazer brass. Eventually that Blazer brass becomes "7th time fired" brass but you get my drift. Forgot to add that I do the vast majority of my reloading purchases through Midway if I don't do seconds from Nosler. Primers and powder are purchased locally to save on the hazardous materials surcharge. __________________ "the facts don't matter and the truth isn't important in American politics" AZXD But if it takes bold faced lies to keep Obama from winning ... I will not only support the lies, I'll help spread them. AZXD This is the political section there is no room for truth, justice and anything that's fair and right. - (one eyed fatman)

03-01-2008, 02:43 PM	#4
fredj338 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,228	I'm not a big fan of TG, BE or Clays, etc. Just not enough powder in the case & the pressure curve is almost vertical. The powder is the cheapest part of your handload, so I pick performance over cost. After all, you are only talking something like 0.004c/rd diff. W231 or HP38 is about as fast as I like, although WST works really well for light loads. The bullet is the most expensive part & dropping to a 200gr will save alittle. Lead bullets are the cheapest way to go, then something like Precision black bullets, then plated then jacketed. Pick up a good reloading manual like the Speer#14 & review. You can also get data from the powder web sites. __________________ EVERY GOOD SHOOTER SHOULD BE A HANDLOADER!

03-01-2008, 02:49 PM	#5
Tx.Xd.45guy XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Amarillo,Tx Posts: 41	I have been using 230 grain lead bullets, cci primers, and tite group powder. I am getting the bullets for 67$, the primers are 25ish, and the powder is 18$. The brass is free. So for around 110$ I can reload 1000 rounds, that's 11$/100 vs 30$ __________________ My Arsenal: Enfield US Model 17 WWI 30.06 Marlin 30-30 Lever-action Carbine Browning "Sweet 16" Semi-Auto 16ga. Shotgun Mossberg 12 Ga. Shotgun Realtree Camo Wasr 10 Romanian AK-47 Yugoslavian SKS Mosin Nagant M44 Smith & Wesson Sigma 9mm Springfield XD 9mm Sub-Compact OD/Black Springfield XD .45 Compact (Carry Gun) Oh, and a Strong Distaste for Hippies and Freeloading Illegals

03-02-2008, 03:41 AM	#8
dmurphy68 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Middletown, Ohio Posts: 15	Thank you fredj338 for the info __________________ XD45 4" DPMS AR-15 M4 Sig 225 P6 9mm Savage .17 Mossberg 500 pump 12G Marlin 22 lever action RON PAUL 2008 The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson

02-29-2008, 09:08 PM	#1
imq707s XDTalk Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 72	Looking for a good cheap load for .45acp plinking ammo I've decided that in addition to the .223 and .308 rifle loads that I've been reloading for years....I'm going to start reloading some .45acp for my 1911. With ammo prices getting upwards of $30 for 100rds of .45acp...I think I should be able to reload for close to half the price of store bought ammo. I'm thinking about ordering one of the Lee 4-die carbide die sets....but I have no idea where to start with bullets, powder, and primers. I'm not looking for competition ammo....just some inexpensive plinking/range ammo for my 1911. I would like to stick with 230gr bullets if possible. What's the most cost effective (best deal) for .45 acp loads? Can someone give me some specifics on bullets, primers, and powder....and the place the has the best deals on the stuff? Any info related to reloading .45acp would really help me out. Thanks !!

03-03-2008, 06:15 PM	#9
nbkky71 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12	It's not 230gr but my light target load is 200gr LSWC over 5.0gr WIN231, CCI primer and mixed brass.

03-03-2008, 06:18 PM	#10
rockerz71 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 3,377	I use 5.6grn unique, remington primers, and 230grn hornady hollow points that I got free with my LNL AP __________________ Luke GeorgiaCarry.org Member

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