Missouri Bullet's 225 grain Flathead for the .45 Auto
by Sarge 
, Central Misery, Saturday, August 11, 2012, 12:52 (4489 days ago)
This is the above bullet, loaded to 1.220" with a firm taper crimp. Ran a batch over 5.2 grains of W231 and got about 775 fps average, which is about 50 less than what I'll settle for. This is going to be a do-all load, which means I just might pop a deer with it. That big flat point will bore a substantial hole in meat & bone and at a Brinnel of 18, shouldn't expand on anything softer than a T-33 tank.
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This particular recipe held just under 2" for five shots at 25 yards and shot right on top of my nickel Rock Island 1911's front sight. Function, like everything else with this gun, has been 100%.
Like Horandy's famous truncated cone. I have always liked
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Saturday, August 11, 2012, 12:57 (4489 days ago) @ Sarge
this bullet design lead or jacked or copper dipped. They feed in EVERYTHING, I have tried finicky early G21s to old Arg 1927s and old
Colts they just work. Col Jeff liked the design as well.
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I'm gonna give it go in the 45 Colt, too...
by Sarge , Central Misery, Saturday, August 11, 2012, 13:08 (4489 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
when I get the ACP load all ironed out. Thought it would be handy to use one bullet in both 45's.
keep us posted
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Saturday, August 11, 2012, 13:39 (4489 days ago) @ Sarge
please.
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keep us posted
by Sarge , Central Misery, Saturday, August 11, 2012, 13:48 (4489 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
Will do. I like the 255 RNFP and of course that's the classic 45 Colt slug... I'm just wondering what it would do better than say, a 225 Flathead running 100-150 fps faster. I've still got a couple of heavier loads for anything calling for more thump.
This is no news flash to you Rob, but I'm downright lazy when it comes to reloading. It'd sure be nice to use one lead bullet for the bulk load in both calibers.
That has been my favorite 45 ACP bullet for many years.
by Cherokee , Medina, Ohio, Saturday, August 11, 2012, 18:11 (4488 days ago) @ Sarge
Functions in all my 45ACP's and every other one I've tried it in. I also use 231 from 4.6 for light loads up to 5.x for hot loads. I can confirm it also works fine in 45 Colt.
Thanks, Cherokee
by Sarge , Central Misery, Saturday, August 11, 2012, 19:35 (4488 days ago) @ Cherokee
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Missouri Bullet's 225 grain Flathead for the .45 Auto
by Fivegunner , LOWELL Mi., Saturday, August 11, 2012, 19:43 (4488 days ago) @ Sarge
Sarge, I use the H&G 292 which is like the bullet you show in your posting. I load it with Power pistol, I won`t say what the load is . you have to look it up and play with it . shoots great and hits hard . Lee has a mold like it also. the .45ACP and the 1911`s that shoot it ,is a good friend to have when the stuff hits the fan.
Missouri Bullet's 225 grain Flathead for the .45 Auto
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The bulk case 255 grainer is also a good choice....
Easy to hit 850-900 fps....works fine in both autoloaders and revolvers....
If limited to strong revolvers...1000fps without muss or fuss...
Byron
225 grain Flathead Update
by Sarge , Central Misery, Sunday, August 12, 2012, 13:06 (4488 days ago) @ Sarge
Bumped the load up to 5.3 grains of W231 this AM and I ran it over my old Shooting Chrony Beta Master to get the numbers. Keep in mind I am using Heinz 57 brass.
From the Rock Island, average velocity for ten rounds was 787.1 fps with an extreme spread of 43.77 fps and standard deviation of 14.59 fps.
From a late-80's Springfield 1911A1, average velocity for ten rounds was 801.5 fps with an extreme spread of 37.24 fps and standard deviation of 13.41 fps.
The shots I didn't toss, were holding about 4 1/2" at 50 yards. The load does lead a tad, in the first inch of barrel, but that don't seem to hurt the way it shoots. I believe the RI barrel prefers the 200 LSWC for pure accuracy; but the TC may require more velocity to stabilize it well. We'll see.
According to some references this is a max load, with a similar Lee 230 grain; others set the max TC. I'm running CCI Standard Large Pistol primers. Neither primers or brass show any strain and the chronograph don't lie, so I'd say there's some throttle left.