Too Tall Bob Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 looking for a comfortable load using unique and a 200 gr lead bullet. who uses what? thanx in advance
heckofagator Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 I’m not sure i have anything to add, but i just got home from the range 30 min ago. i had a brand new Winchester 1873, my first centerfire lever action. I had fifty 45 colt rounds i had loaded up (first time loading this round). I used 205gr Bear Creek bullets over unique. I had 10 each with 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5 and 8.0gr Unique. And.....Im not sure i felt much of difference. I do remember thinking, with my first shots of the 6.0gr loads, this is much lighter than i was expecting. I had never shot 45 colt before. All seemed to group the same, too. i guess I’m just going to go forward with 6gr for nothing else then to save a little powder? I guess i was expecting to noticed a little difference in something but i’m far from the expert on load development.
Rafe Conager SASS #56958 Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 When I started out I used 7.5-8 grns. Unique gave me around 750
Trooper Ozzy Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 When I shoot smokeless...8 gr unique under a 200 gr rnfp for both rifle and OMV revolvers.
Savvy Jack Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 A comfortable load would be primers, no powder and a wax bullet!
Roscoe Regulator Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 12 hours ago, heckofagator said: I’m not sure i have anything to add, but i just got home from the range 30 min ago. i had a brand new Winchester 1873, my first centerfire lever action. I had fifty 45 colt rounds i had loaded up (first time loading this round). I used 205gr Bear Creek bullets over unique. I had 10 each with 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5 and 8.0gr Unique. And.....Im not sure i felt much of difference. I do remember thinking, with my first shots of the 6.0gr loads, this is much lighter than i was expecting. I had never shot 45 colt before. All seemed to group the same, too. i guess I’m just going to go forward with 6gr for nothing else then to save a little powder? I guess i was expecting to noticed a little difference in something but i’m far from the expert on load development. Good job there. When I reduced the load I was using, I was looking for less muzzle flip to allow quicker follow on shots. It wasn't so much how it felt (recoil). I had also dropped from 255 grain bullets to 200. Watching for differences in how to aim.
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