Go West Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Time to buy another 8 pounder. Currently use Titegroup, but open to others. I would like to be able to load most/all of my handgun cartridges. Mostly reload .32 mag., .38 Special, .45 Schofield, .45 ACP and .45 Colt. Do some .380 ACP and 9 mm. Lower cost appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choctaw Jack Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I believe Unique may cover most if not all of your bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 ClayDot would also work for the calibers you mentioned. I use Clays for that range but Clays is really hard to find. ClayDot is essentially the same powder and is available. Kajun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe E.S. Corpus SASS #87667 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 If you like Titegroup try Shooters World Clean Shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Bullseye, Red Dot, Clay Dot, WST, 700-X, many others. Depends upon what you can find to buy, more important than "one powder would be perfect for everything". But TiteGroup is commonly available (more than most) and as you know, will work for all of them. And somewhat cheaper since it uses so much nitroglycerin in it (cheaper than all nitrocellulose content). Don't change unless you have a REAL GOOD reason. good luck, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Unique, you can load every caliber used in SASS with it, including SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 im looking to load some shorter 45AR with cowboy loads and only have the 45colt load at this time , im planning to load he same powder as i dont want to buy something different - is there a good load for 45AR and 45ACP in the cowboy loads for red dot or clays ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, watab kid said: is there a good load for 45AR and 45ACP in the cowboy loads PLEASE do not use ANY .45 auto load data at higher pressure levels in .45 auto OR Cowboy 45 Special cases that are going to be shot in single action revolvers! Many of those guns cannot handle 20,000 PSI safely. Neither Hodgdon nor Alliant have published cowboy match level loads for the .45 Auto Rim, AFAIK. Nor for the Cowboy .45 Special, or for .45 auto cases used in a few single action revolvers that have a rimless cylinder. Now, from several years of cowboy load "wildcatting" with the Cowboy 45 Special, I can tell you about 3.9 to 4.2 grains of either Red Dot or Clays with 200 grain cast bullets will give you a pretty safe load in the Cowboy 45 Special case such that it makes about 800 FPS. I do not load 45 Auto Rim, but that probably could use the same range to make consistent loads - but that is all up to you. GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uriah, SASS # 53822 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 https://shootersreference.com/reloadingdata/recommendation I just stumbled across this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 17 hours ago, Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 said: PLEASE do not use ANY .45 auto load data at higher pressure levels in .45 auto OR Cowboy 45 Special cases that are going to be shot in single action revolvers! Many of those guns cannot handle 20,000 PSI safely. Neither Hodgdon nor Alliant have published cowboy match level loads for the .45 Auto Rim, AFAIK. Nor for the Cowboy .45 Special, or for .45 auto cases used in a few single action revolvers that have a rimless cylinder. Now, from several years of cowboy load "wildcatting" with the Cowboy 45 Special, I can tell you about 3.9 to 4.2 grains of either Red Dot or Clays with 200 grain cast bullets will give you a pretty safe load in the Cowboy 45 Special case such that it makes about 800 FPS. I do not load 45 Auto Rim, but that probably could use the same range to make consistent loads - but that is all up to you. GJ thank you , the things you site are exactly why i asked , i am thinking cowboy loads for cowboy guns , what you provided is what i had interpolated but i was wanting some confirmation - i appreciate all that you have mentioned , i do load 200 grain RNFP cast lead , that gives me a good place to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.