Accurate 45-248H
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Good looking bullet! I've loaded some of the samples you sent me in. 45 Colt brass with 7.2 grains of Bullseye to try in the .45 Colt barrel I got back from John Taylor for the small frame H&R Bunny Gun built irn the .44/.410 frame.
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Steve, have you used it in 1911s yet? It seems to beg for a large hollowpoint, something to get the weight in the 240 or so range, and cast soft (of course).
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It was not designed for the 1911, but I tried it. It must be seated deeper than the crimp groove. Just by chance the seating depth to chamber in my 1911 also allows it to fit in the magazine. I tried feeding and it feeds OK by hand. No firing tests, but now those are on the docket.
Hmmm Yes, a hollow point would bring the weight down to ~ 230 where there is plenty of reloading data. I would try hollow-pointing on the drill press first, to decide on HP size. Then a modified mold if I decided I was going to need a lot of them.
That said, I do not think a hollow point will be needed with the large meplat and blunt profile.
Steve
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I tested 45-248H in a semi-auto and results were disappointing. I used my Sig 220 which feeds anything. There were no failures to feed, but there was hesitation in the feed cycle. Ejecting rounds showed why.
The bullet nose was sometimes marked by the front of the magazine. The bullet nose always had a heavy imprint from the top of the chamber. The cases were dented on both sides by the chamber mouth.
It looks like the feed angle is too steep, caused by the large diameter of the bullet so far forward.
Probably best stick to revolvers or rifles.
Steve
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