Tightgroup for hardball?

Wobbley wrote:It loads fine for 185 Gr JHP bullets.  There’s absolutely NO need to shoot 230 “Hardball” anymore.

Wobbley wrote:I have a bunch and a bunch of cast 230s as well... dunno what I’m gonna do with them now.

Wobbley wrote:I have a bunch and a bunch of cast 230s as well... dunno what I’m gonna do with them now.

Slamfire wrote:Everyone I asked about Titegroup, who used Titegroup, more or less said :"Use your Bullseye Load".

The 1910 developmental cartridges used a 230 gr FMJ with 5.0 grains Bullseye for a desired velocity of 800 fps, plus or minus.



I don't know why later ammunition shows 820 fps, maybe someone decided to use the high end velocity on the box.









when I have shot a 230 FMJ with 5.0 grs Bullseye, my chronograph values are just at 800 fps, usually in the 790's. So I consider that Hardball velocities.


If someone is getting 820 with 4.8 grs Titegroup, that is close enough, given lot to lot variances.


Titegroup is a good powder and a lot of Bullseye shooters use it. When Alliant made finding Bullseye powder impossible to find, a large chunk of shooters walked over to Titegroup.


Was opening some 50 cal ammo cans to see what was in there and had one that had 16 boxes of .45 acp 230 Match hardball and 3 boxes of .45 acp 185 SWC Match ammo. Two of the hardball boxes have 1973 date on the box. I'm assuming all the ammo is around that 1973 date. Shoot or sell? I have lots of .45 brass, bullets, primers and powder.