Shooting Lighter Loads on Hardball
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Wobbley
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Shooting Lighter Loads on Hardball
Hello, everyone.
With the new rules for Distinguished Pistol no longer requiring hardball loads, I am considering lighter loads on my Les Baer .45 Hardball.
Les Baer Customer Service recommended first changing my recoil spring from the current 15 lbs to 13 lbs.
I have only BE powder. Is it worth trying out 200 grain SWC at 3.8-4.0 grains BE?
With the new rules for Distinguished Pistol no longer requiring hardball loads, I am considering lighter loads on my Les Baer .45 Hardball.
Les Baer Customer Service recommended first changing my recoil spring from the current 15 lbs to 13 lbs.
I have only BE powder. Is it worth trying out 200 grain SWC at 3.8-4.0 grains BE?
BElito- Posts : 6
Join date : 2012-12-02
Re: Shooting Lighter Loads on Hardball
Sure why not. As for springs, get a Wolff set from 16 down to 14…
Wobbley- Admin
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Re: Shooting Lighter Loads on Hardball
Belito,
Try either Nosler or Zero 185jhp's (or equivalent) WLP primers and 4.2g Bullseye. The rounds should have an oal of 1.220" and a crimp of .469-.470".
Try the ammo with the springs you have first! If it locks the slide back on the last shot of the magazine you are all set.
Try either Nosler or Zero 185jhp's (or equivalent) WLP primers and 4.2g Bullseye. The rounds should have an oal of 1.220" and a crimp of .469-.470".
Try the ammo with the springs you have first! If it locks the slide back on the last shot of the magazine you are all set.
Rob Kovach- Admin
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Re: Shooting Lighter Loads on Hardball
Keep in mind that a SWC bullet is not allowed for EIC matches. It has to be a jacketed bullet.
sixftunda- Posts : 455
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Re: Shooting Lighter Loads on Hardball
sixftunda wrote:Keep in mind that a SWC bullet is not allowed for EIC matches. It has to be a jacketed bullet.
Don't forget these are jacketed SWC
scrum derringer wrote:These will be legal too
- Dave
dronning- Posts : 2581
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Re: Shooting Lighter Loads on Hardball
Rob Kovach wrote:Belito,
Try either Nosler or Zero 185jhp's (or equivalent) WLP primers and 4.2g Bullseye. The rounds should have an oal of 1.220" and a crimp of .469-.470".
Try the ammo with the springs you have first! If it locks the slide back on the last shot of the magazine you are all set.
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LenV- Posts : 4768
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