Cast Boolits for any 45 ACP
I've been playing around with a cast boolit for this forever favorite round and find the 45-230CM mould from RCBS works pretty good. I realize, of course, this is the cowboy action bullet for the 45 Colt, but wonder if any of you have tried this one. I cast mine of w/w alloy and size it to .452 along with seating it to just below the crimp groove. I use a Paul Mathews formula for lube. I've shot this combo in a Ruger KP-90 and a Kimber match 45 as well as a Springfield XD, and it seems to do well in both the Ruger and the XD. The magazine seems to limit feeding reliably from the Kimber with the OAL length I've been using(1.230). I feel by seating the bullet a bit above the crimp groove and backing off on the powder charge(I was using a fair load of 6.8 grs of Unique) to 5.5-5.8 grs of Unique, this bullet will pass muster in this old war horse. What say you fellow shooters/casters.....anyone use this bullet in their 45's?
Bob...