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The heaviest loads utilized Blue Dot and
either of the harder primers in .45 Winchester
Magnum cases. With the Sierra
l70-grain JHC bullet, 12 grains and #200
primers, they yielded 1,224 fps and produced
a 1.34-inch group of four shots, plus
a flier. Maximum was 12.5 grains for 1,301
fps and a 2.26-inch group. Th~t's
640 foot pounds of energy, matching the
claimed top power of the Bren 10. With
# 350 primers, the same velocity was
reached; cratering was excessive, even
though a l.25-inch group was printed.
With W-W 7M primers and everything
else unchanged I got 1,271 fps with negligible
cratering and a L43-inch group.
I grouped and clocked a total of 33 different
loads with the Sierra l70-grain JHC
bullet and only a few maximum and overmaximum
combinations grouped over two
inches. This bullet is a top choice for almost
any purpose,.including hunting.
Bullseye gave good loads; 6.0 grains behind
the Sierra 170 gave 1,074 fps and
made a 1.3 I-inch group. Upping that to 6.5
grains produced 1,123 fps, and an even better
l.28-inch group; but the # 350s cratered
too much. Unique (7.0 grains) in
strong brass gave a fine one-inch group
(941 fps, W-W ·7Ms) and in Federal .45s a
L23-inch group (i,Oll fps, CCI # 350s).
For target and practical shooting, cast
bullets were excellent. SSK offers two new
designs, a truncated cone (TC) and a
roundnose, both weighing 185 grains.
Driven at 1,000 fps, either meets IPSCs
"major caliber" requirements. I made severalloads
with the cast 185-grain TC and it
grouped brilliantly.
For a good medium load, 6.5 grains of
Winchester 231 in .45 Winchester Magnum
cases, with W-W 7M primers, gave
1,060 fps and produced a 1.40-inch group.
With 7.0 grains the group was a tight
L04-inch, but the # 350s cratered and
some leading began to show up at l,ll4 fps.
Blue Dot (il grains) and 7M primers combined
to make a L04-inch group at 1,097
fps.
In W-W .45 ACP brass, 7M primers and
7.0 grains of 231 behind the 185-grain TC
produced another L04-inch group at 1,077
fps. Unique (7.0 grains) pushed that bullet
to 990 fps, grouping 1.13-inch and 10 grains
of Blue Dot grouped almost as well: 1.28
inch at 987 fps.
One group showed that the cast 185­
grain RN did nicely: 1.48 inch with 6.~
grains of Winchester 231 for 1,061 fps.
I fired two groups with the Sierra 210­
grain JHC, both with 6.0 grains of powder
in Federal .45 ACP cases and # 350 primers.
Winchester 231 gave 956 fps and a 1.36-
inch group, and Unique made a neat 1.16-
inch group at 854 fps. Much more could
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