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Federal Gold Medal 45 ACP Recipe
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:52 pm
by seattle89
Does anyone know how to duplicate the load in Federal gold medal .45 ACP cartridges using W231, Bullseye or Unique and 185 gr LSWC bullets?
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:27 pm
by Old Caster
Pick anything that goes about 775 fps. I have heard that they use Power Pistol but have never taken one apart to see if it is true. According to what I have heard it is called Bullseye 84 when it is in commercial form. Like any commercial powder they vary a bit from lot to lot so you can't take one apart and weigh the powder charge and go by that but I don't think the powder is so important that you could make a blanket statement about best powder for all guns. I do think the proper speed is very relative to accuracy.
Re: Federal Gold Medal 45 ACP Recipe
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:05 pm
by GOVTMODEL
seattle89 wrote:Does anyone know how to duplicate the load in Federal gold medal .45 ACP cartridges using W231, Bullseye or Unique and 185 gr LSWC bullets?
Short Answer- No.
Longer answer- Federal uses bulk powders not available to handloaders. These powders are blended with additives to get the pressure versus time curve that Federal feels is optimum.