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  1. #11
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    Yes, it is perfectly safe to take a powder below the STARTING load, particularly with a fast powder.
    If you can't find load data, you aren't checking the right places.
    Bullet Weight Powder Weight Velocity Notes Power Factor COL
    L-SWC 200 AA2 3.2 Several small groups 0
    L-SWC 200 AA2 3.5 Several small groups 0
    L-SWC: Target 200 AA2 3.6 616 Start/Acc. 123
    L-RN, L-SWC 200 AA2 3.6 Start 0
    L-SWC: Target 200 AA2 4.0 700 Max/Acc. 140
    L-SWC: Target 200 AA2 4.2 Target/Acc. 0
    L-RN, L-SWC 200 AA2 4.2 Target Max 0
    L-SWC 200 AA2 4.2 Bullseye
    L-SWC 200 AA2 4.2 Acc. 0.928" case head to shoulder
    Carroll L-SWC 200 AA2 4.5 745 149
    L-SWC-HP 200 AA2 4.7 850 170 1.250
    Carroll L-SWC 200 AA2 5.0 851 170
    LC L-SWC 200 AA2 5.0 886 177 1.240
    Lyman 452460 L-SWC 200 AA2 5.0 890 178 1.161
    RCBS 45-201-KT SWC 200 AA2 5.0 895 179 1.240
    LC L-SWC 200 AA2 5.2 826 Start 165 1.190
    Hdy L-SWC 200 AA2 5.5 836 167 1.270
    Precision L-RNFP 200 AA2 5.5 866 173 1.225
    L-SWC 200 AA2 5.5 880 176
    LC L-SWC 200 AA2 5.5 935 187 1.240
    LC L-SWC 200 AA2 5.5 935 187 1.240
    RCBS 45-201-KT SWC 200 AA2 5.5 948 190 1.240
    L-SWC, L-RN 200 AA2 5.6 870 174
    L-RN, L-SWC 200 AA2 5.8 939 Max 188 1.190
    LC L-SWC 200 AA2 6.0 993 199 1.240
    Lyman 452460 L-SWC 200 AA2 6.0 999 200 1.161
    RCBS 45-201-KT SWC 200 AA2 6.0 1002 200 1.240
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  2. #12
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    Noylj,

    Fabulous, headed to load some of your recipes now!

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    Red Dot, Green Dot, 231/HP38, Titegroup, 700X are powders that I have used in the last 30 years. All burn pretty clean and give good accuracy. Autocomp and Power Pistol are ok but take a heavy charge weight so you get less per pound. The Accurate arms powders are good also with AA#2 being the first choice and #5 second as it also uses a heavier charge weight. Also the AA powders are hard on Dillon powder measures. They drop dead on but cause wear to the slides. The beauty of the 45 ACP is it can use almost any powder made!
    There are no accidents; only ignorance, mechanical failure, and acts of God! I have loaded over 6 million rounds in the last 7 years and STILL have not seen it all!

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    I loaded 21 rounds of 4.2 gns of AA2 under a 200 gn SWC today.

    Try them out Monday.

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