[Temporaryscars]

I started using my CCI magnum primers, so I tried to dial back my powder a bit, but I'd like to run this buy you guys just to make sure I'm not endangering myself before I test these.

5.4 grains of Clays Universal
CCI Magnum primers
230gr rn bullets

 

[Ben Diss]

What caliber? .45ACP?

 

[Temporaryscars]

Ha, yeah, that would probably be helpful, right? Sorry.

Yes. .45 ACP.

 

[Ben Diss]

Why are you using magnum primers for .45 ACP? Why not save them for magnum caliber?

 

[Temporaryscars]

I bought them on accident.

 

[Evild]

I started using my CCI magnum primers, so I tried to dial back my powder a bit, but I'd like to run this buy you guys just to make sure I'm not endangering myself before I test these.

5.4 grains of Clays Universal
CCI Magnum primers
230gr rn bullets

thats near a max load, are you just starting realoading? where did you get teh data? usually you dont' start with a max load, and make absolutly sure you have universal clays and not just clays, other wise, your gonna have a bad day.

 

[Temporaryscars]

Yeah, I think I'm going to pull the bullets and bump it down a bit. It is Clays Universal.

 

[sr20sean]

I can't find the load in my book for clays for .45 acp.

 

[Temporaryscars]

Well, with normal primers, I use 5.6 grains.

 

[squib]

It sounds like the wrong primer and a max load on the powder.

 

[Evild]

Well, with normal primers, I use 5.6 grains.

so you've used it with out issue, your just worried about the primer?

 

[Temporaryscars]

Yeah, I'm going from normal primers to a magnum primer, so I'm assuming that I can't just use the 5.6 grains that I was using with a normal primer with a magnum primer, which is why I bumped it down to 5.4, but it sounds like I should go even lower than that.

 

[Rubline]

I would drop at least .5 gr

 

[Evild]

Yeah, I'm going from normal primers to a magnum primer, so I'm assuming that I can't just use the 5.6 grains that I was using with a normal primer with a magnum primer, which is why I bumped it down to 5.4, but it sounds like I should go even lower than that.

yeah drop to 5.0 and work up from there

 

[Temporaryscars]

I made six rounds using 4.7 and six rounds using 5.1. I'll try them both and see which one is more accurate.

As far as safety goes, I should be well within the safe zone, correct?

 

[Evild]

I made six rounds using 4.7 and six rounds using 5.1. I'll try them both and see which one is more accurate.

As far as safety goes, I should be well within the safe zone, correct?

Should be, I switched to small rifle primers in my 9mm loads and noticed nothing different. II'd switched between regular and magnum primers with w296 and bullseye and again no difference

 

[Temporaryscars]

Yeah, I wish I hadn't bought the things, but I wasn't paying much attention at the time.