LoadData: .45 ACP Charge and Load Information/Data for the .45 ACP.

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.45 ACP Reloading Data

Warning! Notes: JHP = jacketed hollowpoint; FMJ = full metal jacket; SWC = semiwadcutter; RNL = roundnose lead. Test Guns: Colt Gold Cup National Match and Colt service automatics. Ruger Convertible revolver with 4-5/8-inch barrel used for velocity comparisons. Federal cases used throughout tests. Velocities chronographed with Oehler Model 31 Chronotach and Model 51 electronic screens; velocities taken at ten feet; screen spacing, ten feet. Accuracy Goals: (five-shot groups - sandbag rest) - one inch at fifty feet; three to four inches at fifty yards. (Handloader Issue 76)
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Wt.	Bullet	Powder Manufacturer	Powder	Charge	Velocity (FPS)
185	Remington FMJ	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	775
185	Hornady JHP	Alliant	Red Dot	Click Here	904
185	Hornady JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	749
185	Hornady JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	832
185	Hornady JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	1,045
185	Hornady JHP	Winchester	W-231	Click Here	936
185	Hornady JHP	Alcan	AL-5	Click Here	911
185	Hornady JHP	Alcan	AL-8	Click Here	815
185	Hornady JHP	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	975
185	Hornady JHP	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	1,016
185	Sierra JHP	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	886
185	Sierra JHP	Alliant	Red Dot	Click Here	893
185	Sierra JHP	IMR	SR-7625	Click Here	857
185	Sierra JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	1,015
185	Sierra JHP	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	932
185	Sierra JHP	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	984
185	Sierra JHP	IMR	SR-4756	Click Here	1,034
185	Sierra JHP	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	850
185	Sierra JHP	Winchester	W-630	Click Here	909
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	815
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Red Dot	Click Here	795
200	Speer JHP	IMR	SR-7625	Click Here	799
200	Speer JHP	Winchester	W-231	Click Here	850
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Green Dot	Click Here	910
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	933
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	1,000
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	900
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	955
200	Speer JHP	IMR	SR-4756	Click Here	796
200	Speer JHP	IMR	SR-4756	Click Here	890
200	Speer JHP	IMR	SR-4756	Click Here	945
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	827
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	898
200	Speer JHP	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	933
225	Speer JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	804
225	Speer JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	932
225	Speer JHP	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	868
225	Speer JHP	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	825
230	FMJ	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	904
230	FMJ	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	850
230	FMJ	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	857
240	Sierra JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	870
240	Sierra JHP	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	900
180	Markell SWC	Norma	N-2020	Click Here	823
180	Markell SWC	Norma	N-2010	Click Here	996
180	Markell SWC	Norma	N-1010	Click Here	995
185	Speer SWC	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	686
185	Speer SWC	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	738
185	Speer SWC	Alliant	Red Dot	Click Here	760
185	Speer SWC	Winchester	W-231	Click Here	753
185	Speer SWC	IMR	SR-7625	Click Here	761
185	Speer SWC	Hodgdon	HS-5	Click Here	734
185	Speer SWC	Alcan	AL-5	Click Here	713
190	Shur-X SWC	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	790
190	Shur-X SWC	Winchester	W-231	Click Here	996
190	Shur-X SWC	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	1,031
190	Shur-X SWC	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	973
190	Shur-X SWC	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	995
200	Shur-X SWC	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	683
200	Shur-X SWC	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	992
200	Hornady SWC	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	832
200	Hornady SWC	Norma	N-1010	Click Here	813
200	Hornady SWC	Alliant	Red Dot	Click Here	860
200	Hornady SWC	Winchester	W-231	Click Here	714
200	Hornady SWC	Winchester	W-231	Click Here	880
200	Hornady SWC	Alliant	Green Dot	Click Here	858
200	Hornady SWC	IMR	PB	Click Here	878
200	Hornady SWC	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	824
200	Hornady SWC	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	865
200	Hornady SWC	IMR	SR-7625	Click Here	770
200	Hornady SWC	IMR	SR-7625	Click Here	943
200	Hornady SWC	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	842
200	Hornady SWC	Alcan	AL-5	Click Here	763
200	Hornady SWC	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	908
200	Hornady SWC	Norma	N-2020	Click Here	813
200	Speer SWC	Norma	R-1	Click Here	993
200	Speer SWC	Hodgdon	HP-38	Click Here	935
200	Speer SWC	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	941
200	Speer SWC	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	869
200	Speer SWC	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	918
200	Speer SWC	Alcan	AL-5	Click Here	845
210	RCBS 45-201-KT SWC	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	785
210	RCBS 45-201-KT SWC	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	836
210	RCBS 45-201-KT SWC	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	793
215	Markell SWC	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	852
215	Markell SWC	Alliant	Red Dot	Click Here	882
215	Markell SWC	Winchester	W-231	Click Here	769
230	Speer RNL	Alliant	Bullseye	Click Here	724
230	Speer RNL	Alliant	Red Dot	Click Here	766
230	Speer RNL	Winchester	W-231	Click Here	716
230	Speer RNL	Hodgdon	HP-38	Click Here	734
230	Speer RNL	Norma	N-2020	Click Here	763
230	Speer RNL	Alliant	Green Dot	Click Here	818
230	Speer RNL	IMR	PB	Click Here	831
230	Speer RNL	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	771
230	Speer RNL	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	959
230	Speer RNL	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	756
230	Speer RNL	Hodgdon	HS-5	Click Here	773
230	Speer RNL	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	862
230	Speer RNL	Alliant	Blue Dot	Click Here	944
235	Lyman 452400 RN	Norma	N-2020	Click Here	830
235	Lyman 452400 RN	Alliant	Unique	Click Here	787
235	Lyman 452400 RN	Alliant	Herco	Click Here	784

.45 Caliber Reloading Data

.45 ACP Reloading Data