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Ive had great luck with BH209 and 40/45 sabots with a wide variety of bullets and sabots. Even the standard Win209 primers have been faultless at the range.
I recently bought some PR 357/45 sabots made for them by MMP. These are orange and not the older MMP formula. It appears these sabots prefer a beveled or boattail base.
These will mostly be just plinking loads but i did buy some 200gr .358 FTX and Sierra Pro hunters made for the 35Rem. Im planning on trying the 180gr Hornady Single shot pistol bullet too.
Other bullets i have on hand to try.
38 Super 130gr FMJ. I use these in a 9mm carbine so i have plenty of them.
9mm 147gr XTP with a bevel base...these sound good for sub 1800fps loads and the bevel base fit the sabot perfect.
357 124gr copper plated semi flat point .
Im planning on using 60grs to start and dont want to exceed 80grs for plinking loads. If all goes well then i want to try the 200gr FTX and 100grs of BH209 and a dry felt wad over the powder.
The sectional density of the 200gr class of 358 options is sweet and i love the FTX series so far. They fit very tight in the sabot at the base.
So guys...how fast and accurate have you been able to get a 357/45 load?
My main goal is a lighter and cheaper option just for plinking and accuracy needs to stay within 2MOA. My Accura does this easily with the 10mm 180gr plated bullets with 80gr of BH209 and a CCI209M primer.
My other question is how well has anyone got the really light weight 10mm bullets to shoot, such as the 155gr class. T/C rates these at over 2400fps but at what cost to accuracy? Their data is with Pyrodex pellets and i dont use pellets at all. Loose powder with a good compressed load has been the best sofar. The dry felt wads seem to help a bit and are really cheap. They seem to help protect the sabot base and keep the bore a tiny bit cleaner. Only about $20 per 1000 too.
I absolutely LOVE this 45 Accura and want to experiment a bit more for a review im working on for Toby Bridges.
Thanks and have a Merry Christmas.
I recently bought some PR 357/45 sabots made for them by MMP. These are orange and not the older MMP formula. It appears these sabots prefer a beveled or boattail base.
These will mostly be just plinking loads but i did buy some 200gr .358 FTX and Sierra Pro hunters made for the 35Rem. Im planning on trying the 180gr Hornady Single shot pistol bullet too.
Other bullets i have on hand to try.
38 Super 130gr FMJ. I use these in a 9mm carbine so i have plenty of them.
9mm 147gr XTP with a bevel base...these sound good for sub 1800fps loads and the bevel base fit the sabot perfect.
357 124gr copper plated semi flat point .
Im planning on using 60grs to start and dont want to exceed 80grs for plinking loads. If all goes well then i want to try the 200gr FTX and 100grs of BH209 and a dry felt wad over the powder.
The sectional density of the 200gr class of 358 options is sweet and i love the FTX series so far. They fit very tight in the sabot at the base.
So guys...how fast and accurate have you been able to get a 357/45 load?
My main goal is a lighter and cheaper option just for plinking and accuracy needs to stay within 2MOA. My Accura does this easily with the 10mm 180gr plated bullets with 80gr of BH209 and a CCI209M primer.
My other question is how well has anyone got the really light weight 10mm bullets to shoot, such as the 155gr class. T/C rates these at over 2400fps but at what cost to accuracy? Their data is with Pyrodex pellets and i dont use pellets at all. Loose powder with a good compressed load has been the best sofar. The dry felt wads seem to help a bit and are really cheap. They seem to help protect the sabot base and keep the bore a tiny bit cleaner. Only about $20 per 1000 too.
I absolutely LOVE this 45 Accura and want to experiment a bit more for a review im working on for Toby Bridges.
Thanks and have a Merry Christmas.