For those who don't reload, and those who do
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:12 pm
Got some new 200 grain coated SWC bullets for .45 ACP in this week. Loaded up a bunch with a mid load of Trail Boss and went to the range today to see how they did with my new Springfield XDe. Note: I've already put a box or so of factory through it. Worked well enough.
Man what a difference using my own reloads makes. Recoil in a 3.3 inch barrel gun with a polymer frame is very manageable with factory, but my low recoil reloads are a real pleasure to shoot. Accuracy was way up as well. Might have been because of the lower recoil, might have been the ammo was inherently more accurate, or maybe the moon was in the seventh house. For whatever reason, I had none of the flyers I was having with the factory stuff. 5 shot groups were one ragged hole at 7 yds. Note, the actual bullet holes weren't all touching, but the somewhat larger tearout holes were.
Anyway, I was a happy camper. I've been unhappy with my striker fired gun for a while and thought I would go to a hammer fired EDC. Decided to make the switch to .45 at the same time. I've grown to love .45 since I got a 1911 a few years back. I only carry 7 or 8 rounds, but I figure each .45 is worth two 9mm.
Man what a difference using my own reloads makes. Recoil in a 3.3 inch barrel gun with a polymer frame is very manageable with factory, but my low recoil reloads are a real pleasure to shoot. Accuracy was way up as well. Might have been because of the lower recoil, might have been the ammo was inherently more accurate, or maybe the moon was in the seventh house. For whatever reason, I had none of the flyers I was having with the factory stuff. 5 shot groups were one ragged hole at 7 yds. Note, the actual bullet holes weren't all touching, but the somewhat larger tearout holes were.
Anyway, I was a happy camper. I've been unhappy with my striker fired gun for a while and thought I would go to a hammer fired EDC. Decided to make the switch to .45 at the same time. I've grown to love .45 since I got a 1911 a few years back. I only carry 7 or 8 rounds, but I figure each .45 is worth two 9mm.