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    Any suggested Accuracy loads for these calibers and guns?

    I am looking for a starting point for accuracy loads for the following.

    S&W 625 5" 45acp
    Glock 41 5.5" 45ACP
    Glock 34 Gen 5 9mm

    Any help would be appreciated

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    Do you need to make Major/Minor?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKS View Post
    I am looking for a starting point for accuracy loads for the following.

    S&W 625 5" 45acp
    Glock 41 5.5" 45ACP
    Glock 34 Gen 5 9mm
    With 230-grain lead bullets, I use 6.0 to 6.5 grains of Unique in the 45 ACP. With 200-grain lead bullets like the H&G 68, 7.0 to 7.3 grains. Both loads are full power if not +P, and were accurate in my 1911, HK USP, and a 4" S&W Model 625.

    I've also had good luck in a couple of Glock 17s and an HK P30 with 5 grains of Unique under a 125-grain cast flat point (sized 0.358" for use in 38 Special cowboy loads), and with 5.5 grains of Unique under a Hornady 124-grain XTP. Both were accurate (<4") out to 50 yards, with velocity close to that of NATO ball.


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    Quote Originally Posted by revchuck38 View Post
    Do you need to make Major/Minor?
    No, just punching paper,

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    I build my handloads to approximate my carry ammo. I've had good results from BE-86, it's about the same burn rate as Unique but meters much better. In .45 ACP, I use 5.9 grains under a 230-grain coated RNL for the autoloaders and 6.1 grains under a 225-grain coated RNFP roll-crimped in the crimp groove for my M22-4. Both run just over 800 fps. Way back when, the standard bullseye target load for .45 ACP was 3.5 grains of Bullseye under a 200-grain H&G 68.

    For 9x19, I'm using 5.5 grains of BE-86 under a 124-grain FMJ. It runs about 1100 fps from a 4" barrel. The most accurate load I've found is 4.2 grains of Titegroup under a 125-grain Zero JHP, it ran about 1050 fps from my CZ-75 and grouped about 1.5" @ 25 yards. I've read that that combination also works well in Glocks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKS View Post
    I am looking for a starting point for accuracy loads for the following.

    S&W 625 5" 45acp
    Glock 41 5.5" 45ACP
    Glock 34 Gen 5 9mm

    Any help would be appreciated
    Bullseye performs nicely in 45 ACP. Some authorities have written that the original factory load was 5.0 grains of Bullseye with the 230 bullet. Try 4.5 grains with bullet weights between 185 to 230 grains. Unique loads shown here are good. To simplify, I would try to find Win 231 and use it for all three rounds mentioned. It meters wonderfully

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    Quote Originally Posted by willie View Post
    Bullseye performs nicely in 45 ACP. Some authorities have written that the original factory load was 5.0 grains of Bullseye with the 230 bullet. Try 4.5 grains with bullet weights between 185 to 230 grains. Unique loads shown here are good. To simplify, I would try to find Win 231 and use it for all three rounds mentioned. It meters wonderfully
    Willie is right. I've found 4.5 Bullseye to be really good with 200 and 230 grain bullets. Runs the guns well, is accurate, meters great and is easy on the pistols, too.
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    Last edited by 45dotACP; 07-25-2022 at 07:53 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 45dotACP View Post
    For straight up accuracy for 9mm I like 6 grains of PowerPistol and a 115 grain bullet

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    I haven’t loaded .45 ACP in a while, but I got good results with 4.6 grains of Titegroup and the Brazos Precision coated 230 grain LRN. In both a 625 and 1911.

    Pretty much the same as the BE loads listed above.

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