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We've done it for years at RUCAS in Renton, WA. Most people shoot Cowboy on Saturday and WB on Sunday. We load mags 7/3, 6/4, or 5/5 depending on the scenario. Great practice for tactical reloads. I've never after shooting 10 rounds at a cowboy match had trouble with 14 at a real WB match. I like to also shoot all rifle targets with the 1911 rather than the close up pistol targets. Also good practice. Some folks also shoot what we call Ranger. Two double action revolvers, semi auto pistol caliber carbine or Tommy gun, and a semi auto shotgun. The point is monthly matches are for fun and practice. Gives people a chance to shoot guns they normally don't get to shoot.

The federal ammo in question is just powdercoat like I do at home (from what I've seen at matches) and will be fine for WBAS.

All of it comes down to magazines. The GI style feed lips release too early and that can cause feeding issues. Most all 1911s will feed SWCs with the right magazines. There can be issues if SWCs aren't loaded to the correct dimensions, I had my own feeding problems this past year and I've loaded tens of thousands of .45 Auto cartridges. I am shooting 230 RN bullets because the SWCs aren't any softer, but you will probably see me at a WBAS match shooting SWCs sometime soon because I casted a bunch of them and they need to go somewhere. I use Tripp Research mags, and I haven't found anything that feeds as nicely as they do.

Older 1911s made with a "military" throat (intended for 230 FMJ ball) often used to have big problems with 200 gr SWC bullets or early (1960s) hollow point ammo. Usually a gunsmith could throat the gun properly for SWC lead or JHP. Or suggest the use of "hybrid" design magazine lips that gave a more controlled release point than the military hardball tapered lips. When that was completed, any ammo would usually run if it could drive the slide properly. I too have shot many thousands of rounds of H&G 68 lead bullets through the 1911 Series 70 I've had since 1974, with no problems when seated with the top land right at the case mouth and lightly taper crimped. But I shoot a Truncated Cone bullet now just to be able to share ammo with other shooters who may come up short. good luck, GJ

Never had a bit of trouble in several hundred thousand rounds of 200gr SWC (H&G 68 configuration), as long as I stayed in the 1.24” to 1.26” OAL range. There are a lot of 180gr SWC bullets with the same profile that also work just as well.

Scarlett's ammo will be a lot softer shooting (lower velocity) than the "big factory" 230 grain ammo. I'd try her .45 auto ammo! good luck, GJ

Bullets By Scarlett offers EXCELLENT, LEGAL Classic Power Factor 45 ACP ammunition. 230gr bullet. New brass. Hugs! Scarlett Darlin’ SASS Affiliated Merchant I am not sure if I’m registered for this WB Wire. I’ve tried. If this is an inappropriate post, apologies. This is my first WB post, I believe. I will be at Land Run. And will be shooting WB!

It's not nylon, it's poly so therefore, legal

I wouldn't shoot a match that did the 5 round thing, I'd just shoot cowboy there instead.

No, No, No. Then those shooters will attend a real WB match, load mags with 7 shoot 5 and SDQ for moving with a round under the hammer. Best way to combine CAS and WB is separate posses. Use the CAS target placement but move the shooting positions back to WB distances and have WB scenarios. Use 7 round mags. Dusty Bunch, in Casa Grande, do this all the time. Works great.