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I use the Chip McCormick "Shooting Star" mags in my Ruger SR 1911, they run great!

Thanks Tulley, the load did seem alittle "stout"; I'll try 5.0 - 5.2 next time

Just a quick update......got to the range today to test my loads, they actually turned out to be COL 1.225-1.230 ( some slight variatations in seated depth due to slight different "ogive" shapes of the bullets) 5.5 gr of Unique, 230 gr LRN bullet, new Starline brass, Federal primerrs, crimped at .470-.471 Everything was great, all ammo fed, chambered, ejected as they should.......no problems at all and a pretty accurate load too. I might experiment with a 5.2 / 5.3 load but at least now I've got my proven WB load. Thanks again for the advise !!!!

Thank you for all the responses but especially Garrison Joe, you really explained everything well and gave me much "food for thought" Following your advise, i decided to load shorter, get the mouth of the case over that driving ring and starting making up some dummy rounds first ( no primer or powder) When I hit upon a COL of 1.220- 1.225, everything was great. Got a crimp of .470/.471, everything passed all the "plunk" tests in my case gauge and the barrel of my Ruger 1911 with ease ( yes, I removed the barrel from gun for the tests) You were correct also that when it was loaded longer, that driving ring was stopping the round from properly chambering/ headspacing on the case mouth, way too long. I guess I figured since my 230 FMj loads were at a COL of 1.255- 1.260 and all was well that the 230 lrn should be longer also. I forgot to figure in the 230FMJ's don't have that ring and can still be chambered correctly on the case mouth but 230 LRN's can't. Live and learn........ I use a Dillon SDB so I do seat and crimp separetly. Thanks again everyone; I got it figured out now........

I haven't had the time yet to get to the range to see if they chamber and shoot. In order to get a col of 1.215, I'd have to seat the bullet so that the "ring" is covered and I figired that would make the crimp even larger; maybe I'll try a few that way though and see what happens when I get to the range. Also, there's are very noticable bulge/ line that you can see where the base of the bullet is inside the case, just doesn't look right.

Hello the wire, Long time CAS shooter here trying to get into WBAS and I'm having trouble with my 45acp rounds. I bought some 230gr LRN, sized .452. Loaded them up with 5.5gr of Unique and seat up my seating die on my SDB so the case mouth is just below the "ring" that goes around the bullet where the ogive starts to go inward toward the nose, which gives me a col of 1.237. Only a few of these rounds will go easily into my Dillon case gauge. It seems I can't get the crimp tighter than .472 without bulging the brass. I'm useing new Starline brass. What am I doing wrong? Everyone says to use bullets sized .452 but that seems to be the problem. All the places I have checked size to .452. Does anyone make lead 45acp bullets sized .451? That would seem to fix the problem of getting the crimp tighter so it will chamber better. I have taken the barrel out of my Ruger SR1911 and they do "plunk" into the barrel better then the case gauge but I'm a believer that they should plunk into the case gauges. What is everyone elses crimp diameter measurement? Should I be loading them lomger? shorter? Other than WB, my normal loads are 230gr FMJ, col is 1.260, crimp is .469-.470 and everything is great.