Blaze Kinkaid 253 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Pards, WST & Green Dot are both basically shotgun powders but since WST has found to work well with .45 ACP shooters, I"m wondering if anybody is using Green Dot in WB? Both have about the same burn rate, so I'm looking for loads with both 200 gr & 230 gr bullet to meet 150 power factor, anybody? Regards Blaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I've seen folks report that GD works fine at our "moderate" power factors. Lyman cast bullet loading data shows it to be very safe to run in .45 auto loading. It won't be as clean and accurate as WST when loading .45 auto. But it will function the 1911 just fine. BTW - If you are chasing a slightly slower burn rate powder to try to get less felt recoil in the 1911, that is a hard goal to achieve. Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook data for .45 auto calls for 4.8 grains Green Dot under a 225 grain cast bullet to make 725 FPS. That would be 163 Power Factor, if your pistol shoots like Lyman's test gun did. Or about 5.4 grains to make 750 FPS with a 200 grain cast bullet. As always, chronograph the loads in your gun to make sure you meet PF. good luck, GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Kinkaid 253 Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 GJ, thanks for the quick response, as it is the info that I needed as I don't have any loading manuals anymore. (gave them to my g-son) :) The reason I'm interested in Green Dot is that I just picked up a pound, I got lucky. Hope to see you at a match sometime in the future. Regards Blaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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