Quote Originally Posted by Jay Andrew View Post
Pistol cartridges can be very sensitive to seemingly small changes in bullet weight, COAL, and primers/powder changes. So I would approach this one very carefully.

Is there any load data for a 180gr jacketed bullet that you can compare against? The pressure generated for a lead bullet will be less then a jacketed bullet. I would feel comfortable using the start charge for a 180gr jacketed bullet and substituting a lead bullet.

Load five or ten rounds and check for function and pressure signs before proceeding with the batch.


As a rule of thumb if there is no load data available I will typically try and go the next bullet weight heavier, and with cast, I’ll look at the jacketed data of the same bullet weight. With monolithics I go to the next bullet weight lighter.

If there’s no load data period, I break out QuickLOAD. Hell, sometimes I breakout QuickLOAD when theres load data. :-)



Reloading...it’s like knitting for men.
Agreed. I've loaded cast from jacketed data or if there's no data I'll go to the next load down and start at the low side of the chart and go down. If none of those work I'll go up one grain at a time until I find one that works or see flattening of primers or other signs of stress.

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