Oooops...
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:34 pm
Decided to try using Hodgdon's clays as it is supposed to be clean burning.
I was reloading .45 ACP with 230gr FMJ as practice ammo. Broke out the trusty Sierra reloading manual and found a listing for "Univ. Clays". Hodgdon makes Universal, and Hodgdon makes Clays. Both powders are shotgun/handgun powders and this was my first time using either one. I figured "what the heck, but powders must use the same data". So I loaded up a box with 5.7 grains of Clays. The fact that it was listed as "Univ. Clays" had been nagging at the back of my mind, so I decided to check the Hodgdon web site just to make sure before I went to the range to check out this load.
Guess what... Hodgdon recommends a maximum of 4 grains for clays. Time to break out the old bullet puller.
This just illustrates why it is a good idea to check out a couple of sources for reloading data.. um... before you load :)
I was reloading .45 ACP with 230gr FMJ as practice ammo. Broke out the trusty Sierra reloading manual and found a listing for "Univ. Clays". Hodgdon makes Universal, and Hodgdon makes Clays. Both powders are shotgun/handgun powders and this was my first time using either one. I figured "what the heck, but powders must use the same data". So I loaded up a box with 5.7 grains of Clays. The fact that it was listed as "Univ. Clays" had been nagging at the back of my mind, so I decided to check the Hodgdon web site just to make sure before I went to the range to check out this load.
Guess what... Hodgdon recommends a maximum of 4 grains for clays. Time to break out the old bullet puller.
This just illustrates why it is a good idea to check out a couple of sources for reloading data.. um... before you load :)