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Hey guys, Ive been reading this site for awile now and have really learned alot. This is my 1st post because I can usually find my answers by browsing the threads.
A short introduction. My name is Tony and I live in Alabama. I have 3 saa's. 1 5 1/2 inch nickle colt (3rd gen).45 lc , a beratta stamphede 357 and a taurus .357 7 1/2 sa model (pos)! lol
Anyhow, heres my delima. I reload .45colt. The 2 powders I use are unique and trail boss,
a 200 gn. lasercast rnfp. My grouping is decent with the 8.2 gns of unique but lowsy with the 6.0 gns of trail boss. I shoot 1-2 inches left and 2 inches high with unique and 2-3 inched low and 2-3 inches left with the trail boss. I can understand the high or low differances but the shooting more left with the trail boss has me puzzled. I know the colt shoots left because with either of my other guns I dont seem to pull left.
My question with the up and down condition is this. At 25 yards with a 200 gn bullet, can The
heigth of my "contact on the targer" be lowered by using more or less powder? I admit I havent experimented enough with the 45lc because I have just recently started reloading this caliber.
Also, What would be the easyest way to tune the front fixed sight (left/right) without boogering up the nickle finish? My colt is nice but I shoot it. I already have nickle flakeing off of the front of the cylinder from shooting it but I dont want to chip the blade sight.
If anyone has any loading suggestions that might help correct my problem, many thanks.
To correct the front sight Im guessing a blount, brass punch or something???
Thanks for any suggestions, and again awesome site, tony
A short introduction. My name is Tony and I live in Alabama. I have 3 saa's. 1 5 1/2 inch nickle colt (3rd gen).45 lc , a beratta stamphede 357 and a taurus .357 7 1/2 sa model (pos)! lol
Anyhow, heres my delima. I reload .45colt. The 2 powders I use are unique and trail boss,
a 200 gn. lasercast rnfp. My grouping is decent with the 8.2 gns of unique but lowsy with the 6.0 gns of trail boss. I shoot 1-2 inches left and 2 inches high with unique and 2-3 inched low and 2-3 inches left with the trail boss. I can understand the high or low differances but the shooting more left with the trail boss has me puzzled. I know the colt shoots left because with either of my other guns I dont seem to pull left.
My question with the up and down condition is this. At 25 yards with a 200 gn bullet, can The
heigth of my "contact on the targer" be lowered by using more or less powder? I admit I havent experimented enough with the 45lc because I have just recently started reloading this caliber.
Also, What would be the easyest way to tune the front fixed sight (left/right) without boogering up the nickle finish? My colt is nice but I shoot it. I already have nickle flakeing off of the front of the cylinder from shooting it but I dont want to chip the blade sight.
If anyone has any loading suggestions that might help correct my problem, many thanks.
To correct the front sight Im guessing a blount, brass punch or something???
Thanks for any suggestions, and again awesome site, tony