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Roadkill · 12-05-2002, 08:00 PM

I'll throw in my .02 worth and give everyone another chance to talk about that dumba*s in Alabama again, but wouldn't the bullet weight make the difference? If they (and since its not stated what the bullet weight was nor do we know what composition the powder was in 1899)used a fairly heavy bullet and the case was full to begin with, wouldn't a 20% reduction in powder volume actually increase the recoil? I load 255g .45 with 5g of unique, 1911A1 goes big boom every time, plenty of recoil. I load 185g with 6.7g of the same, big boom, plenty of recoil, same with the 230g and 6.4g. Same gun, all work.

rk

12-05-2002, 08:00 PM	#4
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	I'll throw in my .02 worth and give everyone another chance to talk about that dumba*s in Alabama again, but wouldn't the bullet weight make the difference? If they (and since its not stated what the bullet weight was nor do we know what composition the powder was in 1899)used a fairly heavy bullet and the case was full to begin with, wouldn't a 20% reduction in powder volume actually increase the recoil? I load 255g .45 with 5g of unique, 1911A1 goes big boom every time, plenty of recoil. I load 185g with 6.7g of the same, big boom, plenty of recoil, same with the 230g and 6.4g. Same gun, all work. rk