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160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Does anyone make 160 Jacketed SWC 45 caliber Bullets?
James Hensler- Posts : 1245
Join date : 2018-01-15
Age : 55
Location : Southwest Florida
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Never head of them. You could buy the Brazos bullets with the Hitek coating if you don't want pure lead going down the barrel.
zanemoseley- Posts : 2689
Join date : 2015-07-11
Location : Cookeville, TN
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
I have always used Lead so that’s not a big deal.
I know a lot of people are using Zero 185 Jhp’s and then they say they use 160’s for the short line and I can’t seem to find jacketed so they must be using lead
I know a lot of people are using Zero 185 Jhp’s and then they say they use 160’s for the short line and I can’t seem to find jacketed so they must be using lead
James Hensler- Posts : 1245
Join date : 2018-01-15
Age : 55
Location : Southwest Florida
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Lead shoots softer than jacketed bullets. 160 less mass and lead; icing on the cake.
Jon
Jon
Jon Eulette- Posts : 4399
Join date : 2013-04-15
Location : Southern Kalifornia
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
The 160's are my new favorite bullet. Low recoil and surprisingly accurate at 50 as well.
zanemoseley- Posts : 2689
Join date : 2015-07-11
Location : Cookeville, TN
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Who’s are you using
James Hensler- Posts : 1245
Join date : 2018-01-15
Age : 55
Location : Southwest Florida
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
I cast my own but I use the same Magma brand mold that Brazos uses. I tumble lube mine, they offer traditional lube groove or the Hitek coated. I'm not sure of anyone else with this profile but there must be others.
zanemoseley- Posts : 2689
Join date : 2015-07-11
Location : Cookeville, TN
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Brazos makes good ones, Magnus make a 155 and a 170. All have good reports.
Wobbley- Admin
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Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
+1 on the 160's being my favorite bullet. When Brazos had had their grand opening I bought some Hi-Tek Gold 200's & 185's to try. I really liked them so when they came out with a deal on unsized 160's in Hi-Tek Gold I jumped in deep and bought 60lbs (2,524 bullets). Figured if nothing else I'd use them for practice. Well it turned out they are very accurate and a pleasure to shoot. After shooting my first match with them I bought another 60lb. I've gone through about 1K I like them better every time I shoot them.zanemoseley wrote:The 160's are my new favorite bullet. Low recoil and surprisingly accurate at 50 as well.
I will never shoot anything but coated bullets now.
- Dave
ps I sized them @ .452 & I settled on 4.1 of WST, crimp @ .463.
dronning- Posts : 2581
Join date : 2013-03-20
Age : 71
Location : Lakeville, MN
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
I'm at 4.6 WST with a .463" crimp. I had to go that hot to cycle a tight pistol made by Jon which also has a heavy 9000SC.
zanemoseley- Posts : 2689
Join date : 2015-07-11
Location : Cookeville, TN
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Thank a lot guys! I have got to gain some points with my 45!
My Pardini SP & HP can only cover my ass in 22 and CF so much and it does cover it! So I am retooling the 45 and really could use everyone’s advice
My Pardini SP & HP can only cover my ass in 22 and CF so much and it does cover it! So I am retooling the 45 and really could use everyone’s advice
James Hensler- Posts : 1245
Join date : 2018-01-15
Age : 55
Location : Southwest Florida
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
James Hensler wrote: and it does cover it!
Yes it does!
That was some mighty fine Center Fire shooting at Perry!
DA/SA- Posts : 1531
Join date : 2017-10-09
Age : 68
Location : Southeast Florida
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
KC built gun with integral slide cut and an H1, also running 17lb mainspring and a 10lb recoil spring. I probably could go up a couple of grains my ejected brass barely make the net.zanemoseley wrote:I'm at 4.6 WST with a .463" crimp. I had to go that hot to cycle a tight pistol made by Jon which also has a heavy 9000SC.
- Dave
dronning- Posts : 2581
Join date : 2013-03-20
Age : 71
Location : Lakeville, MN
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Thanks and I won the 22 Expert Class at Canton so that gun gets all the credit!
James Hensler- Posts : 1245
Join date : 2018-01-15
Age : 55
Location : Southwest Florida
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Couple of things….
Yes, when people say 160, they are referring to lead.
You may already know this, but if you shoot jacketed (for long line) and then shoot lead (for short line) the common advice is to at least Bore Snake (or Ripcord if Otis fan) the bore before shooting jacketed again.
I did some ‘informal’ testing of the Brazos and Valiant 160s at 50 yards and the best ten shot group I was able to get at 50 yards was 2.1” with the Brazos Hi-Tek coated. The Brazos coated 160s were sized by me to 0.452” using a Star Lube-Sizer. (No, I did not lube the coated bullets, just sized them.) p.s. The Valiant is a discontinued brand but many people consider them the gold standard of 160s.
There is another caster of the 160s but when I compared the Brazos to them, the Brazos were of better cast quality in my opinion.
Yes, when people say 160, they are referring to lead.
You may already know this, but if you shoot jacketed (for long line) and then shoot lead (for short line) the common advice is to at least Bore Snake (or Ripcord if Otis fan) the bore before shooting jacketed again.
I did some ‘informal’ testing of the Brazos and Valiant 160s at 50 yards and the best ten shot group I was able to get at 50 yards was 2.1” with the Brazos Hi-Tek coated. The Brazos coated 160s were sized by me to 0.452” using a Star Lube-Sizer. (No, I did not lube the coated bullets, just sized them.) p.s. The Valiant is a discontinued brand but many people consider them the gold standard of 160s.
There is another caster of the 160s but when I compared the Brazos to them, the Brazos were of better cast quality in my opinion.
joy2shoot- Posts : 570
Join date : 2014-08-02
Location : North Carolina
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
I met and shot next to Steve so I think I need to give him a call! He gave me a sticker for my box so I guess I should shoot his stuff! Lol
James Hensler- Posts : 1245
Join date : 2018-01-15
Age : 55
Location : Southwest Florida
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
I was like Dave. I ordered 60lbs of the 160 Hi-Tek coated bullets from Brazos when they first started and love them... I did have some std lubed bullets I ran through my Star that frankly shot a touch better in my current pistol at 50 compared to the Hi-Tek coated.. you mileage may vary with your pistol.
I'm running 4.4 of WST for both styles
I will say that Brazos does an excellent job with the Hi-Tek coating
I'm running 4.4 of WST for both styles
I will say that Brazos does an excellent job with the Hi-Tek coating
jglenn21- Posts : 2621
Join date : 2015-04-07
Age : 76
Location : monroe , ga
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
James Hensler wrote:I met and shot next to Steve so I think I need to give him a call! He gave me a sticker for my box so I guess I should shoot his stuff! Lol
Yes please shoot our stuff! Those stickers ain't cheap.
We do have sized 160's now.
Lightfoot- Posts : 230
Join date : 2016-08-08
Location : Aggieland TX
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
You got it
When I get paid I will order some and thanks again for being nice to me!
When I get paid I will order some and thanks again for being nice to me!
James Hensler- Posts : 1245
Join date : 2018-01-15
Age : 55
Location : Southwest Florida
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
LOLJames Hensler wrote:You got it
When I get paid I will order some and thanks again for being nice to me!
I just tried their 180 flat base coated bullets. They'll get it done!
Jon Eulette- Posts : 4399
Join date : 2013-04-15
Location : Southern Kalifornia
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Lightfoot wrote:James Hensler wrote:I met and shot next to Steve so I think I need to give him a call! He gave me a sticker for my box so I guess I should shoot his stuff! Lol
Yes please shoot our stuff! Those stickers ain't cheap.
We do have sized 160's now.
I have ordered and shot probably 130+ lbs now of the Brazos bullets. Most of them .45 180 & 200 gr coated BB SWC. Some 125 and 150 gr 9mm bullets. All quite good.
I see that you now have the stubby 160 SWC in .45, but you also have a 155 gr SWC in .45. Is it fair to ask if one is more accurate than another, or is it simply a shooter or gun preference. I would think that the 155 would feed more universally, and the 160 seems to have more bullet in contact with bore. Any wisdom you could offer. P.S. I generally load the 180 or 200s with 3.7 - 3.8 Clays or 4.0 - 4.1 WST or 3.9 - 4.0 VV N310.
Allgoodhits- Posts : 907
Join date : 2017-09-17
Location : Southport, NC
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Allgoodhits wrote:Lightfoot wrote:James Hensler wrote:I met and shot next to Steve so I think I need to give him a call! He gave me a sticker for my box so I guess I should shoot his stuff! Lol
Yes please shoot our stuff! Those stickers ain't cheap.
We do have sized 160's now.
I have ordered and shot probably 130+ lbs now of the Brazos bullets. Most of them .45 180 & 200 gr coated BB SWC. Some 125 and 150 gr 9mm bullets. All quite good.
I see that you now have the stubby 160 SWC in .45, but you also have a 155 gr SWC in .45. Is it fair to ask if one is more accurate than another, or is it simply a shooter or gun preference. I would think that the 155 would feed more universally, and the 160 seems to have more bullet in contact with bore. Any wisdom you could offer. P.S. I generally load the 180 or 200s with 3.7 - 3.8 Clays or 4.0 - 4.1 WST or 3.9 - 4.0 VV N310.
I wish I could answer your question with personal experience, but I haven't loaded the 155 gr swc's yet. I can say that the 160's do feed quite well and group surprisingly well. Dave Salyer told us that this is his preferred projectile for 50 yard testing. I've only loaded soft short line loads so far, so I'm not a witness to this yet.
Lightfoot- Posts : 230
Join date : 2016-08-08
Location : Aggieland TX
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
In my guns from a RR the magma mold 160's are every bit as accurate as the heavier bullets at 50 yds and well under 2". I see little difference in accuracy between 4-4.4 of WST and have settled on 4.1. IMHO the 160s accuracy is affected more by crimp than powder weight. They are more accurate at a tighter crimp. The Brazos coated 160 bullet is no different. I was initially skeptical of the coating but I see no difference in accuracy between the coating and the lube. I really, really like not having to deal with the cleaning lube out of dies and ammo boxes )
Feeding is not an issue unless OAL is to short.
Feeding is not an issue unless OAL is to short.
farmboy- Posts : 295
Join date : 2012-10-04
Location : Wichita, KS
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
Tom, what crimp do you use? Thanks.farmboy wrote:IMHO the 160s accuracy is affected more by crimp than powder weight.
joy2shoot- Posts : 570
Join date : 2014-08-02
Location : North Carolina
Re: 160 grain bullets 45 caliber
,463joy2shoot wrote:Tom, what crimp do you use?
farmboy- Posts : 295
Join date : 2012-10-04
Location : Wichita, KS
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