SWC ib SR1911

[salover]

Has anyone used SWC ammo in their SR1911? If so, how did it function, what bullet weight and powder was used? I bought a box of 500 , 200 gr. SWC, I thought for my .45 Colt but turned out they are sized .452 so thought I'd try them in my CMdr.

 

[revhigh]

I've probably shot 50,000 rounds of those bullets over the last 30 years.

They're fine. Pretty much all I shoot.

REV

 

[dlidster]

My SR1911 thrives on a diet of LSWC from three different cast bullets suppliers. All use the basic H&G #68 profile. I've run more than 10K through it since I purchased the gun in May, 2011. I use Wilson 47D magazines. Absolutely no problems.

I'll be using the combination in Single-Stack in a USPSA matchTuesday, as I do almost every Tuesday when the weather cooperates.

 

[salover]

Thanks for the responses. Dlidster, do you have to seat them any deeper than with other type of bullets?

 

[dlidster]

Thanks for the responses. Dlidster, do you have to seat them any deeper than with other type of bullets?

No. I seat them for a COAL 1.25". This is what Wilson recommends for the 47Ds and they feed perfectly.

Interestingly, I purchased some plated semi-wadcutters from a club member who said they wouldn't feed in his Kimber. The look almost exactly like the cast SWC bullets that work so well in my SR1911. To make a long story short, they don't feed in my SR1911 either, so subtle differences can make a big difference.

I'm now loading them in 45 Colt cartridges. They feed fine in my New Vaquero. :wink:

 

[1911Tuner]

Not all SWCs are equal. There are some designs that have a long caliber diameter and a short nose, and others have a shorter caliber diameter and a long nose. The classic Hensley & Gibbs #68 falls into the latter category, and has been a reliable feeder even in all my old, unaltered USGI pistols...even when fed from the original "Hardball" magazines.

The other design...not so much.

The clones and variants of the old #68 should feed in any of the modern pistols with the now standard open barrel ramps...or "throated" if you prefer. The RCBS 201-grain mould is a close copy of the #68, and I've cast and shot a buttload of bullets dripped from that mould in various 1911s that I've owned throughout the years without a single issue.

EDIT TO CORRECT:

The RCBS mould that I mentioned is listed as 201 grains...not 210. Corrected. Mea culpa.

 

[salover]

Thanks for the info, guys. Just got my dies so as soon as I get them set up I'll give them a shot. (pun intended)

 

[Clarkston_cz]

Anyone use 230 gr. Gold Dot in a CMDR?