Clean powder for .45 ACP lead bullets?

[ske1eter]

 But with lead bullets you're always going to create a cloud of "smoke".   

Agreed. That's why I've stayed with WW231

[mauler]

Are you talking cleaner as in particulate matter or just soot?

Cleaner in that there is less of the caked up soot in the gun when I go to clean it.  A lesser smoke cloud when performing bill drills would be a bonus.  FYI to the forum:  After reading a lot of internet reviews I bought some Hodgdon Clays.  I will post on my experiences with it.

[TAB]

NEVER, EVER fire jacketed bullets to "clean out" lead fouling.  you can litterly blow up a gun doing that.  ( granted thats the extreme case)

[mauler]

NEVER, EVER fire jacketed bullets to "clean out" lead fouling.  you can litterly blow up a gun doing that.  ( granted thats the extreme case)

That sounds like a guy who has never shot the cosmoline out of an SKS barrel.  LOL

[mauler]

I just shot the first 10 rounds I loaded, and I am amazed.  I think I may be running the bullets a little bit slower than I was with W 231, since I was just guess-timating my loads with it.

This stuff (Clays) is incredibly soft shooting and it appears substantially cleaner than 231.  It almost felt like shooting a different gun.  I am very excited.  I feel like an Israelite who just came out of the wilderness after 40 years. 

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[ellis4538]

What about accuracy?

Richard

[mauler]

How do I post a picture that is stored on my computer hard drive?

[Timothy]

How do I post a picture that is stored on my computer hard drive?

You can post it to photobucket and copy the "IMG" link or, when you post a thread, look down and left and you'll see "Additional Options".  Click that and it will open an attachment option where you can post a picture from your PC if it's smaller than 300 kb in file size.

It will look like this..

[mauler]

Ok.  Thanks.  I will try to post photos of a group I shot with Clays.

[mauler]

What about accuracy?

Richard

I was going to post a picture of a couple groups I shot, but it is too big to post.  I shot a 10 shot group at 15 yards and it did pretty well with the cheap lead bullets I use.  It would probably not be suitable for bullseye, but for IPSC it is just fine.