Clean powder for .45 ACP lead bullets?

[jaybet]

HAPPY TIME!
My little sunday army of 200 gr SWC, each sittin' on 5 gr of TiteGroup. Party Time!

[Timothy]

I think I recognize some of that brass my friend!

 

I'd send more but I haven't squoze a bang switch in quite a while!

[PegLeg45]

I haven't squoze a bang switch in quite a while!

Me either, but I might get to pop a few caps this Sunday.
I was just in wally-world yesterday and they had the biggest stock of .45 ACP that they have had in at least two years. They had 6 boxes of 25o-count UMC bulk for $96 per and plenty of the WWB 100 packs.  
Unfortunately, I only had funds for 150 rounds @ $55.  
I'm patiently bidding my time until January......... (when my new reloading room will become available) to set up my Dillon 550.  

[les snyder]

my first 20 or so years of USPSA was shot with a .45 and cast bullets, many of them cast by me... agree with ellis4538 that Win 452AA was the most accurate powder I've shot... WinSuperTarget (WST) is very good and a universal pistol and shotgun powder (by far my favorite all around propellant)...since the polymer coated and the copper washed bullets have become popular a lot of the smoke for practical shooting has been eliminated... my last pistol before going to the polymer dark side used Montana Gold or Berry 230s with Clays (was shooting a lot of shotgun for the STC at the time)... would not recommend Clays for a .40SW

Clays, WST,WinSuperField (WSF) can usually be found in bulk at trap/skeet ranges and good prices... most of the intermediate burn rate shotgun powders works well in the .45....Red Dot, PB and others... I think VihtaVuory is a little overkill for a .45 where you don't need the higher velocity with lower pressure as you would in a smaller case capacity

if you have a fiberoptic front sight, and not a dark square traditional sight... your sight picture will change with lighting conditions and distance as you may not be able to see the top of the post and hold elevation for long range plates

[PegLeg45]

Back in my NRA Bullseye days, I shot 230gr lead bullets over 5.0 grs of Accurate #5. It was very accurate in my Ser. 70 Colt and didn't dirty-up the the gun too badly. Some muzzle soot, but not a lot of un-burned crud in the barrel.

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[jj]

BS.. " I love the smell of black powder, and the dirt that Unique leaves behind.
Yes... "They tell you lead is bad.... Hmm been casting lead in a basement since the 50's and Im still here.
"They want to ban lead for shooting... BS... THINK  just how much lead is in our lakes? fishing sinkers...
Enjoy life now and do what you want to do..... Because tomorrow congress will take it away from you.

[tombogan03884]

jj raises a good point, the talk about lead shot in lakes, or lead bullets in range berms being "hazardous" is a load of crap.
Fish and water fowl would die if they ingested the same amount of pebbles containing no lead. The solid form, such as shot, or sinkers is not what creates the hazard, it is unvented fumes, ( I would bet jj has good ventilation in his casting area ) and soluble forms of lead such as used in old paints and other chemical processes that create a danger.