mickb wrote:Gents, anyone ever loaded jacketed 230 grainers with this powder? ?
All my handgun loads use AS50N. I use this powder for 9mm, 45ACP and 38 Special.
Have loaded 45's with 230gr plated bullets using 4.0gr powder for lighter loads and up to 4.3gr for a stronger hit. My most successful loads however are my own Hi Tech coated 200gr round nose cast bullets with 4.0gr.of the AS50N powder. This combination has been the most accurate by far and is fairly light on recoil.
I found the copper plated bullets to be less accurate than the cast bullets in my Colt 1911's.
When AS50N eventually runs out the replacement will be the ADI APS450 which will cover shotgun as well as handgun.