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Solo 1000 with 230 gr bullets? Gotta use what's available

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 09:36 AM

Hi all. For years I have used Clays with 230 grain bullets. However, I have the ability to get a bunch of solo 1000. I have read posts about people that have used this combination. My question is: Can anyone tell me how Solo 1000 burns in comparison to Clays? Felt recoil the same? Clean? Ability to make major? Overall thoughts, etc.
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Posted 04 November 2009 - 12:45 PM

Solo 1000 burns quite clean. It's a single base disk powder. Making Major under 230's shouldn't be any problem with it. Accurate lists a starting charge of 4.9 grains under a 230 @ 1.250" making 746 fps from a 5" barrel.
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Posted 04 November 2009 - 01:12 PM

I've tried both, and am currently running Solo 1000. It's REALLY close to Clays, but I think it's just a bit
softer.

Mixed brass
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OAL 1.240
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made 176 at Area 1 (weighed bullet went 234 gr)
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Posted 04 November 2009 - 01:16 PM

230gr BBI
4.2gr Solo 1000
1.255 OAL
Fed or Win primer
mixed brass
5" Colt barrel = 171 pf

Clays is somewhere in the neighborhood of 3.8gr charge with this set-up for the same pf if I remember correctly. The Solo round above is so soft compared to my 180gr 40cal major pf loads, I feel like I'm cheating when I shoot them.

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 07:08 AM

Gun 5" 625 takes 4.2 Clays 230 Precision Delta @ 1.250 for 171PF. With Solo 1000 it takes 4.6 for 171 using Starline cases & Federal primers. With BBI 230 Solo load is 181PF.
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Posted 06 November 2009 - 10:39 AM

Thanks for all the comments guys. This is what I needed to hear.

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Posted 08 November 2009 - 04:48 AM

How is the size of Solo 1000 grains compared to Clays? Is it more like Clays (big) or more like W231, Titegroup, or HS-6 (small)?

My powder measure is picky.

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Posted 08 November 2009 - 06:32 AM

It looks a lot like Clays. I get very little deviation with Solo 1000 shooting in 9 and 40 major. Somewhere in this forum is a comparison shot of the two powders.



View Postchbrow10, on Nov 8 2009, 05:48 AM, said:

How is the size of Solo 1000 grains compared to Clays? Is it more like Clays (big) or more like W231, Titegroup, or HS-6 (small)?

My powder measure is picky.

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