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Question for Bullet Casters

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Now that I'm starting to feel comfortable reloading, I'm seriously looking at casting. I've noticed that LSWC (Lead Semi Wad Cutter) seems to be the preferred bullet (or boolit) to cast for 45 ACP instead of LRN (Lead Round Nose). Why is that?

Is that true for 9, 40, 38, and 357?

Thanks in advance for the replies.
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Good question -- just like jacketed bullets come in all shapes and sizes, so do cast boolits. Take a look a the mould charts in this thread:

http://www.msgunowners.com/reloading-ammunition-f11/boolit-mould-charts-references-t1645.htm

I don't know if the SWC is the preferred boolit for the 45ACP ... I guess it is somewhat of a personal preference. Boolits moulds should be selected based on some criteria; such as:

Boolit choice -- weight/style:
1. Intended purpose for the boolit - target, hunting, etc
2. In autos - what feeds best in your weapon

I have both SWC and RN moulds for almost all my autos - got SWC, WC, and RN for most of the revolvers -- each has its place and purpose.
As I posted earlier above:

Boolit choice -- weight/style:
1. Intended purpose for the boolit - target, hunting, etc
2. In autos - what feeds best in your weapon

I got 2 1911s - Colt and Springfield -- both handle SWC very well with no modifications!! Just depends on the weapon!
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