RE: ? for Reducing charges for lower recoil in 45 acp
I would not for 2 reasons
1 If yshoot a load too slow there is a chance that a bullet could lodge in the barrel and not exit .
2 If there is not enough recoil ,your gun may not cycle .
If you want lower recoil try , using a lighter bullet. A 185 gr bullet can be loaded for lighter felt recoil.
I have seen loads using a cast bullet weighing 155gr , it is used by target shooters .
They use lighter recoil spring on their 1911 so that it will cycle ( never tryed)