9mm loading

I am just starting to reload for 9mm and I have some 124 Campro RN, 144 Campro RN and lot's of 125 I cast this summer. I was going to try HP-38 with these loads.

  • 124 gr plated (CamPro): Start at 4.0 grains and work up to about 4.4 grains.
  • 144 gr plated (CamPro): Start at 3.8 grains and work up to 4.2 grains.
  • 125 gr cast: Start at 4.0 grains and work up to about 4.4 grains.
 
For 9mm, I use Titegroup, a flake type powder and is available almost everywhere. W231 and Bullseye are spherical powder and meters very well. Titegroup seems to be the cheapest and goes well with most types of bullets, from cast to plated and fmj.


Sorry, Bullseye is flake.
 
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greatwhite said:
I am just starting to reload for 9mm and I have some 124 Campro RN, 144 Campro RN and lot's of 125 I cast this summer. I was going to try HP-38 with these loads.

  • 124 gr plated (CamPro): Start at 4.0 grains and work up to about 4.4 grains.
  • 144 gr plated (CamPro): Start at 3.8 grains and work up to 4.2 grains.
  • 125 gr cast: Start at 4.0 grains and work up to about 4.4 grains.
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1) I don't think CamPro makes a 144gr 9mm (.355) bullet.

2) HP-38/W231 likes to be pushed. Often times I find the max load inadequate. As a new reloader I would stay within book but load max to start. e.g. 124gr @ 4.4gr.

3) The 125gr cast bullets will require less powder than the 124gr plated. You might be able to back off the max load with that particular bullet.
 
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ambishooter said:
For 9mm, I use Titegroup, a flake type powder and is available almost everywhere. W231 and Bullseye are spherical powder and meters very well. Titegtoup seems to be the cheapest and goes well with most types of bullets, from cast to plated and fmj.
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Titegroup and HP-38/W231 are both flattened spherical/ball powders, Bullseye is a flake powder.
 
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franktank said:
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So they don't make a 144gr 9mm bullet. Maybe greatwhite meant 147gr.
 
Depends on what your after I see a lot of people like 231/hp38 and titegroup , good for economic target loads but imho boring and mediocre . I am surprised I didn’t see anyone suggest ramshot silhouette or even ramshot true blue as both of those powders are far better for 9mm than 231 and tightgroup , both are cheaper burn cleaner and are just as accurate or even more so and both achieve higher velocity at Decent pressure, seems like a no brainer to me . I have tried many many powders over the years for 9mm and the ones that I always keep around or go back to are
silhouette - true blue - power pistol - be 86 - Cfe pistol - 3n37 - aa#7
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jcpal said:
Depends on what your after I see a lot of people like 231/hp38 and titegroup , good for economic target loads but imho boring and mediocre . I am surprised I didn’t see anyone suggest ramshot silhouette or even ramshot true blue as both of those powders are far better for 9mm than 231 and tightgroup , both are cheaper burn cleaner and are just as accurate or even more so and both achieve higher velocity at Decent pressure, seems like a no brainer to me . I have tried many many powders over the years for 9mm and the ones that I always keep around or go back to are
silhouette - true blue - power pistol - be 86 - Cfe pistol - 3n37 - aa#7
Hs6 honerable mention
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I did try Silhouette in the past, it performed a little bellow average in terms of accuracy and velocities so I never pursued it any further. Never tried True Blue so I can't tell but I have just sourced a 4lb keg of Power Pistol so as soon as it arrives I'll build some test loads.
 
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