Powder for 9mm
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Hotwheels81
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- South of GP
I have been reloading my 124's with power pistol...
Meters very well and burns clean.... Bit flashy when you start getting up to max loads in a short barrel
Meters very well and burns clean.... Bit flashy when you start getting up to max loads in a short barrel
The "smokey" part is not the powder, but the lube from the LRN bullets. If you want to get rid of the smoke, shoot plated or FMJ bullets.
Titegroup and especially W231 are much cleaner in high pressure loads.
I'm loading up some test rounds today with 147gr AIM bullets with the following powders.
Power Pistol
Longshot
WST
Bullseye is my goto powder for 124gr bullets, but the 147's I decided to play with powder a little.
If your interested I'll post my results after I get to the range.
Later....
Power Pistol
Longshot
WST
Bullseye is my goto powder for 124gr bullets, but the 147's I decided to play with powder a little.
If your interested I'll post my results after I get to the range.
Later....
K here we go.
All loads shown are with Aim 147gr bullets. OAL was 1.115 - 1.118
Winchester WST:
3.5gr (low smoke, clean burning, low recoil) accuracy was questionable but it might be more the shooter than the load.
Hodgdon Longshot:
4.3gr (clean burning not as clean as WST though, more recoil than WST) accuracy was good and I found it grouped as well as I normally shoot.
Alliant Power Pistol
4.6gr (clean, nice flash, recoil similar to Longshot) accuracy was the same as Longshot with my guns and skills
4.9gr (clean, nice flash more recoil than expected) accuracy was good but had a couple of flyers
From all this I'll stick to the 4.6gr of Power Pistol or Longshot. They seemed to work the best and most consistent hitting the target
Just an FYI I shot 5 rounds of each load in my Norc NP28, and then 5 rounds of each load in my NP22. Every load functioned flawlessly and i had no FTE's or FTF's.
Later..........
All loads shown are with Aim 147gr bullets. OAL was 1.115 - 1.118
Winchester WST:
3.5gr (low smoke, clean burning, low recoil) accuracy was questionable but it might be more the shooter than the load.
Hodgdon Longshot:
4.3gr (clean burning not as clean as WST though, more recoil than WST) accuracy was good and I found it grouped as well as I normally shoot.
Alliant Power Pistol
4.6gr (clean, nice flash, recoil similar to Longshot) accuracy was the same as Longshot with my guns and skills
4.9gr (clean, nice flash more recoil than expected) accuracy was good but had a couple of flyers
From all this I'll stick to the 4.6gr of Power Pistol or Longshot. They seemed to work the best and most consistent hitting the target
Just an FYI I shot 5 rounds of each load in my Norc NP28, and then 5 rounds of each load in my NP22. Every load functioned flawlessly and i had no FTE's or FTF's.
Later..........
This is what I use too, behind 147gr plated Frontier bullets that just make minor PF, as well as 124gr home cast bullets rolled in Lee camel snot. It's a great powder for reduced loads, as it's pretty fast. Plus it meters well and is pretty consistent within a wide range of temperature variations. It looks a bit like tiny chocolate sprinkles, so keep it safely away from kids
For higher power loads, N340 is a good choice. While the cost may seem high for these quality powders, when you divide 3.1 to 3.8 grains into a pound, you'll realize that the extra cent a round may be worth it to you compared to using the cheapest cookie-crumb powder on the market that leaves still burning bits on your forearms after you finish a Bill Drill.
This is what I use too, behind 147gr plated Frontier bullets that just make minor PF, as well as 124gr home cast bullets rolled in Lee camel snot. It's a great powder for reduced loads, as it's pretty fast. Plus it meters well and is pretty consistent within a wide range of temperature variations. It looks a bit like tiny chocolate sprinkles, so keep it safely away from kids
For higher power loads, N340 is a good choice. While the cost may seem high for these quality powders, when you divide 3.1 to 3.8 grains into a pound, you'll realize that the extra cent a round may be worth it to you compared to using the cheapest cookie-crumb powder on the market that leaves still burning bits on your forearms after you finish a Bill Drill.
Where do you guys get your N320? Cabelas said they had it on their website but when I went to the store in Winnipeg on the weekend they told me they only carry N340 not N320. Wholesale Sports was also a bust.
KODIAK BEAR
Regular
- Location
- West of the Rockies, on an island.
Not sure if you are in Ontario but Higginson's should have 320.
