9mm loading

[CeeZer]

IMHO, those who just started reloading should stick with easy to follow and safe recipes and components, to avoid double charges or making squibs.
Ball and smaller flake size powders meter well, some fill case well too thus reducing chance of double charging.
I tried a few powders while shooting IPSC and USPSA minor loads and liked Clays for how it shot, low recoil, low flash, clean burning and smaller chargers too. TG in comparison has greater recoil, flash, change and burns dirty with 130 PF ammo.
I'm going with True Blue powder now after running out of Clays, mostly for great measuring and clean burning.

 

[jcpal]

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.

6-6.2 grains gets me 1200fps with 124gr projectiles that’s nato loading and fun to shoot but you will like power pistol makes you feel like your shooting a hand cannon with the fireballs

 

[old303]

Semis tend to like a decently powerful load staying in the middle of the lane, not going to either the softest or hardest loading possible. What cycles most reliably is important! And games like IPSC will have a prescribed power factor and competitors will calibrate to reliably pass chrono without going for excess recoil over that.

If you want to try powderpuffs and/or magnum loads, do that in a revolver cartridge.