9mm loads-------231 anyone?
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I have never used 115 grn bullet head in 9mm, but according to Sierra reloading manual:
WSP
OAL = 1.100" - for 115 grns FMJ/RN head
OAL = 1.050" - for 115 grns JHP head
w231 = 3.8-5.3 grns (min-max) depending on your preference.
Good luck
Load SAFELY
WSP
OAL = 1.100" - for 115 grns FMJ/RN head
OAL = 1.050" - for 115 grns JHP head
w231 = 3.8-5.3 grns (min-max) depending on your preference.
Good luck
Load SAFELY
W231 certainly works in the 9mm, and is a very economical powder. But I've always found it to be rather dirty in an autoloader, and pretty smokey if shooting indoors.
After a few years of using 231, I switched to Titegroup in both my 9mm and 40 S&W loads, and couldn't be happier. More accurate overall (as sampled across a half dozen pistols), and much cleaner burning. And on top of it all, I think the recoil cycle is a bit softer when loaded to the same velocity.
Now, if I could just figure out what to do with 16 lbs. of left-over W231...
Neo
After a few years of using 231, I switched to Titegroup in both my 9mm and 40 S&W loads, and couldn't be happier. More accurate overall (as sampled across a half dozen pistols), and much cleaner burning. And on top of it all, I think the recoil cycle is a bit softer when loaded to the same velocity.
Now, if I could just figure out what to do with 16 lbs. of left-over W231...
Neo
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Now, if I could just figure out what to do with 16 lbs. of left-over W231...
Neo
Put it on your lawn in the spring and water it like crazy. However if you don't like cutting the grass, don't.
Dave
Neo
Put it on your lawn in the spring and water it like crazy. However if you don't like cutting the grass, don't.
Dave
