9mm Luger (9x19 mm) and bullseye powder?

[StoneHorse]

I just picked up dies for 9mm Luger and I have a couple of pounds of Bullseye powder that I use to load .38 Special. Any reason not to use Bullseye for 9mm or are there better powders to start with for the 9' using 124 gr FMJ bullets?

 

[mg34]

bullseye is a good powder for the 9, check the loading manuals and see what speed you want to push the 124 to.

 

[Bassmaster]

I have a plethora of manuals and they all have Bullseye in the data for 9mm.....your options are wide open.

 

[StoneHorse]

Thanks for the replies. When I look at a powder burn rate chart, Bullseye is right at the fast end of the scale. I was wondering would Hodgdon HP-38 (Win 231) or Unique would be better given those powders are about the middle of the pack for the 9mm. Nevertheless, I will start with Bullseye.

 

[oppy]

I've used Bullseye in the past. I found it burned dirty, but no complaints. IIRC, I used 3.4gr behind a 125gr projectile.

I'm currently using HP-38 (Win231) and I load kind of middle of the pack - 4.5gr under a CamPro 125gr RN. No complaints here either.

 

[StoneHorse]

I'm leaving the Bullseye for my .38 Special loads and I picked up a pound of HP-38 for my initial 9mm loads. I've settled on a load of 4.2 gr of HP-38, 124 gr RN Berry bullets, CCI #500 primer, mixed brass, C.O.L. of 1.570" Light Taper crimp as per Berry's recommendation. Velocity of 1040 FPS with a power factor of 128.

Standard disclaimer: The above load is safe and accurate in my pistols, YMMV.

 

[hatman1793]

Yes! Yes!

Bullseye is an ideal powder for 9mm. Low throw weights, incredibly energetic, and smooth metering. Start at 3.5 grains with a 124 grain bullets, or 3.6, always a winner!
Employ a 115 grain RNFMJ, and go to 3.8 grains.

 

[DancesWithEmptyCasings]

..……………………..4Gr works great for myself.

 

[StoneHorse]

..……………………..4Gr works great for myself.

I did get around to trying out Bullseye and found 4.0gr worked out well with the 124gr Berry. I just picked up 1000 Campro 124gr so a little more experimenting to do.

 

[LUTNIT]

I've burned off a lot of odds and ends in 9mm. Accumulated one or two pounds of various pistol and shotgun powders over the years and decided to start burning them all off when I started IPSC and IDPA since I was shooting high enough volumes to use it fairly quickly. Bullseye worked great for me and metered very well thanks to it's fairly dense, hard kernels. HP-38, Longshot, and HS-6 are also great for the same reason. Ideally I want to standardize my pistol loads (9mm, .40, .45, .38) on CFE Pistol but have about 12lbs of Titegroup to get rid of first. I may sell it, we'll see.

Have a bunch of 700x and 800x that is so light and flaky it doesn't meter well at all so I'm not sure when I'll use it up. Glad powder doesn't usually expire.