I have found shotgun powders like Blue Dot and Longshot to work very well in 9mm. The best velocities I've ever gotten with 147grn were using Longshot.
9mm Powder Recommendations... Let's Hear Them!
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I have found shotgun powders like Blue Dot and Longshot to work very well in 9mm. The best velocities I've ever gotten with 147grn were using Longshot.
It's not an easy powder to find but I have had excellent results with Accurate #2 in both of my CZ 75 Tactical Sports, My PSA 10 1/2" 9mm AR and just about every other 9mm I have. I'm pushing Lee 125 gr. RN lead and PC bullets with loads running from 3.1-3.9 gr. depending on what I'm using them for (3.9 really knocks down the bowling pins). It ultra fine granular so it meters exceptionally well and is not terribly dirty.
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Thank you all for the replies so far, some great info.
Can you school me on PF? Admittedly I have no clue on what it is or what I will "need". I figure if I'm going to practice for IPSC shooting; I might as well make sure my ammo is up to spec.
Can you school me on PF? Admittedly I have no clue on what it is or what I will "need". I figure if I'm going to practice for IPSC shooting; I might as well make sure my ammo is up to spec.
Power factor = (bullet weight x velocity)/1000
For IPSC:
Minor = 125
Major Open = 160
Major Standard/Classic/Revolver - 170
What Trinimon said....
http://www.ipsc.org/ipsc/handgun.php
http://www.ipsc.org/rules/divlistP.php
So you need to load to measured ~1009 fps with your 124 grains to get PF of 125 (for Minor).
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And build some buffer room for velocity for your powder hopper's +/- variance, air temp and chrony variances during reloading. Would hate to show up at a L3 where my ammo made exactly 124PF at the home range on a hot, sunny day only to be shooting on an unusually cool day and the range's chrony is less generous than my own.
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I get 1842 rounds with 1 pound of HP38. Using 3.8grns with 124s. I think I chrony them around 1060 FPS.
That's the exact load I'm using with my 147gr. cast PC bullets. Gives me 129PF.
Auggie D.
And build some buffer room for velocity for your powder hopper's +/- variance, air temp and chrony variances during reloading. Would hate to show up at a L3 where my ammo made exactly 124PF at the home range on a hot, sunny day only to be shooting on an unusually cool day and the range's chrony is less generous than my own.
and beware of the powders that are reverse temperature sensitive. As the temp increases, the velocity decreases.
It's one reason why I don't typically load below 130 PF now.
No clue - light crimp seems to not fully burn, dial it up a little and it's very clean, full burn.
A friend of mine who is a long time bullseye & PPC shooter swears by WST in his 45s. I'm guessing it would also be well suited to 9mm.
I've had good luck with Win231/HP-38 and Bullseye. I tried 800-X, but it meters very poorly.
If anybody is curious, I did a quick tally of the powders and votes they received to this point:
Win231/HP-38: 9
Titegroup: 7
CFE Pistol: 6
VV N320: 4
Unique: 4
VV N340: 2
WSF: 2
Blue Dot: 2
Bullseye: 2
HS-6: 1
Universal: 1
700-X: 1
If anybody is curious, I did a quick tally of the powders and votes they received to this point:
Win231/HP-38: 9
Titegroup: 7
CFE Pistol: 6
VV N320: 4
Unique: 4
VV N340: 2
WSF: 2
Blue Dot: 2
Bullseye: 2
HS-6: 1
Universal: 1
700-X: 1
