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Looking at starting to reload for my 9MM. What is a good powder for this calibre to start with. Have a box of Sierra 95 gr to start with. Have loaded Rifle for a couple of years but the 9MM will be a new experience so any suggestions are welcome. Shooting a Berreta 92FS

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deadeye93 said:
Looking at starting to reload for my 9MM. What is a good powder for this calibre to start with. Have a box of Sierra 95 gr to start with. Have loaded Rifle for a couple of years but the 9MM will be a new experience so any suggestions are welcome. Shooting a Berreta 92FS

Thanks
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The 95 grain bullets are likely for .380 not 9mm. You may not find any published loads for em, and they may not be long enough to feed after loading to an appropriate depth.

9mm bullets are typically 124 and 147 grains.

As far as powders go, I use Win 231, and Power Pistol. Depends what is around. I find power pistol meters real well, and can be loaded far below published data for plinking.

Good luck.
 
Winchester 231/Hodgdon HP-38 is a popular one for 9mm. Usually use 115/124/147 gr jacketed, plated or lead bullets. The Hodgdon Data site mentioned above is an great resource. Lymans 49th Reloading and Lymans 4th Cast bullet handbooks are very handy too.
 
cast bullets work well and are very cheap compared to jacketed bullets. I use 135gr lead round nose in my pistols. Seem to be a bit more accurate than the 125LRN. Cot about $30/500.

Two powders that work very well in 9mm and other pistols is 231 and IMR SR7625. Avoid flake powders since they do not always meter well. (700X and Unique)
 
Ganderite said:
cast bullets work well and are very cheap compared to jacketed bullets. I use 135gr lead round nose in my pistols. Seem to be a bit more accurate than the 125LRN. Cot about $30/500.

Two powders that work very well in 9mm and other pistols is 231 and IMR SR7625. Avoid flake powders since they do not always meter well. (700X and Unique)
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Where are you getting your bullets? I'm paying about $50 taxes in for 500 cast bullets...more for plated.
 
Titegroup is great for starting out, it teaches you to watch how much powder you put in. You can easily double charge with it. If that worries you, unique is my go to powder and its not even close to possible to double charge. I would be cautious loading those bullets, there are light bullets for 9mm but they aren't real popular. Measure the diameter with an accuarte set of calipers. .355 or .356 and you are good to go, anything else just buy new. If you need load data for light bullets, the Hornady 8th edition has it
 
I use Bullseye with 125 gr RN lead bullets for my reloads, and whatever small pistol primer I can get my hands on (CCI preferred). I'd have to look up the exact charge (I'm at work and can't remember it offhand).
 
idk why people pay for cast bullets most of the "company's" use wheel weights witch they can get for free or next to nothing you can do the same
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First, I remember reading a few years ago that current wheel weights do not have the correct mixture of lead & other metals to just use as is. However I do not cast so I may be wrong on this.
Even if wheel weights are okay, they have to be melted, cast & lubed. That is a lot of labour.
 
Colin what you read is partially true. The zinc, steel and plastic ones won't work. You have to sort. The clip on wheel weights are best and the stick on ones are soft, closer to pure lead so their application is more limited.

There is an excellent sticky on this site about melting wheel weights and if you go to the Los Angeles Silouette Club web site you can probably find out all you want to know about castimg.
 
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