I tried to search through the forum and learned a bit, however am just starting into handgun reloading and purchased a few hundred cast rounds for my 9mm. Its a SW with a 4"barrell, and it CANT blow up!! haha.
I have a few powders, but would love to use blue dot.
Reading another post, 7.0gr of blue dot seems to be the preferred load for 124gr rn bullets, but it doesnt mention cast or not. What do i have to be careful of with cast, do they need to be crimped after seating, what is going to be a safe load for me with blue dot or should i grab another powder, anything would help at this point! its not so much for accuracy but for muscle memory/practice for IPSC.
So is there a big grain difference between say copper plated or xtp bullets to cast only? what do i need to watch for in terms of pressure with cast (all the same? primers, ring around base of case?) and how long are nickel plated casing good for on reloading?
Thanks very much for your time in advance
I have a few powders, but would love to use blue dot.
Reading another post, 7.0gr of blue dot seems to be the preferred load for 124gr rn bullets, but it doesnt mention cast or not. What do i have to be careful of with cast, do they need to be crimped after seating, what is going to be a safe load for me with blue dot or should i grab another powder, anything would help at this point! its not so much for accuracy but for muscle memory/practice for IPSC.
So is there a big grain difference between say copper plated or xtp bullets to cast only? what do i need to watch for in terms of pressure with cast (all the same? primers, ring around base of case?) and how long are nickel plated casing good for on reloading?
Thanks very much for your time in advance
