Reloading 9mm for a Sig 226

[Busta Capp]

Anyone have good bullet/powder combo's that feed well thru a Sig P226?

ETA this will be for target shooting/range plinking up to 25yrds, but not for competition.

 

[Colin]

124gr with 4.0 gr titegroup, nice easy load.

 

[Katana]

147gr with 3.7 of W231 out of my Sig 226 9mm. Very accurate.

 

[tjhaile]

Hodgdon has lots of data online for Hodgdon, IMR, and Winchester powders:

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

I have successfully used 3.8 grains of Titegroup or 4.0 grains of W231/HP-38 with a 124 grain RN cast bullet. 231 works OK, but is sootier than Titegroup.

 

[hoochie]

I use a 115gr fmj over 4.0 of titegroup.
bullets are about $100 per 1000.. very cheap for paper punching.

 

[gw]

I use a 125 grain LRN over 3.7 grains of titegroup. Shoots well in my 226

 

[medicstimpy]

4.0 - 4.4gr of Titegroup for either 115gr or 124gr RN. Adjust load to the best group for your gun.

 

[Busta Capp]

Thanks for the replies so far. Epps is out of Titegroup right now, but has Aliant Bullseye and Clays. Does anyone have experience with these in this application?

 

[hatman1793]

Alliant's PROMO & ClayDot

I have used a ton of PROMO and ClayDot, the bulk powders from the nice people at Alliant Tech Systems.
PROMO is my "all round" powder and has so many applications that there is just not enough space to list them here. I use PROMO for 9mm, 38spl, 40S&W, 44spl, 44mag and 45acp.
For 9mm loads that are accurace, not too hot, and reliable, I use 3.4-3.8 tops of PROMO with a 125-130grain hard cast 9mm bullet. PROMO is a dense flake based powder and fills the case so you can actually see it in the case.
BTW, PROMO is just like RedDot, while Claydot is just like Clays.

 

[RT]

3.5 gr. BULLSEYE with either a 124 or 147 gr jacketed bullet @1.140" is very accurate in my 226s.

4.0 gr 231 with 124jacketed @1.120" oal
3.7 gr 231 with 147 gr jacketed

both also work well.