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So I figured I'd load a few rounds of 9mm. Thought I had Power Pistol when in fact I had CFE Pistol. I loaded about 200 rounds at 5.4 gr ( thinking it was Power Pistol) because I've loaded that load before and it was fine at 5.4g however looking at the Hodgdon web site the Max load of CFE Pistol for 124gr bullet is 5.1.....so given the fact that I'm 3gr over the Max should I tear them apart and adjust or is 3gr over max load ok this one time? So much for using my couple hours of free time wisely
 
CFE Pistol is slower burning enough than Power Pistol, that IMHO there shouldn't be any issues, as long as your firearm is in safe shooting condition.

Might even be a decent shooting load as it fills up the case better.
 
dearslayer said:
So I figured I'd load a few rounds of 9mm. Thought I had Power Pistol when in fact I had CFE Pistol. I loaded about 200 rounds at 5.4 gr ( thinking it was Power Pistol) because I've loaded that load before and it was fine at 5.4g however looking at the Hodgdon web site the Max load of CFE Pistol for 124gr bullet is 5.1.....so given the fact that I'm 3gr over the Max should I tear them apart and adjust or is 3gr over max load ok this one time? So much for using my couple hours of free time wisely
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That load clocked 1130-1140 in my CZ TSO 9mm The Winchester 124 NATO ran 1200-1220 fps for comparison. I have found CFE pistol and Autocomp loads to fall quite short of Hodgdons posted speeds. No pressure signs with this load in my pistol.
 
Lead, coated, Plated or Jacketed?

9mm Luger / 9mm Parabellum (Hodgdon CFE Pistol Data)

Warning! Notes: Case: Winchester; barrel length: 4"; twist: 1:10"; trim length: .750"; primer: CCI 500, Small Pistol. NEVER EXCEED MAXIMUM LOADS

124 Berry's Bullets HBRN TP Hodgdon CFE Pistol 4.9 1006
Remarks: start load; bullet diam.: .356"; COL: 1.150"; 27,300 psi
124 Berry's Bullets HBRN TP Hodgdon CFE Pistol 5.5 1120
Remarks: max load; bullet diam.: .356"; COL: 1.150"; 33,800 psi

125 Hornady HAP Hodgdon CFE Pistol 4.2 956
Remarks: start load; bullet diam.: .356"; COL: 1.069"; 25,600 psi
125 Hornady HAP Hodgdon CFE Pistol 4.8 1096
Remarks: max load; bullet diam.: .356"; COL: 1.069"; 33,400 psi

125 Lead Conical Nose Hodgdon CFE Pistol 4.4 1041
Remarks: start load; bullet diam.: .356"; COL: 1.125"; 27,200 psi
125 Lead Conical Nose Hodgdon CFE Pistol 5 1156
Remarks: max load; bullet diam.: .356"; COL: 1.125"; 33,000 psi

125 Sierra FMJ Hodgdon CFE Pistol 4.6 1009
Remarks: start load; bullet diam.: .355"; COL: 1.090"; 26,900 psi
125 Sierra FMJ Hodgdon CFE Pistol 5.1 1118
Remarks: max load; bullet diam.: .355"; COL: 1.090"; 33,000 psi
 
Ugggh I feel your pain, few years ago I loaded 750 rounds of 45acp, on a single stage lee press lol.

I weighed over and over the powder charges and every 10th round I would check the charge again all perfect, the whole time thinking this is awesome I'm finally doing this the right way,

get out to the range brought my CZ97B and Ruger SR1911, was also first time shooting the 97b had a massive recoil impulse with the 2 rounds fired figured hmmm maybe this guns spring is weak so loaded the 1911 and first round blew out the mag blew off the grips and locked the slide all the way back and left me rather surprised haha..

so I did everything right besides the most crucial step of setting the damn scale (lee beam scale), I had previously set it up but with it sitting for a while and bumping it a few times moving around the bench etc she was out and I was non the wiser..

One of those things it happens I probably would have remembered to check the scale but I had the father in law with me we were chatting and he wanted to see how it all works blah blah blah
 
BIG SHOOTZ said:
Ugggh I feel your pain, few years ago I loaded 750 rounds of 45acp, on a single stage lee press lol.

I weighed over and over the powder charges and every 10th round I would check the charge again all perfect, the whole time thinking this is awesome I'm finally doing this the right way,

get out to the range brought my CZ97B and Ruger SR1911, was also first time shooting the 97b had a massive recoil impulse with the 2 rounds fired figured hmmm maybe this guns spring is weak so loaded the 1911 and first round blew out the mag blew off the grips and locked the slide all the way back and left me rather surprised haha..

so I did everything right besides the most crucial step of setting the damn scale (lee beam scale), I had previously set it up but with it sitting for a while and bumping it a few times moving around the bench etc she was out and I was non the wiser..

One of those things it happens I probably would have remembered to check the scale but I had the father in law with me we were chatting and he wanted to see how it all works blah blah blah
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I normally check and double check everything before I start. I had the powder bottle beside the press so I know what I'm loading...had my notes laid out to be sure of the info , but for some reason I seen " Pistol" on the label and thought it was "Power Pistol". I work steady night shift usuall 6 days a week so time to reload is a rare commodity and I was extremely tired when I started. I should have realized it wasn't a good idea to reload in that tired condition as my focus just wasn't there. Lesson learned I guess.
 
Ganderite said:
With lead bullets and CFE?
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With a short enough OAL probably but I didn't try it with lead. I don't see where he said what bullet he is using. My point was saying it's fine based on velocity could give someone the wrong impression since that is not a good indication of pressure.
 
B said:
With a short enough OAL probably but I didn't try it with lead. I don't see where he said what bullet he is using. My point was saying it's fine based on velocity could give someone the wrong impression since that is not a good indication of pressure.
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I was using Campro RN FCP 124gn bullet.
 
Ummmm I don't know where you're getting your data, but according to hodgdonreloading.com/reloading-data-center, the charge range for a 124 grain bullet using CFE Pistol is 4.9-5.5 grains.
 
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