I recently purchased a pistol that chambers .380 so of course I'm loading for that now.
What do you guys use for your .380 loads ?
So far I've been experimenting with a wide ranging selection of projectiles and powder charges.
I've been liking Power Pistol as it runs clean.
Have had charges as low as 3.6gr up to 4.3 gr. All of the charges cycled the gun.
Various bullets , a real grab bag.
Today I was shooting , 100gr plated bullet ,.973 OAL and , 4.3 gr Power Pistol.
That was the most successful load.
Tried the same formula with a 95gr coated bullet and the gun did not like that at all. Wasn't grouping well at all.
Shot some factory PPU FMJ and the gun was somewhat erratic .
My load with the Berry's 100 gr was the accuracy winner but felt a bit hotter than the PPU rounds.
The gun is a blow back with a 3 inch barrel , so its pretty crisp with the 4.3 gr charge . I plan on running up a few with a 4gr charge.
I'm having fun with it and am on paper at 25 yards, so, so far , so good.
What do you folks like ?