Hi:
I thought I posted this question a few days ago??
What powder / bullet do you 9mm reloaders use?
Thanks,
Jimmy

I use W231 w/ 124gr lead or plated bullets in my target loads and Power Pistol with 115gr or 124gr jacket bullets for my high velocity stuff.

145-147gr. LSWC or lead truncated cone. Bullseye or Unique, mostly bullseye.

124 gr. plated or jacketed over unique or bullseye. I am working up some loads with blue dot too, but haven't had a chance to try them out yet.

Howdy,
I'm like the rest. I use Unique and Bullseye.
Bullseye for light steel plate loads and Unique for bowling pin loads.
We have a 9mm class at our pin matches w/7 pins set closer to the edge of the table than the 45's.
Good luck
Mike

My practice load is the old 3.5gn Bullseye under a 124gn cast RN bullet.

In the past, it has been 231 and a jacketed bullet. I just got a thousand plated bullets from Berry and will load them one of these days. I have never had much luck with lead in the 9mm.

I shoot jacketed 124- and 147-grain bullets over Accurate #7, outstanding metering and performance.

I quit reloading 9mm back when ammo was cheap. I'd just buy a case, or a little more, each year, shoot it up and buy another. I am still shooting the last of those buys and some 100 round packs I bought at WallMart before the current ammo panic.

I have a quantity of 115 grain FMJs on hand and saved nearly all the brass from the cases I used to buy. So, even though I dislike loading the 9mm, I am going to have to start again sometime this year. I've used Bullseye in the past but I plan on loading Unique again this time.

4.7gr of Unique under a 124gr lead truncated flat nose Bear Valley moly bullet, WSP in a WW case. Low recoil, pleasant to shoot and accurate. Leaves some unburned powder on the shooting bench pad though.

Not reload 9? No way! 124 grain FMJ or JHP Montana Gold over 6.6 grains HS6. Replicates my carry load. I "reload" it.

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I mostly use Zero or MGB 115 fmjs for IDPA. I have had excellent success with AA5 and Titegroup. Titegroup is very economical. But the AA5 meters so very well in the Dillon powder measure.

W231, WSP primers and Berry's plated 115gr bullets

I use Alliant Power Pistol with a 115 gr. FMJ. I like Alliant American Select with a 125 gr. RNL bullet for a plinking load.

So there you go. Pick whatever powder/bullet combo you want or have, as many have had success with virtually anything you can choose. As long as you aren't shooting the 50 yd line for bullseye or ppc, likely it doesn't matter. Fortunately I have a STEN that takes care of any batch that doesn't meet my accuracy standard of the moment.

My current shooting load is 124 JHP and 6.3 grains of AA5 - 1.120 inches OAL - loaded in the Dillon. Works for me.

Try bumping your charge wt. just a bit, 4.8gr or 4.9gr. The moly coating is causing less friction/less pressure. I run 5gr under cast 124grLTC for 1150fps. WST is another good choice for light loads, much better than Bullseye for you "old timers" still using it, or TG for the newbs sucked into buying TG.

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147 grain (Lyman) cast by a friend of a friend. 3.3 grains of Accurate #2 with OAL of 1.140". Around 900 fps out of a Glock 34. Plenty accurate out to 35 yds.

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John

Thanks for the tip fredj338! I'll give 'er a go.

Almost all of my 9mm bullets are in the 147gr range. Either Berry's or Ranier's plated bullets. I have used powders from Bullseye to Longshot with good success.

I am sold on Longshot for this caliber now as it gives the highest velocities with the least amount of pressure with these bullets. The recoil is more of a "push" than a "snap" and I like that too.

My loads mimic a 38spl to be honest. 147gr bullet going just over 1000fps would make a wonderful carry load. Not to mention the fact that most auto's carry more rounds than my M637.

I shoot and load a lot of 9mm in Glocks, S&Ws, etc. A lot of my shooting is IDPA. My favorite load is 147 gr jacketed bullet over 3.3 grs of TiteGroup. It is just over power factor and runs around 870 fps. Recoil is a softer push rather than the snap that you get with lighter bullets. You can shoot this load all day long. Most of the barrels of the guns I shoot this in are 4 3/4 to 5 inches.

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I dont mean to steal this thread and its seems appropriate to add to this.

can anyone provide data to equal 9mm ball in 115/124/147

I am going to shoot steel at a match next year with my G35 and my 1911 9mm 5" and plan to do my load testing this winter and have me a good batch ready to go.

I know they say for steel matches, its set for 9mm.

this years match, I saw factory 9mm 115 hit pepper poppers and it was like slow motion. part of the mix was bowling pins and I could have sworn 115 was going right through. It looked like a square hit, it bobbled only.

I will probably use 124/147 mix.

I am not looking for higher power +P like rounds (not looking to tear up my stuff), just looking to equal ball loadings. and in my opinion, the heavier slug will provide sufficient steel knock down over 115 equvilant.

I also would like 115 ball data should I run into an issue on finding slugs or if its a paper match.

I forgot to add, that this match may require factory ammo so the reason to duplicate ball for pratice and save the expensive stuff for the match is another reason.

thanks in advance

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I like 124 grain bullets with Power Pistol.

I use the 115 Win. fmj with 6.3 grains of AA#5. I use to use Titegroup also but the AA#5 meters so much better in my 550B.

I use the Win115 RN FMJ, with 6.8 gr Acc Arms No 5, and out of my Model 39, it is consistent at 1080fps .

Flash

As a long time Unique user I have been using 6 grns with a 115 FMJ from Montana Gold and it has replicated factory performance in any of my 9mm's......hope it helps.
Randy

I haven't had much luck with lead in 9mm either. It also gunks up my dies and seems to slow the reloading process. I prefer 124 grain Win or Rem FMJ and 3.9 grains of Bullseye.

IMR 700x 3.4 - 4.3 gr
Laser cast 147 gr bullet