9mm powder for guy new to reloading

[forindooruseonly]

A friend has bought some bullets and primers to reload 9mm. He is going to use my press, but has never reloaded before. I need a suggestion of powders that would work well in 124gr. 9mm and not risk a double charge. Something that fills the case at least 50% on a middle of the road charge.

So, a powder that is high-volume, appropriate burn rate with 124gr. bullets, sort of available right now, and clean burning, priority in that order, haha.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Krogen]

I suggest you go to the Hodgdon reloading data site and enter the cartridge and bullet weight. Then pick one of the slower, higher charge weight powders they show "available." Then make an online order with them. Won't be cheap, though. Alternatively, make a list of powders that have higher charge weights and go scour the local stores.

 

[DWalt]

It seems you have a fear of double charging. I am a firm believer in charging cases as a separate operation then performing a visual inspection of every charged case under a bright light or flashlight before bullet seating against the possibility of having a double charge or no charge. Regarding propellants, there are dozens which will work well for 9mm/124 grain loads.

 

[The Norseman]

Finders Keepers

Now you guys need to buy a Reloading Manual.

Look at the 9mm 124gr page and just pick which powder
you want to use that is available on the Store shelve.

Powders that come to mine is Alliant Power Pistol,
Alliant Red Dot, Bullseye, Unique, American Select.

I reloaded Hornady 124gr XTPs the other day with Power
Pistol. It fills up the Case, you will notice a double charge
easily. I tested them and really like this powder.

Power Pistol is now on my "powders I like" list, but any
of the others will work.

The Best to you and your Endeavors.

 

[oysterer]

In the competition environment everyone I know uses Titegroup.

 

[reddog81]

Powder Valley has N330 in stock right now. It fits all your requirements, but with shipping and hazmat it'll be $70 for 1 pound...

What powders do you have available for pistols? There are a lot of powders that work in 9mm.

 

[max]

I use 231, but it does not fill the case. You might look at Unique. You are going to be limited by what you have or can find. Lots of powders will work.

 

[max503]

I use 231, but it does not fill the case. You might look at Unique. You are going to be limited by what you have or can find. Lots of powders will work.

Unique works for me and a double charge would be quite apparent.

 

[Johnny Diamond]

I do just that, and I also check reloadammo.com, and then call powder manufacturer about a load I'm interested in an verify! I am partial to Hodgdon though.

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[kbm6893]

I use HP38, which is same as Win231. Meters dead on every time. That’s the only powder I use for all pistol ammo, so no chance of mixing them up.

 

[len917]

I'm using both Titegroup and WSF. I find WSF ideal for my 124 gr 9mm and it fills the case enough. WSF will also work very well with 124 or 125 gr lead bullets as with plated or FMJ....start low and work your way up

 

[Nevada Ed]

The powder that I like that is bulky and fills the little 9mm case better than most, is.............

Alliant Red Dot.

It will work with light target to aronund 1080fps with a plated 124 gr bullet. (3.5" C9 )

If you want Factory or +P fps out of the 124 gr bullet, you will need some .......

Alliant Unique powder that needs a full case of powder.

All the other powders that I have used do not fill the case, like these two powders.

 

[toc1]

Also a TITEGROUP fan.

 

[kbm6893]

The powder that I like that is bulky and fills the little 9mm case better than most, is.............

Alliant Red Dot.

It will work with light target to aronund 1080fps with a plated 124 gr bullet. (3.5" C9 )

If you want Factory or +P fps out of the 124 gr bullet, you will need some .......

Alliant Unique powder that needs a full case of powder.

All the other powders that I have used do not fill the case, like these two powders.

I started with red dot because that was all I could find. Metered terribly. HP38 isn’t as bulky but a double charge would be obvious. Won’t ever happen to me anyway since I drop powder and seat immediately.

 

[mikld]

Instead of relying on a bulky powder for safety's sake, just establish safe working methods right from the start. I charge my cases one at a time (I have my ready to charge brass in a pile on my bench, or container). I pick one up, charge it and set it in a reloading block. When I've charged all the brass I'm going to, or the block is full, I use a strong flash light and look in every case. When I'm seating bullets, I again glance in every case. In 40 years of reloading I have had one "no powder squib" and no Kabooms (If you want to have a double charge to compare. put two charges in a case and see how full it is, keep it on your bench for comparison during the session).

For my 9mm loads I use a lot of Universal, CFE Pistol and BR-5 (surplus powder used by military for 9mm).

 

[Hair Trigger]

A friend has bought some bullets and primers to reload 9mm. He is going to use my press, but has never reloaded before. I need a suggestion of powders that would work well in 124gr. 9mm and not risk a double charge. Something that fills the case at least 50% on a middle of the road charge.

So, a powder that is high-volume, appropriate burn rate with 124gr. bullets, sort of available right now, and clean burning, priority in that order, haha.

Thanks for your help.

Diligence and paying attention to how you load your cases is a better prevention of a double charge. I find that I'd rather load ammo by myself, so I have no distractions, especially when charging the cases. I also start out with my cases primer end up in my loading block, and as I fill them, I know all the cases that are upright have been charged. As a last double check before seating the bullets, I look at the powder level in the case when I pick it up to seat it in the shell holder. After looking at the first 5 or 10 cases, you immediately would notice an overfilled case.

That said, 6 grains of Blue Dot will more than half fill a 9mm case, and give you a barely subsonic round, using a 124 grain bullet.

FWIW, I use a single stage press for all my loading. It might take longer, but it allows you to better monitor the process. In ten years of reloading as many as 10 handgun cartridge types and four rifle types, I've yet to double charge a case and seat a bullet on it.

A 9mm case with a double charge of about any powder at midrange charge would create a compressed load if you tried to seat a bullet on it, so look for a powder level that wouldn't allow the bullet to seat full depth.

 

[Rogeronimo]

Love the big flakes. I use the discontinued 800-X, and I use Alliant Herco.

 

[Nevada Ed]

When I did test with the 38 special case and the new Federal 130 gr HST
that was shoved "All the way inside" the case for a factory OAL...... !!!

I learned a LOT about case volume and load pressures from powders and fps
with the use of my chrony.

The two worst powders that ran the "Red Flag" up the flag pole in a hurry were..........

w231 and HS-6 powders.

Just a heads up.

 

[forindooruseonly]

I have my preferences for 9mm, but they don't fill the case or not enough to make it obvious. Titegroup and Bullseye are what I use the most of, and a double charge of either would not be obvious to a new person in my opinion.

Since he is a new reloader and is going to be using my Dillon machine, I want something that is going to be obvious that there is a double charge, like pouring over the case mouth obvious..

So yes, preventing a double charge is the point here, accuracy, dirtiness, and availability are all secondary.

Thanks all

 

[Nevada Ed]

There is no way you can double charge Red Dot, to Unique, flake powders
in the 9mm case, let alone, get enough red or Unique and get the bullet to fit........
and have it reach a dangerous +P loading.

I double dare you.

They might meter like **** but they are safe powders in the 9mm case.