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If you go to the Alliant website you can "Ask the Experts" for load data on the application you want to use BE-86 for. They should be able to give you guidance even to the point of developing data for your application. It may not be a fast turnaround and may take a few weeks to get the...

Free Accurate powder data at Load Data « Accurate Powders. Download or save the PDF file to your PC and you will have it. From an early 2000 Winchester on line manual.

Serial numbers where not universally required by the Government until the passage of the GCA of 1968. Prior to that serial numbers where used by manufacturers to ID their products but not all guns are serialized. I have a Mongomery Wards .22 rifle I believe was manufactured by JC Higgins that...

There doesn't seem to be a lot of difference in the 9mm law enforcement ammo within the same pressure type when you look at the Marshall Sannow data 9 mm +P+ Stopping Power and the good news is it all does a relatively good job. Higher velocities rate better thus short barrels are a handicap...

If you are wanting to produce a +P defense load TightGroup is a little fast but a +P max level of 5.0 grs as listed by Hodgdon should do. A 1,000 + fps is generally what is needed to ensure reliable expansion in a JHP. I prefer a slower "medium burn rate" powder. COL in jacketed revolver...

For magnum loads I generally seek to replicate factory velocities. For 158gr JHP and JSP bullets the factory loads from the big 3 run about 1,240 fps from a 4" revolver, out of a 6" you can add 100 to 150 fps more. A load of 14.0 gr of 2400 behind a 158gr jacketed bullet lit by a CCI500...

While Green Dot isn't one of the "new" powders current data doesn't show its use in handguns any more as other powders are more popular in handgun loadings and there's a limited amount of "print space" in the manuals. If you look at the Alliant data for the 9mm published in the eary 2000's it...

IMO the progressive presses have been the cause of many current KB's. Too many things going on at the same time and even a careful loader can fail to see an error, partially operate the handle, back up the feed and double charge. If using a auto case feeder you don't handle the cases as much...

In my experience they're fine primers. I bought these Fiocchi large pistol primers several years ago and would have bought more if I'd come across them again. They came in a box of 2500. Worked just fine with every cartridge I had that used LPP's (.45 acp and .41 mag). Kept a couple boxes...

The modifications made where for a target gun most likely Bullseye. 40-50 years ago revolvers where still being used for such competition but are currently seldom seen anymore for serious competition for Bullseye and don't have much use in any of the current popular shooting competitions...

I like the dry lube used on Speer lead bullets. As clean as plastic or copper coatings. As H Richard said, you don't need copper or plastic coating on HBWC's as they produce no leading at the low velocities you can shoot them at. If you want 1" groups at 25 yds you need to work your load to...

The problem you will face is that the K frames where never commercially made with a full lugged barrel so there's no readily available barrel on the used or new market to simply swap into your Model 19. The L frames had full lugged barrels but the dimensions of the frames are different so a...

Check out the pistols extractor and ejector for breakage or chips. If you can operate the slide manually and it will extract and eject a loaded round from the chamber then the mechanics of the pistol should be good. Failure to extract or eject comes from 2 conditions if there are no mechanical...

Rotating your defensive ammo is mostly about making yourself feel more confident and has little to do with need. If you shoot your old ammo after a year or two and it works like normal it most likely would remain reliable for a longer period of time. I change it when the copper jacket or case...

I've loaded 9mm for over 30 years and have mostly burned Unique. Unique will meter as well as any other powder including ball type like W231 in rotary drum meters like my Hornady on my LNLAP and a stand alone I use for my single stage RCBS Jr. as long as you use the pistol meter set up. If...

In general the major manufacturers (Federal, Remington, Winchester, CCI) load their ammo to the same velocities +/- a few fps. You can go on their websites and find the velocity for the particular ammo you bought. It's been my experience after putting several factory loads from the major...

The case belling die does 2 functions. 1. It expands the ID of the sized case to accept the bullet and it flares the case mouth to allow the bullet to enter the case without crushing the case or shaving the bullet. As others have mentioned, you need to add enough bell to avoid shaving the bullet.

9mm factory ammo (some commercial, some surplus) I've ran over my chronograph has average velocities as follows: Wolf Ammo 115gr FMJ - Glock 19 - 1,219 fps S&B 115 gr FMJ - Glock 19 - 1,142 fps Hirtenberger 100 JSP - Glock 19 - 1,306 fps (advertised at 1,400+ fps) Fiochi 115 gr JHP (Italian...

IMHO the WC no better than any solid with more negatives due to difficulty in speed loading due to their profile. The WC is specifically designed for low recoil target shooting to cut a clean easy to score paper punch hole in paper targets. Not that they won't kill or injure but if they where...

My 67 is a former LEO handgun I bought used. It's a great pistol and one of my favorite to shoot.