9mm Luger - What type of reloading powder do you recommend?

[Damn Yankee]

Herco,

Fill it up to the top and put a bullet in.

 

[Swissman]

The 9mm is very cheap here in Switzerland. It is not possible to reload it cheaper than you buy 2000 factory - rounds.
But if I reload it for my Beretta 92FS i go with:

Cases: Geco (Dynamit-Nobel)
Primer: Small Pistol
Bullet: Speer FMJ 124 gr.
Powder Accurate #2
Powderweight 4.1 gr
COL: 1.163 inches

Using of this data is at your own risk.

Swissman

 

[Redhorse702]

I love to reload.. been at it since 1967. Favorite 9mm powder for 115 gr fmj or hp in my M&P 9mm: SR7625 gives me 1113 fps with stunning accuracy and XTP or GDHP make no difference. I get good performance with 5.1 gr of HP-38 too. For all my 124 gr jhps (including Hornady HAP) it's 4.4 gr of Titegroup. I'm messing around with others now. My Beretta M9 and Taurus PT92 take a little hotter stuff and are inherently more accurate, perhaps because of 1 more inch of barrel. Not sure.

 

[littleriver1]

plus 1 for bullseye but I have used American select when that was all I could get.

 

[muddocktor]

I've found 9 MM to very amenable to multiple powders and shoot accurately. I've loaded Accurate #2, W231, Unique, Bullseye, HS6 and Blue Dot, which I am presently using. It gives good results for me and it is also impossible to make a dangerous overload, at least with 115 grain bullets because of case fill. I wish I could give some velocity numbers, but I don't yet have a chronograph. Santa Claus is supposed to bring me one. Of the others I've loaded with, the A #2 and HS6 metered best out of my old Lyman 55 powder measure. I would love to try some Accurate #5 or 7, but it is still catch as catch can for powder selection for pistols right now.

 

[trulyapostolic]

Accurate #5 and Power Pistol.

 

[PPCSHOOTER]

WSF FOR JACKETED BULLETS
CLAYS FOR LEAD
JIM P

 

[scooter123]

I'm going to suggest giving a new powder a try. Specifically Hodgdon CFE Pistol. Looking at the load data indicates that it is similar or slightly faster than Unique and as a ball powder it will meter much much better than Unique. In addition if those claims about it eliminating copper fouling it will reduce the work involved in cleaning your pistol after a range outing. BTW, I tend to view claims like this one to be more hype than fact so don't expect a huge reduction in the copper fouling you see.

 

[Moe Mentum]

Power pistol, Unique, W231/Hp38 all good for 9mm.

 

[RussellD]

WSF for jacketed,plated
WST for lead

 

[novalty]

Well this thread brings back old memories...

 

[Vortec MAX]

My two favorites (so far) are Bullseye and CFE Pistol.

Mike

 

[Bkreutz]

Well this thread brings back old memories...

This thread's only 5 years old (except the last few posts). Do you think the OP has gotten his question answered?

 

[H Richard]

From the number of you that mentioned 231 as the favorite powder is probably the reason I CAN'T FIND ANY. 231 has been my go to powder for ever "standard" load in nearly all calibers. Not for any magnum loads.

 

[mr-mom]

I just scored 10# of Bullseye, my favorite 9mm target load powder. Now I can load 9mm 'till H#%- freezes over!
Dave
SWCA #2778

 

[Nevada Ed]

I have uses Bull, Red, Green, Uniq.......
W231, 700x, 800x, SR 4756 and 4227 in all types of 9mm loads.

I have gone to the plated 115 and 124 in the last few years
for my target and standard loads in short and standard length
barrels for my 9mm work.

My best powder for 925 fps X-lite target to standard 9mm Luger
loads has been Red Dot. No other fast burning powder at only
3.5 grs can match it in accuracy for a light target load in "My" 3" pistol.

I would like to do more 4" barrel testing but it is hard to pull
that pistol out of the kids hands !!

It also beats out 98% of the powders in the 1115 fps factory
Dup. standard load department for general shooting ammo
in my little 3" barrel.

I also like the way it fills up the case............