final test 125gr 9mm coated

[Nevada Ed]

The manual calls for 1.06" oal but I threw in two powders at a longer 1.12" since they were flake powders.
* acc. loads

The Alliant powders at 1.12" in the C9 3.5" with a std cci;
Red Dot 945 to 1,015fps*
Green Dot 945* to 1,013fps

Load at 1.06" with cci500;
Bullseye 939 to 1,115fps*
CFE no min. 1092fps*
HS-6 1023 to 1173fps*

1.16" is a little long for this bullet and 1.12" looks and shoots better. I did not have any malfunctions with the short 1.06" OAL loads that I tested, even though they did look very short to me.

Lead is said to be good to 1,000fps but since this is a coated bullet, who knows what is going to be a "Good" fps for this new style bullet out of the 9mm pistol.

Good shooting.

 

[forestswin]

Thanks for the info
So Nevada
What's your conclusion on this brand of coated bullets?

Are you going to try coated bullets from other bullet casters?

As you know, I appreciate good groups over certain velocities and like to noodle with charge weights for groupings.

 

[Nevada Ed]

I have put 1,500 plated down range from 115, 124 and 147 and now working on the new (?) 135gr plated bullet.

The one lot of coated from my first company was a little on the "Rough side" and I thought the quality would be a little better but I was able to shot the .356 and .357 dia bullets, even though the .358 dia. were just too large to chamber in my pistol.
I may order again but did notice most of the bullets come .356" dia. and you could get a Blue bullet at the small .355" dia. if needed.
Just that there was almost always one "Flyer" out of each loading...............and three F/F problems but I just add that to being a new bullet and not having enough test to learn what is need for them to work in "My" pistol, speed, energy, wise, with the different powders used.

Bullseye to HS-6 will work but I did notice my pistol did pretty well with the new CFE pistol powder.
Later.

 

[fredj338]

Conventional lead bullets don't really have a vel limit in handguns. I have run them form 700fps-1500fps. Alloy, lube & size will determine leading & accuracy. Coated are the poor man's plated. Again, should be good at the same vel/pressure levels of lubed lead or maybe a bit higher.
I've run some PC bullets in my 6.8 @ 2000fps, decent accuracy, 3" @ 100, but I think I need to harden up the alloy since they do NOT have a gc.

 

[Nevada Ed]

2,000fps............... WOW !!

Very interesting on how hard they can be pushed if I had a barrel extension of 3.4".
Thanks for that information but I really bought the coated for just "Practice loads" for the girls and guys to toss down range at just low speeds and low recoil that one can shoot all day long, without major punishment to the body.

My test show that this brand of bullet liked from 945 to 1008fps for fair accuracy that I could put up with.
I also noticed that the fast Bullseye and the slow HS-6 powders at both ends of the stick did not do well in my accuracy test, which was weird.

Bullseye at 938fps had the largest "Pattern" of all the test !!
CFE at just 916fps was close behind, so I am thinking the bullet needs to be around 945fps minimum to pick up accuracy.
When Bullseye was picked up to 1022fps, the loads started to "Pattern" again and HS-6 at 1105fps, also started to open up.

My next test will be with the lighter 115gr coated bullet, to see if things might improve any. Just that I HATE flyers...............
I have two loads of coated to test in my 38 snub with the .358 dia. bullets. Maybe that is where they belong ?
Later.