What is your 9mm accuracy load?

[Scharfschuetzer]

Lucky you to have a SIG 210! I shot one recently and it was hands down the most accurate pistol that I've ever shot.

The most accurate 9mm in my stable is a Browning Hi Power and it is usually a 2" to 2 1/2" gun at 25 yards for a full magazine.

My considerations for an accurate load depend on:

1. Quality brass and not range pick up of mixed brand and quality. Different brands will have different neck tension on the bullet and thus a slightly different pressure curve and velocity. This might be nit picking, but it ends up providing better groups.
2. Well cast bullets. I prefer casting the RCBS truncated cone style sized to .358" with ALOX lube, but good quality commercially cast bullets with powder coating have started to change my mind.
3. I like the Aliant flake powders from Bullseye to Unique for the 9mm, although Winchester 231 (Hodgdon HP 38) has produced good ammo too.
4. I've not noticed any difference in primers, so I use CCI or Remington mostly.

 

[cmj8591]

Lots of good ideas here. I'm going to have to paw around my odds and ends and try some different things. Sometimes we get caught up in doing things just because that's how we always did it. I have tried the 115 HAP's with Power Pistol and was really not impressed. 147's of any type don't seem to do well either. The lead 125's and Bullseye are the best so far by a lot. I am now trying 115 XTreme plated bullets with the same amount of Bullseye and they are showing some real promise. I will try to get some photos out this week end. Thanks for the ideas everyone!

 

[BE Mike]

I used to shoot Hornady fully encapsulated 155 gr. fmj out of a fully accurized Beretta 92 FS. I got good groups when driving the bullet very fast with Alliant Power Pistol (around 6.2 grains). I also used new Starline brass. This was a good 50 yard combination. If I were looking for a good, accurate 50 yard combo now, I'd probably try some jacketed hollow point bullets and drive them fast.