Here's my grouping of powders suitable for 9mm by "relative" burn rate -
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=10271016#post10271016
Faster burning pistol powders:
No. 2 - Bullseye - Clays - WST - Red Dot/Promo - 700X - TiteGroup - Solo 1000 - Am. Select - International - Trail Boss - PB - N320 - AS - Ba9 1/2, Ba10 - Prima V/SV - Clean Shot/D032-03
W231/HP-38 - Zip - Green Dot - SR7625 - N32C - 206V - A1 - S020
Slower burning pistol powders:
Unique - Universal - BE-86 - Power Pistol - N330 - Ba9 - Ultimate Pistol/D036-07
No. 5 - HS6 - WSF - AutoComp - CFE Pistol - Herco - Sillouette - 800X - True Blue - N340 - 3N37 - D-20 - A0 - Auto Pistol/D036-03
This post explains each powder with close up comparison pictures referencing W231/HP-38 -
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=10094185#post10094185
I have Dillon 650 and powders you listed will meter well in the Dillon powder measure as they are small granule powders seen in the link above.
jdutton24 said:
Just getting into reloading 9mm ... Mainly target loads but if i can get a nice defensive load too then great.
For lower velocity target loads, consider faster burning powders like Titegroup/W231/HP-38 from your list and slower burning powders for higher velocity defensive loads needed to properly expand JHP/plated HP bullets like Gold Dot.
W231/HP-38 has been my reference powder for 380Auto/38Spl/9mm/40S&W/45ACP/45Colt the past 25 years and do not consider it dirty. Unlike slower than Unique/Universal powders which must be loaded at higher charges to burn more efficiently and produce accuracy, W231/HP-38 is flexible and can produce consistent chamber pressures at lower charges for accurate lighter target loads. As Walkalong posted, Zip is comparable powder to W231/HP-38.
Titegroup burns hot and violent and can get spikey with pressure near max charges. With very narrow start/max charge range, small changes in powder charge, OAL/COL and bullet seating depth/setback can easily create over max pressure conditions and I do not recommend Titegroup to new reloaders. However, it is less temperature sensitive than W231/HP-38 and can produce more accurate loads so it is popular with match shooters needing to meet power factor requirement (2"-3" shot groups at 25 yards with Berry's regular plated RN/Titegroup) -
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=9924922#post9924922
For decades, I have used WSF for defensive loads because of higher velocities/accuracy it produced compared to other powders. In recent years, have grown fond of BE-86 (which has similar burn rate as Power Pistol without the big muzzle flash) which I consider the modern Unique that meters well as BE-86 has produced more accurate 9mm/40S&W loads than my previous accurate loads (2" groups at 25 yards). -
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=9924922#post9924922
I consider CFE Pistol comparable to AutoComp but unless you are loading near max, you will obtain greater accuracy with faster burning powders. BTW, many match shooters like faster burning N320 for accurate/clean lower velocity target loads and Walkalong likes slower N340 for higher velocity loads.
If you had to buy only one powder for mostly target shooting, I would suggest W231/HP-38. I would suggest Unique/Universal and slower powders for defensive loads but if you had to go with one powder for both target/defensive loads, BE-86 would be my recommendation as it has produced accuracy at lighter charges than other slower powders and capable of higher velocities. Here's THR mega thread on BE-86 -
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=760289
While I shot USPSA matches with jacketed bullets, I practiced with Berry's and Rainier plated bullets. What I found with regular plated bullets (around .004" thick plating) is they start to lose accuracy above mid range jacketed load data. With thicker plated bullets around .010"-.014" (Berry's TP, Power Bond, RMR HM, X-Treme HPCB), accuracy is maintained to max jacketed load data.
Many report less accuracy from 115 gr plated RN bullets compared to 124 gr plated RN bullets. I attribute this mainly to shorter bullet base which results reduced neck tension that leads to inconsistent chamber pressures. While most manufacturers size 9mm plated bullets to .355" diameter, Berry's size their 9mm bullets slightly larger around .3555" and RMR size 9mm 115 gr HM RN even larger at .356" to improve neck tension/chamber pressure consistency for greater accuracy. RMR goes one step further by using harder alloy core of 11-12 BHN (hence the name "Hardcore Match") which resists reduction of bullet diameter during bullet seating/taper crimp and I get less bullet setback (essentially none) compared to other plated bullets with softer core.
FYI, here's a listing of plated bullet thickness and velocity rating -
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=10309500#post10309500