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I've used AA#7 for some fairly stout loads with 115gn XTP's that I used on IDPA (the 500 free bullets I got with my press kit). Power Pistol in 9mm is quite a bit louder, and has a whole other lever of muzzle blast, and I've never even loaded power pistol near the max.

I'm seating these to 1.445". Its an OAL I got from Accurate, and its pretty close to what Hornady uses for their 125gn XTP.

I'm not really into modest mouse fart loads. I liked the way these power pistol rounds shot, they are just night and day different from the TG and W231 loads I'm familiar with. Is anyone using Power Pistol in .38's with any success?

Hi guys. I just loaded up some 125gn Berry's plated flat point bullets in .38 special for my model 10. I used power pistol, 5.8 grains, CCI small pistol primers. My previous .38's with these bullets were with W231 and Tightgroup. With 231 and TG, the loads felt and shot just like I would...

I've had a 9mm XDm for about a year and a half. I shoot at least 50 rounds a week from it, often more than that, so I can easily say that it has 5000+ rounds through it. How often should I expect to have to change the recoil spring? I've have not experienced any failures of any kind yet, but...

I have a 9mm load that I've done up with Federal and CCI small pistol primers. The Federal primers flattened out like mad, CCI's looked just like normal. Didn't chrono them, but same POI for what that worth.

I have calipers to measure these things, its not like I'm using a tape measure. My main problem is that in order to get the bullets set to what I'd consider firm enough, I'm cutting the plating on my bullets with the crimp. I'm just looking for a way to avoid this. I've loaded and shot several...

I don't have a mike, but I can tell a measurable difference between the 9mm and 38 bullets. Right at .002", .355" 9mm and .357 .38's. I measured the inside of several chamfered and deburred fully sized cases and they are right about .356". (sized after chamfering and deburring) This is with the...

Sorry, I just re-read my first post, I am not mixing .38 and 9mm bullets between the two. I'm reloading 125 and 158 grain .357" bullets in .38 and 115 and 124 grain .355 bullets in 9mm. All Berry's plated. My 9mm loads have great neck tension, they load and shoot great. Its just the .38's I'm...

I'm using .357" bullets, not .355". I'm also not belling the cases at all. They are not all that easy to start in, but once they are, they slide right in. I pushed on in way too far, and I pulled it back out with my fingers... My .38 bullets measure .002 larger than my 9mm bullets that work as...

I've been reloading 125 and 158 grain Berrys bullets in .38 and 9mm, with Lee 4 die sets. I've had zero issues with my 9mm, and I have actually had some really great results. With my .38's, I'm finding some of my cases when sized, with no belling, I can push the bullet into the case with hand...

The round dumping I am talking about went like this: From a prone position, at the start engage target one. You then had to move to another position to engage T2, 3 and 4.. A revolver shooter chose to dump all 6 rounds from 3 feet into the down 0 zone, reload and then engage the next three with...

I think that glocks and XD's and similar guns need to be in the same division, a glock 17 and an XDm are very similar guns, I can't really figure out why they don't compete against each other. I'm also pretty sick of guys that blast away early in a stage just to get a reload in to engage a...