JBrady555
Member
Hello all I am new to reloading as you probably already know if you read my loose bullets threads. I got my problems worked out and am now putting together my first few loads. The only powder my lgs had that would work for 9mm was IMR Hi Skor 700x which was cool because it's one of the powders that the lyman manual used for 9mm.
I started at 3.7gr with a 124gr tmj at 1.149. It was nice and light in my g17 and cycled all the test rounds. After doing some research it seemed that a lot of glock reloaders were using a OAL around 1.135. So with my second test I shortened the round to 1.135 and I also used 4.0 grains of 700x since my first test was at the minimum per the lyman manual. They all fired and cycled with a little more recoil but not as much as factory ammo.
My questions are where do I go from here? I haven't been able to do any accuracy testing but should I just leave the load alone and shoot it now? Does 4 grains of 700x with a 124gr sound about right to you guys, or am I not reaching this powder/bullet combos full potential. I'm a beginner so I'm just not sure when it's time to quit testing and time to start loading larger quantities. Thanks for any insight.
I started at 3.7gr with a 124gr tmj at 1.149. It was nice and light in my g17 and cycled all the test rounds. After doing some research it seemed that a lot of glock reloaders were using a OAL around 1.135. So with my second test I shortened the round to 1.135 and I also used 4.0 grains of 700x since my first test was at the minimum per the lyman manual. They all fired and cycled with a little more recoil but not as much as factory ammo.
My questions are where do I go from here? I haven't been able to do any accuracy testing but should I just leave the load alone and shoot it now? Does 4 grains of 700x with a 124gr sound about right to you guys, or am I not reaching this powder/bullet combos full potential. I'm a beginner so I'm just not sure when it's time to quit testing and time to start loading larger quantities. Thanks for any insight.