Unflappable
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Most of the questions about powder for 9mm Luger seem fairly generic, but I have some specific observations and questions.
I'm fairly new to reloading and so far have only loaded 45 ACP. I've experimented so far with Clays (not Universal Clays) and Bullseye. I really like the way my reloads shoot with Clays, I can be at either end of the load scale and they work great in the 3 guns in which I have tried it. (kimber 1911, XD Service Pistol and M&P 45) The felt recoil is low, it is accurate and clean.
The Bullseye is more picky. It does not work well in my guns at the low end of the scale and it is dirty (but I could live with the dirty part)
I'm getting ready to start reloading 9mm and want to find a powder with a fairly wide loading range, but not so wide or requiring high relative weights that I'll get into compressed loads.
As much as I like Clays, the range from min to max powder load is fairly small. Bullseye meets this requirement, but the powder flakes are very small and in the dry climate where I live I have some issues with static cling and the metering, while not bad, is not dead nuts perfect on every drop like Clays (Hornady LNL AP).
So the question is... which powder to use with a broad load range and granules which are not so small. Or if there is a powder with small granules that is not so sensitive to static that would work too. A powder with soft felt recoil like Clays would be an added bonus.
Thanks,
Unflappable
I'm fairly new to reloading and so far have only loaded 45 ACP. I've experimented so far with Clays (not Universal Clays) and Bullseye. I really like the way my reloads shoot with Clays, I can be at either end of the load scale and they work great in the 3 guns in which I have tried it. (kimber 1911, XD Service Pistol and M&P 45) The felt recoil is low, it is accurate and clean.
The Bullseye is more picky. It does not work well in my guns at the low end of the scale and it is dirty (but I could live with the dirty part)
I'm getting ready to start reloading 9mm and want to find a powder with a fairly wide loading range, but not so wide or requiring high relative weights that I'll get into compressed loads.
As much as I like Clays, the range from min to max powder load is fairly small. Bullseye meets this requirement, but the powder flakes are very small and in the dry climate where I live I have some issues with static cling and the metering, while not bad, is not dead nuts perfect on every drop like Clays (Hornady LNL AP).
So the question is... which powder to use with a broad load range and granules which are not so small. Or if there is a powder with small granules that is not so sensitive to static that would work too. A powder with soft felt recoil like Clays would be an added bonus.
Thanks,
Unflappable