RugerSteve
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I bought a reloader several months ago and have been waiting to try out some of the reloads that I did. *Here is my load data: 9mm, 115gr plated bullet (Rocky Mountain Reloading), Hodgton HP-38, 1.100 OAL. *I loaded about 10 rounds with 4.1-4.2gr of powder, and figured that was probably too low on the min side, so I loaded 25 rounds with 4.5gr of powder. *I was going to dissasemble the 4.2, but was curious if they would work. The recipe from Hodgdon is 4.3-4.8 of powder, using 115 lead round nose, and OAL of 1.100.
The guns I was using today was a Glock 26, and a Ruger SR9c. Upon firing the 4.2gr, I had several jams and non ejects on both guns. Upon using the 4.5, they fired better, but I still had a couple of misfeeds and non eject jams. *I take it that I should bump up the amount of powder? I just don't want to go to max if that posses a danger of safey. That is my number one concern. Also, I am wondering about the discoloration of the used shells. I noticed that the spent shells the range gave me, are alot less discolored and burnt looking than mine. Would there be a reason for the added discoloration? *I have a minimum crimp on mine, should there be more?
http://s1119.photobucket.com/user/steveandbelinda/media-full//9mmjpg_zpscdd7a774.jpg.html
The guns I was using today was a Glock 26, and a Ruger SR9c. Upon firing the 4.2gr, I had several jams and non ejects on both guns. Upon using the 4.5, they fired better, but I still had a couple of misfeeds and non eject jams. *I take it that I should bump up the amount of powder? I just don't want to go to max if that posses a danger of safey. That is my number one concern. Also, I am wondering about the discoloration of the used shells. I noticed that the spent shells the range gave me, are alot less discolored and burnt looking than mine. Would there be a reason for the added discoloration? *I have a minimum crimp on mine, should there be more?
http://s1119.photobucket.com/user/steveandbelinda/media-full//9mmjpg_zpscdd7a774.jpg.html
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