AA #7 for 9mm target loads

[JO JO]

Anyone use aa#7 for 9mm 124/125 gr
target loads ?
I know folks use it for hotter loads
But how about target load bullet will
Be acme 125 gn coated RN
I understand that there is lots of other powder's for this application but aa#7 is available locally ,
Thanks for any shared experience with this

 

[JO JO]

Also I do use aa#7 for my 44 mag
Plinking loads with good results

 

[joneb]

I have used #7 to replicate Hornady 135gr Critical Defense loads in a Springfield 9x19 XDS with a 3.3" barrel using Xtreme 135 gr plated bullets, it worked very well. The POA and POI was spot on as well as the accuracy and velocity. These were not plinker loads.

 

[fxvr5]

I've gone as low as 6.0 grains with #7 and 124/5 grain jacketed bullets. They produce about 1,000 fps from a 5" barrel.

 

[Warpiece]

I like aa#7 a lot for 9mm, but any time I try to run it much under max, I get unburnt powder all over everything.

 

[lbs]

Yeah,load near max.it's more of a push on recoil than a snap.

 

[Cfish]

I have experienced a lot of unburnt powder residue when using AA7 for 9mm target loads.

 

[CQB45ACP]

I use it with 115gr RN on the low end and haven’t experienced any of the downsides others mentioned like unspent powder or excessive dirtiness. Didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to be doing what I was doing, now that I do know, I’ll have all the problems

 

[41 Mag]

One of my favorite powders for loading 115gr and 124gr plated and cast over 7.0grs.

 

[Toprudder]

The one time I did a full load workup in 9mm with AA7, I was impressed at how well it worked through the whole charge range. It had low ES and SD even at the lower charges. I don’t remember it being dirty, but just about any powder will burn cleaner at the higher charges.

If it is the only thing available, I would not hesitate to use it.

 

[JO JO]

Thanks guys going to give it a try

 

[Howland]

I've used AA7 but only for 145 gr. cast. It gave very good accuracy and the same POI as my 147 gr. carry ammo. I shot many thousands of rounds loaded slightly under book maximum and did observe a small amount of unburned powder, but in all those handloads never experienced one malfunction.