So, cool thing to point out, the .327 and .380 have several recommended powders in common, though the .380 only uses about half of what the .327 uses in charge weight.
Now to the reason I'm posting, #1 I've been cranking out high velocity 85s in the single 7 and I love them, I'm just under max with cfe pistol, and I'm contemplating playing with imrtarget as well, but it's been brought to my attention that as fun as these loads are, the lady of the house thought this gun was to be added to HER arsenal and might appreciate a lil less snap out of it. With that in mind, I'm wondering if anyone has any results involving the .327 85 gr at 1400 fps or less? I'm leaning towards titegroup for this, but hp 38 is also on my radar. Alliant data suggests I should only run unobtainable 115 gr gold dots or I'd include their powders as well, and in this area, Alliant and hodgdon are the most likely to be found on a shelf.
Now onto the .380, we're loading for a Walther pk380 and it too is a blast! From available data, my high velocity choices for the .327 also work as hv possibilities for the .380, with titegroup getting perkier in the smaller case. Ideally I'd like a heavy duty 90 gr load to duplicate the sd factory ammo (haven't chronographed yet, but advertised at +1000 fps) which puts me on cfe pistol, imrtarget, and titegroup, of these, I'll choose 1st the one that uses the least amount of powder to obtain velocity to mitigate as much recoil as possible. Just for giggles, I might also load something less vicious, and hp 38 jumps up for this as well. So my questions are:
How does hp 38 do for either of these cartridges and since I'll be running through the auto drum, does it meter well? For either cartridge is there a better powder to do what I'm wanting to achieve?
Now to the reason I'm posting, #1 I've been cranking out high velocity 85s in the single 7 and I love them, I'm just under max with cfe pistol, and I'm contemplating playing with imrtarget as well, but it's been brought to my attention that as fun as these loads are, the lady of the house thought this gun was to be added to HER arsenal and might appreciate a lil less snap out of it. With that in mind, I'm wondering if anyone has any results involving the .327 85 gr at 1400 fps or less? I'm leaning towards titegroup for this, but hp 38 is also on my radar. Alliant data suggests I should only run unobtainable 115 gr gold dots or I'd include their powders as well, and in this area, Alliant and hodgdon are the most likely to be found on a shelf.
Now onto the .380, we're loading for a Walther pk380 and it too is a blast! From available data, my high velocity choices for the .327 also work as hv possibilities for the .380, with titegroup getting perkier in the smaller case. Ideally I'd like a heavy duty 90 gr load to duplicate the sd factory ammo (haven't chronographed yet, but advertised at +1000 fps) which puts me on cfe pistol, imrtarget, and titegroup, of these, I'll choose 1st the one that uses the least amount of powder to obtain velocity to mitigate as much recoil as possible. Just for giggles, I might also load something less vicious, and hp 38 jumps up for this as well. So my questions are:
How does hp 38 do for either of these cartridges and since I'll be running through the auto drum, does it meter well? For either cartridge is there a better powder to do what I'm wanting to achieve?