I've been reloading using Hodgdon powders and Berry's bullets for a few years now; for .32 H&R Magnum, .44 Magnum, and .45-70 gvt. But as I started this week to research a 9x19 load using Hodgdon powder for the 124 gr plated round nose bullet from Berry's, I noticed the following;
Berry's recommends using using low- to mid-range jacketed bullet data.
Hodgdon warns users of their 2010 Annual Reloading Manual to load plated bullets using load data for a same-weight lead bullet. (See "Warning" at the bottom of page 70. The same warning is in the Hodgdon 2008 Annual manual).
For a 124 gr plated round nose bullet, that translates out to either:
4.0 - 4.7 gr WSF for a lead RN, or 4.7 - 5.3 gr WSF for FMJ RN.
VERY little overlap. Any thoughts which I should use? Are they really mutually exclusive, or do you think I can blend a bit here?
Berry's recommends using using low- to mid-range jacketed bullet data.
Hodgdon warns users of their 2010 Annual Reloading Manual to load plated bullets using load data for a same-weight lead bullet. (See "Warning" at the bottom of page 70. The same warning is in the Hodgdon 2008 Annual manual).
For a 124 gr plated round nose bullet, that translates out to either:
4.0 - 4.7 gr WSF for a lead RN, or 4.7 - 5.3 gr WSF for FMJ RN.
VERY little overlap. Any thoughts which I should use? Are they really mutually exclusive, or do you think I can blend a bit here?