Do you vary load for barrel lengths?

[LiveLife]

Gearing up for another reloading session and wondered. Do you vary the powder charge for different length barreled pistols?

I load for both full size and sub compact pistols in 9mm, 40S&W and 45ACP and find that I need to tailor the loads to reliably cycle the stiffer recoil spring sets in the subcompacts as full size pistols will reliably cycle lower powder charges.

If I was just loading for full size pistols, I would be fine with start-to-mid range load data for target loads. For subcompacts, I need to use mid-to-high range load data.

 

[Walkalong]

Everything I load will cycle everything I have.

 

[rcmodel]

Same here.

But I don't load starting loads in mass quanities.

All my standard loads pretty much duplicate factory loads near as I can get them.

rc

 

[cfullgraf]

I used to have a sub compact 40 S&W pistol that would break after a time when shooting factory level ammunition. Recoil would bend the take down pin to the point it could not be removed.

I would load rounds for it less powerful than my full size 40 S&W in hopes of not destroying the sub compact.

 

[gamestalker]

I'm sure some tailor the loads to the barrel, I don't. I load for SC and full framed pistols with the same load, which for me would be a full house load. I've never broke a gun of any shape, size, or caliber as yet.

 

[mnhntr]

never had that issue