Favorite Loads for 9mm Missouri Bullet Parabellum

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jwcrosby

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I recently purchased a box of Missouri Bullet's new 115 gr. RN for 9mm (Brinell 18) and now I'm ready to load, but need a recipe. Using a Glock 17. I happen to have Bullseye powder, but I'm open to buying something else if I can find it.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Jerry
 
Lead is fine in a glock provided you clean it every 100 to 150 rds or so throughly enough to prevent lead buildup in the bore.

I just loaded a K of these bullets over a fed sp primer and 4.5grs of ww231 at a COL of 1.130"
 
Lead is fine in a glock provided you clean it every 100 to 150 rds or so throughly enough to prevent lead buildup in the bore.

Very good point. I carry a mini cleaning kit to the range with me (bore brush, Hoppes #9, patch, lube) and inspect barrels/clean as necessary.


4.5grs of ww231 at a COL of 1.130"

Mild/moderate loads also help minimize bulged Glocked cases. :D

For Bullseye, I load 4.6-4.8 at 1.125" for lead - but use your barrel to determine COAL.
 
Lead in the Glock should be fine, especially in a 9mm. I really don't know what all of the hubbub is about shooting lead out of a glock barrel. I'm not saying that there aren't concerns. They just aren't directly related to lead.

What you should be concerned about is that 9mm is a high pressure round. Some loads get pretty close to the same amount of pressure generated in .357 magnum rounds. The problem with shooting reloads (not just lead, any reloads) in a Glock is that the stock barrel doesn't have a fully supported chamber and can't support a brass case that is in a weakened state from having been reloaded a bunch of time.

The fact is that kabooms can happen in many handguns, but seem to be happening most notably in Glocks. Of the reported kabooms in Glocks, very few of them were in 9mm's. The safe route to take is to just get yourself an after market barrel with a fully supported chamber.

Oh, another thing to watch out for, and one reason to be careful when shooting lead out of a glock is that lead reloads are dirty due to the lube/powder muck. If the chamber gets too dirty and the Glock won't go all the way into battery, you have to watch it, because Glocks will fire when they are slightly out of battery. If this happens, you'll likely get a kaboom.

The best thing to do is get a new barrel and do not get a reduced power recoil spring. The recoil spring is the only thing keeping a Glock in battery. If you can get away with a reduced power striker spring, that will also help to keep the gun in battery. It will also lighten your trigger pull, which is something that you may not want. I'd also use a powder that doesn't spike it's pressure. I think that you should avoid very fast powders like Bullseye, AA No. 2, etc. I use AA #5. It's a good middle of the road. When you go out to the range, just take a brush with you to clean out the chamber. You shouldn't have any leading problems with the projectiles. I've used a lot of them and have had no leading problems at all. Nothing that a few strokes of the brush won't take out.

This could happen whether you have a stock barrel or after market barrel.
 
Any recommendations for Missouri's 147 Grain Sub-sonic?

.356" Flat point.

I've been "researching" for a load for a M&P9c, and was considering AA7, what I've been finding is OAL running from 1.058" Lyman 49th, to 1.140" AA 3.4 Edition. With everything in between.

Head is still spinning after 2 hours of online research and looking at my manuals.

I'm not adverse to other powder recommendations...

I have Titgegroup, AA5 and Bullseye on hand too.

My main concern is the seemingly long OAL with AA 3.4 Edition data. I've read where there has been tumbling issues with this bullet unless loaded shorter, but I'm concerned with pressure issues.

This is only my second load with 9mm.
 
For MBC 147g I've been shooting:

3.4g W231 @ OAL 1.16"
3.8g WSF @OAL 1.16

Remember to start low and work your way up and always verify your loads in a manual.

PS: this thread is a year old
 
200 rnds of that bullet in glock 17. NO problem. 4.5 gr. H-38/231.
Check your OAL and crimp to make sure they go into full battery.
Ex LEO's glock - he'd never shot lead and said it was FUN.
It's his cc so I'm sure he cleaned it, never complained about leading to me.
 
I've loaded a good number of 115's using Unique with good results. 5.0 grains is what I used, if my memory serves me correctly.
 
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