I went through the steps to make a sample set of dummy rounds. All passed plunk test in cartridge checker and barrel, cycles through my Beretta 92S just fine. I just want to make target/plinking loads, not concerned with ultra accuracy at this point, just want them to work. Components as follows
* Mixed 9mm range brass - all .744-.750" case lenght, not separated by brand
* Xtreme Bullet - XJ9MM-124RNFMJ-B0500
* OAL - 1.135" - Speer data for 124 grain TMJ - RN
* Primer CCI 500 Small Pistol Primer
* Win 231 - 4.0 grains start 4.5 grains max - Speer data same as above
I was thinking I would just start at the lower end of this for powder charge, and make some at 4.1 grains, with the above components. Any tips of words of wisdon?
As an aside, for anyone who read the other thread on the Hornady dies with the roll crimp, I used them to put a 1/16" turn of crip and - seemed to work enough to take and bell out of the case, but the rim is still proud to headspace against, so - they work good, and I would not know the difference with such a light crimp.
I'm not fully sold on the OAL or the charge. I measured some factory rounds and they were much shorter, and read a bunch on OAL and such, but - from what I've read those are common questions on a new cartrdige working out the details.
* Mixed 9mm range brass - all .744-.750" case lenght, not separated by brand
* Xtreme Bullet - XJ9MM-124RNFMJ-B0500
* OAL - 1.135" - Speer data for 124 grain TMJ - RN
* Primer CCI 500 Small Pistol Primer
* Win 231 - 4.0 grains start 4.5 grains max - Speer data same as above
I was thinking I would just start at the lower end of this for powder charge, and make some at 4.1 grains, with the above components. Any tips of words of wisdon?
As an aside, for anyone who read the other thread on the Hornady dies with the roll crimp, I used them to put a 1/16" turn of crip and - seemed to work enough to take and bell out of the case, but the rim is still proud to headspace against, so - they work good, and I would not know the difference with such a light crimp.
I'm not fully sold on the OAL or the charge. I measured some factory rounds and they were much shorter, and read a bunch on OAL and such, but - from what I've read those are common questions on a new cartrdige working out the details.