Buck13 said:
rcmodel said:
Prior to 2006 HP-38 and W-231 were two different powders, with two different sets of tested load data.
Which of them got discontinued?
It was the Winchester load data that got changed after 2005. Starting 2006, it showed the same as 2005 Hodgdon load data which remains til today. Here are 9mm 115/124/125 gr load data for comparison.
1999 - 2005 Winchester load data -
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=159609&stc=1&d=1329800605
115 gr FMJ W231 Start 4.4 gr (1045 fps) 25,900 psi - Max 4.9 gr (1135 fps) 32,600 psi
115 gr JHP W231 Start 4.3 gr (1010 fps) 25,800 psi - Max 4.8 gr (1120 fps) 32,100 psi
124 gr Lead RN W231 Start 3.3 gr (910 fps) 23,800 psi - Max 4.0 gr (1035 fps) 32,900 psi
124 gr FMJ W231 Start 4.2 gr (1005 fps) 28,800 psi - Max 4.5 gr (1060 fps) 32,700 psi
2006 Hodgdon load data -
http://castpics.net/LoadData/Freebies/RM/Hodgdon/Hodgdon2006.pdf
115 gr Speer GDHP W231/HP-38 OAL 1.125" Max 5.1 gr (1,167 fps) 28,100 CUP
125 gr Sierra FMJ W231/HP-38 OAL 1.090" Max 4.8 gr (1,088 fps) 28,800 CUP
Current Hodgdon load data -
http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/pistol
115 gr Speer GDHP W231/HP-38 OAL 1.125" Start 4.7 gr (1,075 fps) 25,300 CUP - Max 5.1 gr (1,167 fps) 28,100 CUP
115 gr Lead RN W231/HP-38 OAL 1.100" Start 4.3 gr (1,079 fps) 28,400 CUP - Max 4.8 gr (1,135 fps) 32,000 CUP
124 gr Berry's HBRN-TP W231/HP-38 OAL 1.150" Start 3.9 gr (920 fps) 27,400 PSI - Max 4.4 gr (1,037 fps) 31,900 PSI
125 gr Sierra FMJ W231/HP-38 OAL 1.090" Start 4.4 gr (1,009 fps) 24,600 CUP - Max 4.8 gr (1,088 fps) 28,800 CUP
125 gr Lead CN W231/HP-38 OAL 1.125" Start 3.9 gr (1,009 fps) 25,700 CUP - Max 4.4 gr (1,086 fps) 31,200 CUP
125 gr Hornady HAP W231/HP-38 OAL 1.069" Start 2.8 gr (753 fps) 25,300 PSI - Max 3.3 gr (876 fps) 33,600 PSI