I am brand new to reloading expect when i helped my dad when i was a little guy.
equiment i have: lee's classic press, lyman dps 3, redding 45 dies, and a lee's factory crimp die. speer loading manual #14, a lee loading manual that came with my reloading kit, and the new hodgon magizine style manual
I have been loading berrys 230gn round nose bullets with 231 powder at
5.8gn for my sig p220 45 and since i have been reading a bunch of dos and don'ts with plated bullets i just want to be sure im not got to burn my nose off when i go to the range.
i came up with the 5.8gn from the speer manual using fmj load data, 5.8gn is in the middle of the powder range
the other bullets that i loaded with my dad using the same bullets we used 700x powder at 4.9gn is this a safe load with these bullets???
we came up with 4.9gn from the speer manual and 4.9gn is also in the middle of the powder range
and for fucture info i will soon be loading 165gn berrys flat points for my wifes sig p229 using the 231 powder i don't have equiment for the 40 yet but its on its way, so i haven't looked it up yet but what would be a good starting point with these bullets??
i know its a lot of questions i just want to be safe and make sure im using the right loads.
Thanks
equiment i have: lee's classic press, lyman dps 3, redding 45 dies, and a lee's factory crimp die. speer loading manual #14, a lee loading manual that came with my reloading kit, and the new hodgon magizine style manual
I have been loading berrys 230gn round nose bullets with 231 powder at
5.8gn for my sig p220 45 and since i have been reading a bunch of dos and don'ts with plated bullets i just want to be sure im not got to burn my nose off when i go to the range.
i came up with the 5.8gn from the speer manual using fmj load data, 5.8gn is in the middle of the powder range
the other bullets that i loaded with my dad using the same bullets we used 700x powder at 4.9gn is this a safe load with these bullets???
we came up with 4.9gn from the speer manual and 4.9gn is also in the middle of the powder range
and for fucture info i will soon be loading 165gn berrys flat points for my wifes sig p229 using the 231 powder i don't have equiment for the 40 yet but its on its way, so i haven't looked it up yet but what would be a good starting point with these bullets??
i know its a lot of questions i just want to be safe and make sure im using the right loads.
Thanks