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Let me begin by saying I appreciate your patience and assistance with a total reloading noob. I've read that you're not supposed to use FMJ/JHP data when loading plated bullets, but that's all Alliant offers on their site... plus they don't even have Red Dot listed as an option for .40. I know some here have used it, and found one post with 4.7 gr of red dot under the berry's 180. I certainly wouldn't use a random post as definitive evidence of safety, however I would appreciate it if you could point me to some resources that do list red dot data for 180 grain plated (or I guess Lead is most comparable) for .40.
http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/recipedetail.aspx?gtypeid=1&weight=180&shellid=29&bulletid=42
http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/Powder.aspx?powderid=4
ALSO: when working up a load... obviously you generally start with minimum listed and slowly increase, although from what I've read here, light loads with Red Dot and similar powders can be problematic.
What about OAL? Do you just work up some dummy rounds and find one with the longest OAL (within spec) that seems to reliably feed and use that as the basis and see how it goes?
It seems that varying BOTH powder charge AND OAL when working up a load would introduce far too many variables, so it would be preferable to stick with one OAL, wouldn't it?
Thanks again for your patience.
For those curious: I am (hopefully) starting with Red Dot because:
1. it is bulky for its weight and will fill cases better than most other powders, preventing double charges
2. I have a few pounds of it ready to go.
One last thing: Am I correct in my assumption that fully plated rounds are okay for use in stock Glock barrels? I've run some searches and it appears so but I wanted to get another fresher opinion. I have read here that some are having no trouble with fully lead ammo in stock barrels but I don't plan on doing that at this point.
http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/recipedetail.aspx?gtypeid=1&weight=180&shellid=29&bulletid=42
http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/Powder.aspx?powderid=4
ALSO: when working up a load... obviously you generally start with minimum listed and slowly increase, although from what I've read here, light loads with Red Dot and similar powders can be problematic.
What about OAL? Do you just work up some dummy rounds and find one with the longest OAL (within spec) that seems to reliably feed and use that as the basis and see how it goes?
It seems that varying BOTH powder charge AND OAL when working up a load would introduce far too many variables, so it would be preferable to stick with one OAL, wouldn't it?
Thanks again for your patience.
For those curious: I am (hopefully) starting with Red Dot because:
1. it is bulky for its weight and will fill cases better than most other powders, preventing double charges
2. I have a few pounds of it ready to go.
One last thing: Am I correct in my assumption that fully plated rounds are okay for use in stock Glock barrels? I've run some searches and it appears so but I wanted to get another fresher opinion. I have read here that some are having no trouble with fully lead ammo in stock barrels but I don't plan on doing that at this point.