Crazy Horse
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LiveLife,
So what's the shortest OAL you've used when using WST for 9mm?
1.150" but as max case fill calculation I have done for 1.135", 4.6 gr won't be a compressed charge.So what's the shortest OAL you've used when using WST for 9mm?
Did you mean the LONGEST that will work in all pistols?Use the shortest OAL that will work in all the pistols for the particular bullet.
I absolutely agree, especially depending on which member is posting. Besides, THR is like any other online forum and fully states that in the disclaimers on bottom of every page:Honestly, and with all due respect to The High Road, a forum is not best resource for facts. That's because any yahoo can post whatever they are thinking at the time.
Hodgdon has a web page on compressed loads. I think it's fair to say that they are experts since they sell Winchester, IMR and Hodgdon brand powders and provide us handloaders with tons of valuable data. They've been in the powder business a while, so I suspect they know a thing or two about gunpowder and handloading.
So why won't Hodgdon publish compressed load data or any load data for WST and 9mm?Hodgdon is spot on with compressed loads using wst in the 9mm.
If the manufacturer of powder has no data for WST and 9mm, there is a message there.When in doubt, ask the experts. Who are the experts? Powder manufacturers
... They all have some way to contact them, either by phone or email, and I've found them happy to reply to questions.
LiveLife,1.150" but as max case fill calculation I have done for 1.135", 4.6 gr won't be a compressed charge.
If you need to use shorter OAL, having the bullet length will allow us to calculate the max case fill for that OAL/bullet length with WST.
So to determine bottom of bullet after being seated, subtract the bullet length from the OAL:As far as powder charge, I'll be loading to 4.2gr of WST.
The bullet length is .5890 ... OAL I'm looking at seating the bullet to 1.125-1.130
No worries, ThankSo to determine bottom of bullet after being seated, subtract the bullet length from the OAL:
1.125" - 0.589" = 0.539"Subtracting this number from average resized case length will give you (Some resized WIN brass measures 0.747"):
0.747" - 0.539" = 0.208"So measure 0.208" down from case mouth with the end of your caliper and mark inside the case. Fill the case with WST to this mark weigh. This is max case fill before bottom of bullet starts compressing the powder charge.
I am visiting my parents out of state and will be back home tonight to do the weighing of powder charge if you don't get to do so.