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Over Thanksgiving with the 20% discount I decided to try the X-Treme 124gr FP out. Since these are only rated to 1200fps, all my load development will be done for 9mm. No need to try them out in 357sig.
My plan is to do a full powder workup using at least BE-86, HP-38 and PowerPistol, only CCI500 primers and a COL of 1.060". I have not seen much gain in accuracy playing with the COL, so I will just stick with my normal COL. part of the plan is to just see what data the loads produce, and then decide which loads I want to use and for what purpose. Hopefully these results will help somebody else looking for something specific.
The following load results are from my PowerPistol load. My target decent load was 5.6gr, and then bracket loads lower and higher than 5.6gr. I decided to have more loads below 5.6gr due to these bullet rated lower than 1200fps. I did not expect another accurate load over 1100fps. As expected the 5.6gr load performed very well. This is a load I have used with different bullets and it always performs well. Another accurate load was my starting load of 5.3gr. I think this load could have produced a better grouping, since I could see only one hole after the first 4 shots, and then messed up a bit with the last shot. I will probably test this load again, but maybe do a 5.2gr, 5.3gr and 5.4gr load again just to verify.
The testing was done using a rest from 15yards, with the chrono placed at 4 yards. Please note that the scope was not zeroed since I was only looking at grouping results.
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.3gr, CCI500
Average: 1022
ES: 20
SD: 8.3
Force: 288
PF: 126
Velocities: 1013, 1028, 1020, 1033, 1016
Grouping @ 15yd: 0.63"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.4gr, CCI500
Average: 1027
ES: 21
SD: 9.4
Force: 290
PF: 127
Velocities: 1035, 1019, 1018, 1028, 1039
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.35"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.5gr, CCI500
Average: 1050
ES: 14
SD: 5.7
Force: 304
PF: 130
Velocities: 1052, 1054, 1048, 1041, 1055
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.37"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.6gr, CCI500
Average: 1062
ES: 18
SD: 6.7
Force: 310
PF: 131
Velocities: 1061, 1056, 1074, 1062, 1061
Best Grouping @ 15yd: 0.47"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.7gr, CCI500
Average: 1064
ES: 11
SD: 4
Force: 312
PF: 131
Velocities: 1063, 1059, 1065, 1070, 1066
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.6"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.8gr, CCI500
Average: 1072
ES: 30
SD: 13.7
Force: 316
PF: 132
Velocities: 1073, 1083, 1089, 1059, 1059
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.26"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
My plan is to do a full powder workup using at least BE-86, HP-38 and PowerPistol, only CCI500 primers and a COL of 1.060". I have not seen much gain in accuracy playing with the COL, so I will just stick with my normal COL. part of the plan is to just see what data the loads produce, and then decide which loads I want to use and for what purpose. Hopefully these results will help somebody else looking for something specific.
The following load results are from my PowerPistol load. My target decent load was 5.6gr, and then bracket loads lower and higher than 5.6gr. I decided to have more loads below 5.6gr due to these bullet rated lower than 1200fps. I did not expect another accurate load over 1100fps. As expected the 5.6gr load performed very well. This is a load I have used with different bullets and it always performs well. Another accurate load was my starting load of 5.3gr. I think this load could have produced a better grouping, since I could see only one hole after the first 4 shots, and then messed up a bit with the last shot. I will probably test this load again, but maybe do a 5.2gr, 5.3gr and 5.4gr load again just to verify.
The testing was done using a rest from 15yards, with the chrono placed at 4 yards. Please note that the scope was not zeroed since I was only looking at grouping results.
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.3gr, CCI500
Average: 1022
ES: 20
SD: 8.3
Force: 288
PF: 126
Velocities: 1013, 1028, 1020, 1033, 1016
Grouping @ 15yd: 0.63"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.4gr, CCI500
Average: 1027
ES: 21
SD: 9.4
Force: 290
PF: 127
Velocities: 1035, 1019, 1018, 1028, 1039
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.35"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.5gr, CCI500
Average: 1050
ES: 14
SD: 5.7
Force: 304
PF: 130
Velocities: 1052, 1054, 1048, 1041, 1055
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.37"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.6gr, CCI500
Average: 1062
ES: 18
SD: 6.7
Force: 310
PF: 131
Velocities: 1061, 1056, 1074, 1062, 1061
Best Grouping @ 15yd: 0.47"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.7gr, CCI500
Average: 1064
ES: 11
SD: 4
Force: 312
PF: 131
Velocities: 1063, 1059, 1065, 1070, 1066
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.6"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
9mm, SP2022, 3.9"
Case: WCC
COL: 1.060"
Xtreme, 124gr, FP, PowerPistol, 5.8gr, CCI500
Average: 1072
ES: 30
SD: 13.7
Force: 316
PF: 132
Velocities: 1073, 1083, 1089, 1059, 1059
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.26"
Test Date: 12/26/2017
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