AJE Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I purchased a 3000 round case of the new round nose 147gr Blue Bullets. I was very happy to put some nice groups on paper with them last week and I'm equally happy now that I put some over the chornograph. Not only are the comfortably within power factor through my Glock 34, they also have a decent buffer through the Glock 26. Also of note with the blue bullets, they were pretty consistently weighing in at 149 grains, so I used that to calculate the power factors. All loads were with those bullets, at 1.125" OAL with CCI small pistol primers. The loads... I did two strings of this load over the chorno since I figured it was going to be my new "load up as many as I can" load. One was the first string fired out of the gun today, and the second string was the last. They were also on two different chronographs since one of them is a piece of junk. Glock 34: String 1 Max: 933 Min: 902 Range: 31 Ave: 916 Std Dev: 10.00 Max Power Factor: 138.9 Avg Power Factor: 136.5 Min Power Factor: 134.4 String 2 (gun was a little heated up at this point) Max: 949 Min: 922 Range: 27 Ave: 935 Std Dev: 10.73 Max Power Factor: 141.4 Avg Power Factor: 139.3 Min Power Factor: 137.4 Also wanted to try them out of a shorter barrel, in case I need to use a backup gun at a match, be it a 17, 19, or 26. Glock 26: (didn't put it on paper for groups yet) String 1: Max: 897 Min: 856 Range: 41 Ave: 879 Std Dev: 13.62 Max Power Factor: 133.7 Avg Power Factor: 131.0 Min Power Factor: 127.5 String 2: Max: 903 Min: 880 Range: 23 Ave: 889 Std Dev: 8.66 Max Power Factor: 134.5 Avg Power Factor: 132.5 Min Power Factor: 131.1 Max: 1,001 Min: 949 Range: 52 Ave: 977 Std Dev: 14.38 Max Power Factor: 149.1 Avg Power Factor: 145.5 Min Power Factor: 141.4 Max: 996 Min: 893 Range: 103 Ave: 928 Std Dev: 30.71 Max Power Factor: 148.4 Avg Power Factor: 138.3 Min Power Factor: 133.1 *this chrono data from a previous date* 147gr Xtreme plated 1.125"OAL 3.6gr WST Max: 963 Min: 914 Range: 49 Ave: 929 Std Dev: 14.32 Max Power Factor: 141.6 Avg Power Factor: 136.5 Min Power Factor: 134.4 Conclusions... I really like the Red Dot for 9mm. I think I'll reserve the rest of my WST for my .45 loads. Edited July 15, 2014 by AJE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Great information! Thanks for sharing it. I tried some red dot with blue bullet 125g and liked it quite a bit so I've loaded the rest of that box with them. I just got in another 1200 rounds and will most likely load those with e3 for the Ben Stoeger class I'm taking in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malarkey Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 On 7/15/2014 at 6:58 AM, ZackJones said: Great information! Thanks for sharing it. I tried some red dot with blue bullet 125g and liked it quite a bit so I've loaded the rest of that box with them. I just got in another 1200 rounds and will most likely load those with e3 for the Ben Stoeger class I'm taking in November. What was your load for the 125gr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 3 hours ago, Malarkey said: What was your load for the 125gr? 3.8g @ 1.135 gave me an AVG PF of 132. I chronographed mine with an M&P Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantom919 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I'm just about finished with 8lbs of red dot under 124gr bayou flat points. They're my practice load and have that very distinct smell when you shoot them. How does red dot meter for you? I found it fairly inconsistent so I relegated to practice loads only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef15 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Varies 0.1gr through my LnL, but takes a while to fully settle/pack, even with a baffle. Single digit SD under 155gr cast, very good ES, quite accurate from two G17s, tried 2.4, 2.6, and 2.8. Seems cleaner and more accurate with this bullet than my old standby Bullseye, better case fill adds some comfort, will be getting more. Haven't tried it with 147s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantom919 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 This stuff definitely fills the case. I'm using 4.1gr right now and it's slightly a compressed load. I use this powder to teach others on the press since there's no way to double charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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