Ridenemwild Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Loaded up some power pistol for a 9mm 147 gr load. The results where not what I expected. Velocities where higher than expected. Just wanting some other opinions on if this will be a usable powder or not. I started .2 gr lower than the start load since the data called for a 1.130 coal and I like to load at 1.125 so that it plunks and spins in all my pistols. The std deviation of the higher load was alot higher than my normal titegroup load. Shot this out my Sig 226 legion. The max load is listed as 5gr so I was nowhere close to it. I also loaded some at 4.6gr but didn't feel safe trying them. My load data 147 sns rn. 1.125. 4.2gr power pistol. 898 fps. Std deviation 5.3 147 sns rn. 1.125. 4.4gr power pistol. 925 fps. Std deviation 11.4 Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taroman Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 In the ballpark. My data: 147 POWER PIST 4.0 870 932 894 62 15.41 147 POWER PIST 4.1 864 958 917 94 22.94 147 POWER PIST 4.6 997 1035 1015 38 11.56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7mmb Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Power Pistol was made specifically for 9mm Luger and was loaded in factory ammo long before it was offered as a canister propellant. It is definitely a usable powder in 9mm. It will give top velocities in 9mm so I wouldn't worry about them being higher than you expected. In my experience SDs are larger with starting loads and decrease as you approach max. Try more powder to lower your SDs. You are still well within safe specs. .005" deeper won't make a huge difference in pressures. Power Pistol is one of the top powders in 9mm. Much better suited to the cartridge than a fast powder like Tightgroup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenemwild Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 I am loading for idpa. Would like to stay at around 890 fps or 130 pf. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdude Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Ridenemwild said: I am loading for idpa. Would like to stay at around 890 fps or 130 pf. Then it sounds like your 4.2 gr load is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenemwild Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 Yea. Gonna check it for accuracy. Just wanting to make sure I was in the right ballparkSent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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