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When it comes to the 105's you will be mostly on your own. I like shooting light bullets over fast powders for steel challenge and have been shooting 100gr Ibejihead SWC's for a while now. I got some 105gr Bayou and SNS bullets to try a while back and found them to be pretty accurate if you hit their sweet spots. Out of my XDM 5.25 this window is 1050 to 1150 FPS, using fast burning powders.
Out of what you have listed I have loaded 3 of those 4 powders. The best results I saw accuracy wise was 3.7gr of titegroup running 1141 FPS average and 3.4gr E3 at 1137 FPS average. 3.5gr WST ran 1054 FPS average, not quite as accurate as the TG or E3.
The very best load I have ever found was 3.8gr AA#2 at 1135 FPS. Other good loads for this bullet for me has been 3.4gr Clays at 1085 FPS and 4.2 of SR7625 at 1060 FPS.
Keep in mind at these load ranges you will very likely need a reduced power recoil spring for the gun to function, I run a 14lb spring in my XDM.
Running this bullet much faster or slower generally opens up the groups noticeably. I have run this bullet up to 1335 FPS over 4.95gr of N320 and had good accuracy so if you want to spend the time and energy, another window of accuracy may open up at higher speeds with some other powders, I just have not been inclined to do so.
Good luck with yours, post up some results so the base of information on the 105's can grow.
Thanks for all the great info Dave!
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I haven't tried 135's but hear is a bunch of data.
Excellent! Any chance one of those links exist for the 105's?
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Thanks for the info so far... still hoping to get some suggestions for the two that I can't find much (any) load data for.
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Just got some 9mm sample packs of 147 FP, 105 FP, and 135 RN from Bayou.
I will be loading to the following OAL's in my CZ 75B:
105's - 1.040"
135's - 1.110"
147's - 1.135"
I've got HP38/231, Titegroup, WST, and E3 to work with.
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Has anyone got some load data for E3 in 380 Auto? And yes.. I know all E3 is "not a pistol powder", no official load data, use at your own risk, etc.
Specifically, I'm looking for data and experiences with the Bayou 105 gr TC and the Extreme 100gr bullets.
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Darrell... are we talking about the same bullet?
http://www.bayoubullets.net/9mm-124-gr-tcg-100-ct/ -
I'm not seeing the bayou 124 TC. Am I just missing it?
Also, what do the colors mean? Do you happen to have this in an old excel format, so it can be sorted? -
Just found your data Darrell.
Awesome job, and thank you very much for all that testing!
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Thanks, but how about with WST?
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Does anyone have any experience with the Bayou Bullets 124 TCG in 9mm with WST powder? I'm running them in a CZ, so my COL is limited to 1.09". I loaded some with 3.3 and 3.5 grs of E3, and they shot pretty nice. Now I'm looking to experiment a little with the WST.
Based on some research and extrapolation, I'm guessing that 4.0 to 4.3 should be a safe starting load, but I would like to get some opinions from somebody that has actually used this combo.
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It is one of my favorite powers in 9mm. For the 124/125 grain moly or plated bullets you can load 3.3/3.5 for minor or 4.2 for major, for the 147 moly's 2.8 to 3.3 is a very soft and accurate load in all my guns. It gets cleaner as you get into the mid to upper load range and does well with lead and moly. I try to keep all of my loads at 1.135 to 1.45 OAL and have been very pleased with the results using e3.
Good info.
Do you happen to have any data for 115gr HP bullets?
I'm not a competitive shooter; just looking for a clean, accurate load with light recoil.
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This seems to be the most e3 info available for 9mm. Any other information you guys would like to share on e3 loads for 9mm or 38sp?
I've even heard of a local shooter testing it in 380 loads with good results, but that seems to be pushing the envelope a bit.
Need some suggestions for Bayou bullets.
in 9mm/38 Caliber
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Dave,
What OAL were you loading the 105's to? I'm limited to 1.040" max in my CZ
My initial reason for picking some up was...
I load the .355" Bayou 105's for my 380 Auto, and it's a pretty nice bullet. But, I think an extra thousandth in the diameter would help. Since the 9mm 105's are .356" (and I assumed the 380's should be the same?), I figured I'd try some of those in both the 380 and the 9mm.