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I'm not familiar with Red Hill. I'll check them out. I think whoever builds it will need the gun. I doubt blue guns are available. I am hoping to find someone local so I don't have to send it off.
Thanks!
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Do any of you CZ guys know anyone who makes a Holster for this model? A P01 holster will not work because the dust cover is too large. CZ Custom does not make a Holster for this model.
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13 hours ago, K-Texas said:
For 124 gr. JHPs I'll recommend what I use and that's Silhouette. I have loaded a good number of 124 gr. Gold Dots, and as far as JHP bullets for defense loads that are readily available to handloaders, there are none better. I load the 147 as well. Silhouette is chemically treated to reduce flash and there isn't a better choice for 124 gr. defense loads. IMO. The Speer factory 124 gr. +P load is easily duplicated with Silhouette, and it's doubtful that the charge would result in +P pressure. Speer might claim 1220 FPS from a 4" test barrel, but those I've chrono'd are around 1180 FPS at best.
Silhouette is also a good powder for range loads as well. Low standard deviations and great accuracy are pretty easy to get. True Blue is also good for that and doesn't flash much either.
Going back to the point about those 2 being very close in burn rate. In some cartridges like 9 x 19mm, Western data may show an identical charge, and that can also occur with AA No 5. But as the geometry of the cartridge changes, so do the similarities with .357 SIG and .40 S&W being good examples.
So based on my above criteria would you recommend Silhouette or true Blue?
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I have plenty of powders for creating light loads for the wife, kids and new shooters. I have a pretty good stock of WW231/HP38, Titegroup, AA#2, etc., and actually have a pretty good inventory of loaded ammo for that purpose. They don't shoot near as much as I do.
I am looking for a powder just for the medium to heavy loads I shoot and to put more back in storage. I'd like to create more 124 gr. ball ammo close to NATO specs to store and 124 gr. ammo that comes close the 124gr. +P Gold Dot or HST I carry. My carry guns are a G19, G19 Roland Special and a G43X w/15 round Shield Arms mags. But I also like to play around with about 10 other 9x19 handguns from Beretta, CZ, M&P, Sig, etc. Most of my previous heavier loadings were done with HS-6, Power Pistol and AA#7. But I know times have changed and their are probably better alternatives, hence my post.
I have been in love with the 9x19 since I bought my first Beretta 92FS from Long Beach Police supply during the Rodney King Riots.
I am looking forward to experimenting with True Blue.
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2 hours ago, K-Texas said:
I load the 124 gr. HST, certainly to +P in terms of velocity, and lets face it, a +P rating for 9mm these days is more about velocity or perceived effectiveness than it is for pressure. Just earlier today in the daily Ammoland email, Blackwater is getting into the ammo biz and advertise a monolithic 124 gr. +P Hollow-point while it's velocity is rated 1100 FPS.
Since I write the occasional article for the Western Powders blog, I hate to say that I do NOT depend on their 9mm data for my handloads. Those they show as +P have artificially inflated pressure, IMO, due to a tight chambered test barrel. Then you would need to ask why they would make +P loads with any faster burning powder than Silhouette. Both True Blue and Silhouette are capable of 1200 FPS with the 124 gr. HST. I've loaded it as fast as 1281 FPS that's not necessary in light of how well the HST has performed in my testing.
I mention this when the question is asked about a 9mm 124/125 gr. JHP that has no data of it's own. It is completely safe to use the SIERRA data for their 125 gr. JHP for a couple of reasons . . . well make that 3. #1, it has as long a shank as you will find on any copper-jacketed 9mm hollow-point bullet at that weight. #2, SIERRA and Lyman both load it very short at 1.075" and in one manual, they tested their 9mm loads with a 4" Hi-Point. The loads I test using the SIERRA data give more than the 1150 FPS that they show as their highest velocity. Their Max Charge of Silhouette chrono's 1175 FPS from my 4.47" Canik. It is not a stretch to believe that the load could be increased by .1 or .2 grs. to reach 1200 FPS and still be under the standard pressure limit of 35,000 PSI/33,000 CUP. The cut off for pressure, even when pressure is not listed, is rarely above 34,000 PSI. Then consider that the spec for 9mm NATO is 36,500 PSI/CIP, and that before SAAMI gave us the +P designation, 9mm Standard Max Pressure was 35,700 CUP where such loads test nearly identically to the 38,500 PSI Max Average Pressure for +P.
And in my mention of True Blue in the previous post I forgot to mention that it was also the most accurate powder tested by Lyman for the SIERRA 130 gr. FMJ Tournament Master, and SIERRA included that bullet in their 125 gr. data. I do not use or recommend AA No 5 for +P loads.
Great Info. Thank You for sharing. True Blue looks to be on my short list of powders as I don't load powder puff loads.
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From some internet reading it sounds like Ramshot True Blue and Silhouette are highly regarded for most bullet weights from std to +P loads.
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16 minutes ago, zzt said:
BE-86 won't get you to HST +P levels. You should be looking at powders in the N340-N350 burn rate range.
So for non VV powders you think something like Autocomp, HS6, AA#5, CFE?
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OK, I know this has probably been discussed many times, but I am assuming things have changed over the years.
I am wanting to stock way up on a single pistol powder that can be used to load from standard to full power in the 9x19.
By standard I mean WW Whitebox, Fiochi, S&B, etc. standard factory loadings in 115gr. and 124 gr.
By full power I mean Federal HST, Speer Gold Dot Defensive loadings in 124gr.
I load FMJ, JHP, Hi Tek Coated, etc.
Is there such a thing as a single powder that can cover this range of loads?
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Hey Guys,
I have about 5k 9x19 rounds I want to load up using the following components.
5k 147g. Speer Gold Dots
5k Starline new brass
5k CCI 550 (Small pistol magnum) primers
I am looking to duplicate the 147gr. +P factory load I get out of my stock G19. which run about 1025 FPS.
I am looking for a powder and/or load recommendation that will get me to 1025 fps with minimum flash/muzzle blast.
I have been handloading for about 30 years so understand the concept of start low and work up.
Thank You in advance for your assistance.
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Hey Guys,
I have about 5k 9x19 rounds I want to load up using the following components.
5k 124g. Speer Gold Dots
5k Starline new brass
5k CCI 550 (Small pistol magnum) primers
I am looking to duplicate the 124gr. +P factory load I get out of my stock G19. which run about 1225 FPS.
I am looking for a powder and/or load recommendation that will get me to 1225 fps with minimum flash/muzzle blast.
I have been handloading for about 30 years so understand the concept of start low and work up.
Thank You in advance for your assistance.
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I'll give that a shot. Thanks.