LarLaw

Unfortunately, I have 1000 of these. When they are gone I will move on to something else.

My G19 is a gen 3. I used the 1.13" OAL that Sarge suggested for the Berry 9mm 124 gr HBFN TP and that seems to work. Did some testing this morning and it seems that 3.8 gr of W231 is the lowest load where I have no problems with ejection. That load averaged 918 fps. Will do some more testing with gradual increases and see what happens. I'm a little nervous about dropping the OAL down to 1.05" for my XDS, but will start with 3.4 gr of W231 and work my way up until I have no ejection problems and go from there. 1.054" is the absolute maximum that will pass the plunk test on that gun with that bullet.

Yes, I do have a chronograph and plan to try some very cautious tests. Just wondering if anyone has tried to load them that short.

I just used a dummy round with the plunk test to sneak up on a maximum OAL for my Springfield XDS. The maximum OAL that will pass the plunk test for a Berry 9mm HBFN TP in that barrel is 1.054. If I allow for some variance in production and put my absolute low at 1.050, is that too short to try? Has anyone tried loading them this short?

Great advice. I don't want to blow up my gun and/or my face. Thanks.

Thanks Sarge. The 1.13 OAL may also chamber in my XDS. I'll try that tomorrow.

I am reloading Berry 9mm 124 gr HBFN TP with Winchester 231 powder and am having trouble with the minmum OAL. The load data on the Hodgdon website states that the minimum OAL should be 1.150" which will not chamber in my Glock 19 (it fails the plunk test miserably). I made some dummy rounds and found that I have to go down to 1.40" for it to pass the plunk test in the Glock barrel. Since I am fairly new to reloading, I called Hodgdon and they told me that they tested this same bullet and I should never go below 1.150 to avoid excessive pressures. If that is true, then I cannot use this bullet in my G19. Have any of you guys experienced this? What is the minimum OAL you use for this bullet with Winchester 231? My Springfield XDS would have to have an even shorter OAL for this bullet to chamber.