vwynn Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Hey all just wanna introduce myself. Been loading for... about 1 hour total LOL and so far just trying to get things dialed in. Read a lot and still new. Only reloading 9mm right now.. before i step up to 223. Current Setup Hornady LNL AP Hornady LNL AP Case Feeder Hornady New Dimension 9mm set Hornady Powder Cop die Lee Factory crimp die 9mm Powder: 8# Titegroup 8# WSF Primer: XXXX Winchester SP XXXX Tula SP Bullets: Berry 124gr RNDS 124gr Lead n yea some other ish... Just gunna keep on reading Thanks all! -Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwynn Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 First load: straight from the Hodgdons data base. 9mm Berry 124 Gr FMJ Titegroup 4.0 Winchester SPP 1.090" COL. is it good? i dont know yet ... only got 15 rounds loaded for testing.. when i get home from school ill do 3.8, 4.0, 4.2, 4.4... about 10 rounds each. any tips?? also.. is it me or 1.090 OAL is kinda short? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Welcome to the forum. You don't need to waste the time and components to load any at 4.4. I think with the Berrys you will be pretty good around 4.0-4.2 maybe even less. What gun? It makes a big difference since velocities change markedly with different guns and barrel lengths. 1.090 sounds short but I'm not certain what the bullet profile is on your particular bullet. Take your barrel out of the gun and clean the chamber well. Load a dummy out to about 1.17 or so and drop it in the chamber. you will know if it touches the rifling which it probably will. You should hear a distinct "ker plop". Then tip the barrel over and the round should slide right out. Keep shortening the round until it falls in and falls out without touching. Then make sure it fits in the mag with room to spare. In a Glock for example the max oal length is generally determined by what fits in the mag as the chambers are pretty long. If the bullet is a round nose type then you will probably end up somewhere around 1.14-1.15 or so. I used to load Montana Gold 124's which are round nose types out to 1.14 with 4.2 TG. and made over 130 PF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwynn Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 Mr Sanders Thanks for the response and tip! ill look into adjusting the OAL. My only concern would be pressure in the round after making adjustments.. but then again im going long vs short which decreases pressure from what i understand. Ill give it a go! Gun is... M&P 9 + Apex DCAEK, n some other goodies.. -Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKAVELI Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Welcome to the forums... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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