Strick Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I am looking for a load for 135gr Bayou Bullets using either Solo 1K OR hp38. I also have some TG but I am not sure how smokey that would be even with the "smokeless" lead bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddrod Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Check out my video. The Bayou bullet with TG is the second one tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddrod Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRLFNEdXOAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Nice test.... but... I would have liked to seen a mag full of WWB and/or Federal store bought shot somewhere in the test to see how much difference there is.... To me it appeared the Solo was a little less smokey.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noylj Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Todd: What was your conclusion while firing? None of them seemed all that bad and none were all that clean. Personally, I just don't notice my smoke, but I do notice the smoke from the person next me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strick Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 The smoke doesn't bother me that much either, other than breathing it in all day. It is just that this time of year when it gets dark out my weekly wednesday night shoot gets a little touch with too much smoke. So do any of you guys have any load data. I have been looking but haven't come up with much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddrod Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) Todd: What was your conclusion while firing? None of them seemed all that bad and none were all that clean. Personally, I just don't notice my smoke, but I do notice the smoke from the person next me. All the lubes with Parafin really smoked alot with the TG. The Carnuba Red lube is the best I have tried so far. It keeps my barrels nice and shiny with very little sooty waxy build up in the gun. The smoke does not bother me much either. I did the test because of a discussion that was going on at the time. Edited September 27, 2011 by toddrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddrod Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Info direct from Accurate said 3.0 - 3.3 grains of Solo behind a 135g lead bullet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddrod Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Nice test.... but... I would have liked to seen a mag full of WWB and/or Federal store bought shot somewhere in the test to see how much difference there is.... To me it appeared the Solo was a little less smokey.. Here is Donnie's youtube video and he shoots WWB at the end for a comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cy Soto Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) Info direct from Accurate said 3.0 - 3.3 grains of Solo behind a 135g lead bullet When I was shooting bare lead bullets I had to go to 3.6gr of Solo 1000 with 135gr bullets to make PF. With an OAL of 1.125" it chronoed 130PF out of a G17 OEM barrel (yes, I used to shoot bare lead out of a Glock barrel and, contrary to popular belief, it never went KB). Edited September 27, 2011 by Cy Soto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoBolo Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I use the Bayou 135gr for Steel out of my open gun and for a Production load in my CZ Shardow. 4.0gr of WST Set 1.145. No smoke and very accurate @ 130pf. Recoil is absent in the open gun, very mild in the CZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxerglocker Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I use the Bayou 135gr for Steel out of my open gun and for a Production load in my CZ Shardow. 4.0gr of WST Set 1.145. No smoke and very accurate @ 130pf. Recoil is absent in the open gun, very mild in the CZ. Same load 4.0 WST backing a 135g Bear Creek RN at 1.150..... consistently 1000 fps (135Pf) out of my 5 inch STI Spartan and like CocoBolo said "No smoke and very accurate". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strick Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 I went out yesterday with some that were loaded with 3.8 gr of Solo 1K. They ran great, seemed to be pretty accurate, and were around 129 PF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWFAN Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I run 3.8 solo with a 147 to get enough cushion in the summer months from the reverse temp sensitivity. 3.8-4.0 and a 135gr bullet sounds about right depending on the Lot you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strick Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 So Solo 1K gets slower when it gets hotter? I should be ok then since it was 95 yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWFAN Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 So Solo 1K gets slower when it gets hotter? I should be ok then since it was 95 yesterday. Yes.. Solo1K is reverse temp sensitive. Not to much that I worry in the winter, but the primers do get a little flat when its 20 degrees. I run enough powder that I run 134pf on a hot day, so that when the chrono man leaves my ammo in the sun for an hour or two, then shoots it, it still makes pf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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