hankfan79 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Fellow shooters, I just recently purchased a order of 147gr Flat Points from Precision Bullets (Molys). I have loaded Montana Gold (124gr) for awhile and was curious of your load data. I am mainly concerned with OAL. I have normally used JHP's and I am curious if the FLAT POINT bullet is going to make a change. I am looking for a good load for IDPA that makes a little over 125,000 Power Factor in a Glock 34. Powder N320 Federal Primers Precision 147gr FP OAL =??? What is your OAL with N320 and 147 FP? Powder charge? Edited October 14, 2011 by hankfan79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowhand23 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I load BBI's and Bayou Bullet 147s with 3.1g of N320 and OAL at 1.135. Makes 128k PF out of a M&P Pro 5". YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankfan79 Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Are those flat points? Have you ever noticed your bullets touching the rifling of the barrel. Edited October 14, 2011 by hankfan79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowhand23 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Are those flat points? Have you ever noticed your bullets touching the rifling of the barrel. Yes, both are flat points. No problems with touching the rifling in the M&P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Are those flat points? Have you ever noticed your bullets touching the rifling of the barrel. Yes, both are flat points. No problems with touching the rifling in the M&P. Hmmm I had to go under 1.11 to clear the rifling in my old Pro. Hank, I too went from MG 124's to Precision moly 147's for a very short run. That shoulder sticks way out there brother. I suggest you make a dummy and try the barrel drop drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Hello: I use the Precision Moly 147 grain in my Glock 34. I use Tite Group powder which is close to N320 it seems. I use 3.1 grains TG, Winchester or Federal primers and a OAL of 1.140". It feeds fine and does not catch in the mag. The 1.140" OAL length will not work in a CZ Shadow or a Springfield XD without throating the barrel some. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Vigilante Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I am using the same 147g Precisions in my XDm 5.25 9mm and have to go down to 1.125 to get them to work. Can go a little bit longer in my M&P Pro 9mm. I am using 3.3 grains of N320 in mine-not chrono'd yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeyedme Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I load Bayou Bullets 147gr with 3.8g of N330 @1.135 for a 135pf - best for my gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankfan79 Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 Are those flat points? Have you ever noticed your bullets touching the rifling of the barrel. Yes, both are flat points. No problems with touching the rifling in the M&P. Hmmm I had to go under 1.11 to clear the rifling in my old Pro. Hank, I too went from MG 124's to Precision moly 147's for a very short run. That shoulder sticks way out there brother. I suggest you make a dummy and try the barrel drop drill. You load N320? What ya "cooking" with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I use 320 now when I load Production. I was using 3.6 Solo1000 with the Precisions if I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc51g Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 i have used prec moly 147 in my g34 for 2 years now. my load is vv320-3.2/1.135, pf is prob around 133ish so just back it off a little if you want a lower pf. my chrono results are a little poor. apparently i need a tougher chrono. 1.135-1.140 is as long as i would go for the glock mag. col can vary during loading and you dont want one to stick during a match. hope this helps, G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98sr20ve Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 The longest length that will fit your barrel MINUS .005". Seat a bullet too long, crimp it, drop it in your barrel, Keep shortening it till it drops in and goes THUNK and turns nicely with no drag. Subtract about .005" from this point. That is your safe, longest OAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Diss Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I load Bayou Bullets 147gr with 3.8g of N330 @1.135 for a 135pf - best for my gun. Where do you get Bayou 9mm in 147gr? The biggest I see is 135 on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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