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Best Load for CZ SPO-1 Shadow


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most people report good results with 124-125 weight bullets, and some like 147s.

my load for the past 3 years has been:

124-125 grain jacketed bullet

4.1 grains of hodgdon titegroup

federal small pistol primer

mixed brass

1.085" overall length

it yields about 135 PF. i never worry when i go to chrono regardless of weather and gets extra insurance on steel. federal primers are very soft and you can tune your CZ to have a very light revolver like DA pull and still light them off.

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most people report good results with 124-125 weight bullets, and some like 147s.

my load for the past 3 years has been:

124-125 grain jacketed bullet

4.1 grains of hodgdon titegroup

federal small pistol primer

mixed brass

1.085" overall length

it yields about 135 PF. i never worry when i go to chrono regardless of weather and gets extra insurance on steel. federal primers are very soft and you can tune your CZ to have a very light revolver like DA pull and still light them off.

I load longer but my chamber has been reamed to do so, but that is my basic load as well.

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124 gr. Montana Gold Hollow Point

4.2 gr. Vihtavouri N320

1.09" OAL

Federal or Winchester primers.

My chrono is 134 but I was 137 a the last Sectional I attended. It's soft shooting either way.

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most people report good results with 124-125 weight bullets, and some like 147s.

my load for the past 3 years has been:

124-125 grain jacketed bullet

4.1 grains of hodgdon titegroup

federal small pistol primer

mixed brass

1.085" overall length

it yields about 135 PF. i never worry when i go to chrono regardless of weather and gets extra insurance on steel. federal primers are very soft and you can tune your CZ to have a very light revolver like DA pull and still light them off.

Which bullet?

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most people report good results with 124-125 weight bullets, and some like 147s.

my load for the past 3 years has been:

124-125 grain jacketed bullet

4.1 grains of hodgdon titegroup

federal small pistol primer

mixed brass

1.085" overall length

it yields about 135 PF. i never worry when i go to chrono regardless of weather and gets extra insurance on steel. federal primers are very soft and you can tune your CZ to have a very light revolver like DA pull and still light them off.

Which bullet?

I believe he is loading 124gr MG JHP.

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I'm shooting Xtreme Bullets - Plated - 147gr w/ 3.3gr TG @ 1.145 makes 132 PF

Has your chamber been reamed to make it longer? I have not, and my load's OAL is 1.35 and seems a little long compared to most people's OAL. I have a CZ 75 SP01 Shadow Custom. Thanks!

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I'm shooting Xtreme Bullets - Plated - 147gr w/ 3.3gr TG @ 1.145 makes 132 PF

Has your chamber been reamed to make it longer? I have not, and my load's OAL is 1.35 and seems a little long compared to most people's OAL. I have a CZ 75 SP01 Shadow Custom. Thanks!

Chamber has not been reamed on my match gun - 1.145 is about the MAX oal - also be sure to chamber check EVERY round. I learned this lesson the hard way!

Also ZERO smoke as compared to lead which is dirty and smoky. The Xtreme PLATED only ran me like 68 / 1k - most places sell lead for around this price range!

ETA - my backup has been reamed - so I make sure I use my match gun to chamber check vs the backup

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I'm shooting Xtreme Bullets - Plated - 147gr w/ 3.3gr TG @ 1.145 makes 132 PF

Has your chamber been reamed to make it longer? I have not, and my load's OAL is 1.35 and seems a little long compared to most people's OAL. I have a CZ 75 SP01 Shadow Custom. Thanks!

Chamber has not been reamed on my match gun - 1.145 is about the MAX oal - also be sure to chamber check EVERY round. I learned this lesson the hard way!

Also ZERO smoke as compared to lead which is dirty and smoky. The Xtreme PLATED only ran me like 68 / 1k - most places sell lead for around this price range!

ETA - my backup has been reamed - so I make sure I use my match gun to chamber check vs the backup

Where did you get those prices? I'm showing $82 /1000 for 124g RN.Thanks

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I love some Montana Gold 124gr. HPs.

Loading them with 4.0 grains of Bullseye has been the no-fail recipe for me for quite some time. I've been shooting Limited lately, but I'll keep going back to my CZ on occasion.

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