9mm load with dillon

[randy01]

After reading the answers on the board and Brians "Wich Dillon" I ordered a 550 with a quick change in 9mm and .45 from my local dealer since Brian doesn't ship to Europe otherwise I would have given my bussines to our host. The thing is that VV320 doesn't meter extremely well in the Dillon measure. Does anybody know a good load for 9minor with a plated 115gr RN and an other powder. Preferebly VV, Vectan or Accurate. Hodgdon and Win are very hard to come by in Belgium.

Randy

[SRT Driver]

VV N320 meters very well in my 550 in both the new and old style powder measures.

[.40AET]

The thing is that VV320 doesn't meter extremely well in the Dillon measure

I must have gotten a special powder measure. Mine meters N320 well, make sure that you are putting enough bell in the case to fully activate the powder bar. I have a 650, but the powder measure looks the same.

[Guest Larry Cazes]

My Dillon measure meters N320 very well.....At Least to the limits of my ability to measure. My scale does +-.1 grains. Have you set the funnel depth and the crank tension correctly? The measure should cycle fully and consistantly every time.

[Steve Moneypenny]

I've put a LOT of titegroup through mine with very good consistancy

[Harmon]

if you like accurate arms powder, try number 2. 4.2 to 4.3 grains, 115 grain plated bullet shoots great, pretty uniform too.. being a low density ball powder it meters like water...slick stuff.

for loads where more power is needed number 5 and seven are great in the 9mm...i normally load accurate arms number two though...nice cheap and clean....accurate arms #7 is good too much the charge weight is double what it is with number 2.. so you shoot half as much with the same amount of powder.

albeit, number seven seems to be more accurate.. in IPSC were really not splitting hairs though.

in you want a real soft 9mm load. 3.5 grains of number two and a 147 plated bullet....shoots pretty nice.all the loads listed make about 136-139 power factor. but the 115s tend to be a little light for long shots on steel...

[Vlad]

Tightgroup works just fine.

Vlad

[n2299]

... The thing is that VV320 doesn't meter extremely well in the Dillon measure...

FWIW I never had any problem metering N320 in either my 550 or 650.

While I'm currently using Titegroup for my 115gr 9mm loads, I plan on trying some N330 with 147gr bullets the next time I reload.

[MoNsTeR]

N320 meters great in my 550B.

In fact, VV powders meter better than all other powders in every powder measure I've tried them in.

[Angus Hobdell]

when you say not metering what is the fluctuation that you are getting?

I have never had a problem with 320 in dillon machine factor regularly chrono 8/10fps difference in new brass.

Old brass can make a hugh different to velocity

[cruiten]

I too have a Dillon 550B and I almost exclusively use N320 for my 9mm rounds and I have not had any problem with it, in fact it has worked the best out of all the powders that I tried.

My USPSA load for the Production Division is a WestCoast Plated 147 gr. bullet over 3.6 gr. of N320 and a WSP primer, and I have loaded thousands of these without any hassles and when I chrono these rounds it is almost scary how consistent the velocities and how small the standard deviation is.

Cor

[Norm Lee]

3.6 + gr. VV N 310 OAL= 1.120"

115.00 gr. Bulk jhp

Velocity power factor

1049.00 120.64

1049.00 120.64

1070.00 123.05

1074.00 123.51

1079.00 124.09

1074.00 123.51

1076.00 123.74

1061.00 122.02

1075.00 123.63

1040.00 119.60

Total 10647.00

Mean 1064.70 122.44

Standard deviation 13.97

This works pretty well and is a good place to start as you work up to the minor power factor floor

It's right at max recommended from VV but there seems to be lots of room.

Cheers,

Norm