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VihtaVuori Powder Data Needed ... Pet Loads


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Without letting the cat out of the bag, I am in the home stretch of completing a book project that I've been working on for some time now.

Over the next few months I will be loading and testing various powders and projectiles for inclusion in the 'Load Data' section of the book.

Right now, I am in need of 'Pet Loads' for the listed calibers ONLY using VihtaVuori N320, N330, & N 340.

Please include all of the variables required to load this cartridge to your specs. ie ... case length, bullet, seating depth, oal, crimp, etc ...

Thanks for your help!

The following calibers needed are as follows:

9mm

10mm

45 ACP

40 S&W

For the record ... all loads will be tested and double tested prior to inclusion.

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For 45 acp

Glock 21

winchester brass

cci large pistol primers

N320 5.0 gr

oal 1.220

crimp .470

Gives me 172 pf

40 s&w

sti edge

winchester brass

win. small rifle primers

N320 5.1 gr

oal 1.200

crimp .420

Gives me 171 pf

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For 45 acp

Glock 21

winchester brass

cci large pistol primers

N320 5.0 gr

oal 1.220

crimp .470

Gives me 172 pf

40 s&w

sti edge

winchester brass

win. small rifle primers

N320 5.1 gr

oal 1.200

crimp .420

Gives me 171 pf

What bullets are you using with either of these?

Thanks

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I've not seen where a specific "crimp" makes a difference one way or the other. I just adjust the die 1/16th of a turn until the flare is removed so I don't have that data recorded anywhere.

.40 S&W

Glock 35 KKM barrel

mixed range brass sized with EGW die

Fed SPP

170grn LWSC

N340 4.8grn

COL = 1.125"

PF = 166

.40 S&W

Glock 35 KKM barrel

mixed range brass sized with EGW die

Fed SPP

180grn RN plated

N340 4.6grn

COL = 1.135"

PF = 150

.40 S&W

Glock 35 KKM barrel

mixed range brass sized with EGW die

Fed SPP

180grn RN plated

N340 5.0grn

COL = 1.135"

PF = 156

.40 S&W

Glock 35 KKM barrel

mixed range brass sized with EGW die

Fed SPP

180grn RN plated

N340 5.4grn

COL = 1.135"

PF = 169

.40 S&W

Glock 35 KKM barrel

mixed range brass sized with EGW die

Fed SPP

180grn RN FMJ

N340 5.7grn

COL = 1.135"

PF = 178

.40 S&W

Glock 35 KKM barrel

mixed range brass sized with EGW die

Fed SPP

180grn RN plated

N340 5.5grn

COL = 1.135"

PF = 171

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All N320, Win small pistol primer, mixed brass, STI 5" single stacks, crimp barely removes bell, borowed chrony.

.40 minor

155gr FP Bear Creek moly

4.0 gr N320

1.165oal

845fps.  Big speed spread but felt good

.40 major

180gr FP Bear Creek moly

4.52gr N320

1.175oal

936fps

Barely fits in Tripp .40 cobra mag

9mm minor

135gr Bear Creek Molly rn

3.58gr N320  

1.168 OAL

964fps

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For 45 acp

Glock 21

winchester brass

cci large pistol primers

N320 5.0 gr

oal 1.220

crimp .470

Gives me 172 pf

40 s&w

sti edge

winchester brass

win. small rifle primers

N320 5.1 gr

oal 1.200

crimp .420

Gives me 171 pf

What bullets are you using with either of these?

Thanks

That would help

45 Hornady Haps 230 gr

40 Montana gold 180 JHP

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N320 5.0

6" Cameron's w/schumann bbl 40S&W

1.2 oal

.422 crimp

Rainier 180 HP

Range brass indoor 1 fired

Fed. Match small pistol primer

171 to 172 PF .. 5 major match chronos and my chrono

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My .40 major match load with N320 for my 6" Camerons .40 Limited gun;

N320 5.4 grains

165 Zero jhp

Rem 1x fired case

Fed SR primer

oal 1.180"

chronoed 170.7 at this past Area 1. two of the rounds over the chrono were about 1050 with a slow round lowering the avg. will be dropping the charge to 5.3 grains and try to get more consistent powder drops out of my 650. 5.3 grains feels real nice in my local match loads and should make 168-170 if I can get my powder drops to be consistent.

crimp was adjusted to meet SAAMI spec. I dont bother measuring case oal for handgun ammo. match ammo is either 1x fired cases out of my pistols or new.

when I used to use 180 gr jhps with my 5" guns I used 4.7 grains of N320 with the same oal, cases and primers. At A1 in 2011 that load chronoed 168.7 out of a 5" Brazos. real soft, almost felt like a minor load haha.

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  • 2 weeks later...

9mm

Sig P226

Mixed Brass

WSP

N330 3.8

147 gr Bayou Bullet

OAL 1.135

Crimp to remove flare .379

PF 135

Forgot to add my SS load.

.45 apc

Les Baer PII

Mixed Brass

WLP

N310 - 3.9gr

230 gr Bayou Bullet

OAL 1.26

Crimp to barrel check

PF consistent 168

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