PaulW Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Has anyone tried any 115's with True Blue powder. Seeing how dense the powder is I know there is enough case capacity, just wasen't sure about potenial pressure problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Paul, Here is a recent thread that is mostly geared toward True Blue ( TB ). http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12740 Seems that most are using bullets in the 124g range. Perhaps it will give you some ideas for the 115's though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 Ahhh, at first I thought I had been Flexisized (my new term for Flex giving me a link to my question). But none of the data supports my question. I did gain insight on TB with a 124/125, but I was wondering about TB with 115's. WEW...I hate getting Flexisized!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 (tee-hee ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Paul, I've noticed the same. I was looking at it real close and the powder height at 8.0 grains doesn't even come close to the bottom of the bullet when it is seated to 9mm specs. (not long like alot of shooters are loading.) I'll be trying it after the Nats. I dont want to change what I am doing right now too much. I should have data before the end of Sept. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Dumb question; is True Blue powder a brand or is it a model like VV (brand) 3N38(model)? I tried looking for it back here with no luck... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdj Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 TrueBlue is a specific powder in the Ramshot line. So, the analog to VV (brand) 3N38(model) is Ramshot TrueBlue. Hope that helped. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMinzghor Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 go to www.ramshot.com/powders to find the info on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Bill Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I think that I would be hesitant to bump the powder charge past 8.2ish. In my load development with TB, I found the primers (WSR) starting to flatten at 7.6ish, and just plain flat at 8.0. They aren't top-hatting yet (when the primer flows across to the edges, and then the primer looks like a top hat when de-primed), but they are on the verge. I did experiment with SP2 and 115s when I still had a SP2 supply. I did back-to-back tests 115-to-125 Zeros, each making 165ish pf. In blind tests, having someone else hand me a loaded mag, I could not tell a difference shooting in a short course of fire. When doing the same blind test at a slow fire target, I could tell that 115's were louder / blasty-er than the 125, but the dot movement was very similar. I am a B-class on the way to A / M, hopefully next year, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. You may be able to SEE more than me. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 Thanks Bill. Thats what I was looking for. I thought it may be a little "HOT" with 115's. I usually can tell subtle differences in 125 vs 115. Usually never enough to stay with the 115's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Bill Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 No problemo Paul. The SP2 I was using in those loads came from you last year. Ya remember? Thanks bro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 Oh yea.....I do remember now. Glad it's workin (or worked) for ya. I'm glad True Blue came along, sould be a very good substitute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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