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135gr RN and WSF load data?


GreenDragon64

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I haven't been able to find any load data for WSF under BBI/Bayou 135gr round nose projectiles. I have seen load data publishes for 130 and 147 projos. I have used it for the 147 LFP from Falcon and had success in accuracy and soft recoil.

Reason for the switch is due to trading for a 9mm Spartan V and had to switch to round nose bullets. I greatly appreciate any help.

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You are in luck! I just tested some a few weeks ago. First make sure you make some dummies and drop check them in your gun. The BBI 135 is very bulbous with a really fat head unlike other RN bullets that are more slender. This resulted in a super short 1.085 oal for my XDM.

XDM 5.25 BBI 135 RN 1.085 3.9 WSF 132 PF all day long

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Sarge, looks like I lucked out and my loads at 1.147" will fit the mags and pass the plunk test. They also feed by hand with no stoppages.

Nice! Being that much longer I would probably bump the 3.9 a little
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This is a very timely thread. I'm working up WSF loads for our 9mm 1911s and Bayou. Have a good load for 124gr TC and 147gr FP, but until I buy better mags the 147gr FP have tendency to misfeed with the stock Springfield mags. Seems less of a problem with the 124gr TC which have a shorted OAL.

The 135gr might be a good compromise.

As an aside, the 124gr TC work OK with WSF, the 124gr RN much less so. I'm going with the theory put forward by others that the grooves on the RN combined with it's low weight (compared, for example, to the 147gr. reduce the friction, result in both higher velocity, a lot of smoke and greater recoil.

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From "Sniper":

Bullet Weight Powder Weight Velocity P.F. COL

Bayou 135 WSF 3.7 922 124 1.105

Bayou 135 WSF 3.7 931 126 1.105

Bayou 135 WSF 3.8 938 127 1.105

Bayou 135 WSF 3.8 936 126 1.105

Bayou 135 WSF 4.0 979 132 1.105

Bayou 135 WSF 4.0 982 133 1.105

Bayou 135 WSF 4.2 966 130 1.145

Bayou 135 WSF 4.2 1007 136 1.105

Bayou 135 WSF 4.2 966 130 1.145

Edited by noylj
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