daustin777 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I have some 9mm - 125gr (.356") round nose bevel base from Shooter's Cast Bullets. What's a good powder to use to reduce leading? I've got Unique, Bullseye, 231, Clays, Titegroup, & HS-6 to choose from. Of the powders listed above which would be the best to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 What are your intentions with the load? Major/Minor, light target, etc.? Sent from the range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnr88 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Assuming 9 minor Titegroup very popular. A 1.10 LOA with 2.9 grains yields 130PF from my pointman 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwhpfan Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I'd use BE, TG, or 231..... Probably BE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Clays, especially since you have some !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 These are cast bullets so TG and BE should be out. I'm leaning towards 231 or HS6, depending on what the OP is trying to accomplish with their loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuey Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 BE or Titegroup would be my choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Unless you enjoy standing behind the billowing smoke of a civil war cannon while you shoot TG would not be my first choice with plain cast lead. Out of your list of powders for minor velocities, Clays and 231 looks like a winner to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGary Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 The best cure for leading really isn't powder but bullet to barrel size. Slug your barrel and be .002 bigger with your bullet size. You can also play with bullet hardness BHN# , some don't like it to soft or to hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noylj Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 First, powder has almost NO effect on leading. Fit and lube is everything. Most leading is due to folks using commercial bullets that are WAY too hard and slightly too small. In almost all cases, getting bullets that are 11-15 BHN would be a big help. Then, offering 0.357" instead of 0.356" for default size would solve almost all problems--it really helps to cast your own. As stated above, slug barrel and use a bullet at least 0.001" larger than actual groove diameter. I find that 0.357-0.358" lead bullets work great in all my 9x19s, except one BHP with a groove diameter of 0.359". TiteGroup, due to burning so hot, will often be inaccurate with lead and coated bullets and can really smoke from lube and coating combustion, so it isn't my choice if smoke is an issue to you. Bullseye and Unique have been the first choices for lead bullets for about 100 years. For 9x19, you would have a hard time getting a more accurate powder than Power Pistol; though BE-86, Silhouette, and True Blue can be close. Of the powders you have, you can play with all of them, but 231/HP38 and HS6 would be the first I would look at for general shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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