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TG and 124's and 135's


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Anyone using Titegroup under 124's or 135's, specifically Bayous? I had thought I used 135's at a point out my Stock II but I was mistaken and I've only ever ran 147's.

I'm wanting to try a lighter bullet as I feel the 147's seem kinda sluggish for a lack of a better word now. They are soft but I think maybe the 124 or 135 might be a better choice with such a heavy gun. If you have used them how much powder are you using? I still need to chrono to make sure but I'm guessing that this will be close:

124's at 1.125 OAL with 3.6-3.8 grains TG

135's at 1.125 OAL with 3.4-3.6 grains TG

I'm making 133 PF out of my Stock II right now shooting 147's at 1.110 OAL with 3.1 grains of Titegroup

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I just picked up some 135g Bayou's. With 3.2g TG they barely make minor (not surprising). 3.4 should give you enough of a margin...

OAL is 1.13.

How do those feel? My load is 4.0-4.1 gr of WST with a coated 125. I like it and it gives a nice feel and brings the sights back quick. That said I have been toying with the idea of trying 135's.

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  • 6 months later...

I switched from 147's to 124's for my Stock II's recently Gump, and really like them. I'm running Montana Golds and using N320 so my data won't really help you, but I think you're going to like the 124's for exactly the reason you're wanting to switch. Cycles fast and drops in the notch consistently.

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10 shot strings, 45 degree outside temperature. 3.2 and 3.3 grains both got 129 pf. Going to confirm the velocities at 70 degrees tomorrow.

3.4 grains got 132 power factor, but I don't have the velocities on hand. Didn't see any signs of over pressure.

This is out of my Shadow and Accu-Shadow. I used to run a OAL of 1.150 at 3.4 grains for 130pf, but had to reduce my OAL to 1.115 to allow my CZ P-07 to run. I had reamed the chambers of both my Shadows to fit longer OAL, but the P-07 barrel was too hard for my reamer.

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