glockdude1 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I just bought some 115gr Xtreme RN bullets (not the heavy-plated ones)....I am loading to 1.140 OAL on these, with CFE Pistol powder... What would be the range of powder loads?...minimum to maximum Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acoop101 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Go to Hodgdon.com and plug your powder and bullet weight to get your max and min. I would never blindly trust load data from a forum without checking against published data.Sent from my XT1565 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I tested some 115 Xtreme RN loaded to 1.170" over CFE through my 5.4" 2011 with two 3/16" holes. 7.9gr made 171pf, how long is your barrel? At 1.140 I would load some in the high 6s and work up from there in 0.2gr increments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 26 minutes ago, kneelingatlas said: I tested some 115 Xtreme RN loaded to 1.170" over CFE through my 5.4" 2011 with two 3/16" holes. 7.9gr made 171pf, how long is your barrel? At 1.140 I would load some in the high 6s and work up from there in 0.2gr increments. I don't think he is planning on shooting major. It would be a bad idea with those bullets anyway. 5-6 grains is a good range for that combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 As long as you're not shooting past 10 yards you're OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olstyn Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 (edited) 10 hours ago, Garmil said: 5-6 grains is a good range for that combo. Concur. I was making minor with a little bit of cushion using MG 124 JHPs at 5 grains and a bit shorter OAL, so I imagine to make minor with 115s at 1.14, you'd probably need at least 5.5 grains. 5.0 is probably a good starting point, and of course, as mentioned above, hodgdon's website is a good resource for load data with their powders as well. Edited October 8, 2016 by olstyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glockdude1 Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Thanks guys.....I did look on the Hodgdon website first, but only saw a 115gr lead and HP bullet load specs, so that is why I was asking the Forum.... I decided not to load with CFE afterall, and went back to my N320 loads that I have used for years.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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