jsykes Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I just sold my open gun, didn’t think it would ever happen, but, you know, life dictated I pay some bills. That said, I now have about 12 pounds or so of AA7 and nearly 8000 124gr PD jhps that I’d like to use up. I know it’s not the ideal load, but hey, I got them and I’m sure I can make a usable load with them. I’ll see if I can unload the AA7 locally, but in the meantime give this a shot. Just thought I’d see if anyone else has ever tried it and what their results were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 My 9mm NRA conventional pistol. Is loaded with a 147 bullet and AA#7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsykes Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 I quickly loaded up ten tonight with 6.7gr, which is on the lighter end of the book loads for a 124gr. I can’t chrono them tomorrow but gonna shoot them and see how they feel. We’ll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Jeeze, I was using AA7 30 years ago in my 9x21 back when major was 175. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxton1 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Nosler shows 6.9 grains (six point nine) of AA #7 as a starting load for 124s running 1030 fps. 7.9 (seven point nine) is the max, running 1145 fps. Now, with that being said, I wouldn't think that a powder this slow would be very efficient loaded that way. And I know that I had some SERIOUS barrel erosion issues when I was using AA #7 in .38 Supers back in the 80s. Edited July 28, 2022 by Braxton1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I found it leave’s allot of unburnt flakes at the lower loadings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36873687 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Id say its going be them most nasty dirty load yet in minor. Even major 124/125 is bad an cleans up with 115 pills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsykes Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 So I shot ten today just for feel. They certainly didn’t feel great for a competition load. It’s certainly a load I could use, but there’s a reason it’s not being done. It was worth the try. I’ll try to sell the powder and just go to the Sport Pistol I’ve always used. If I can’t sell it, maybe I’ll experiment with a PCC load with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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