SLM Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) I ran across some old posts about Solo 1000 for minor 9mm. There wasn't much information in them though. I have been thinking about it for quite some time as a nice range round and wondered if anyone has start charges, OAL's, velocities, etc that they'd care to share with the group. Also thinking it may make for a nice minor load for production behind 124's or 147's. edited for spelling Edited May 20, 2007 by SLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L9X25 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I won a few pounds of Solo 1000 and had them sitting on the shelf for a few years. When my son started shooting I developed a minor load using 115's and Solo 1000. It was very clean and very soft. Because Solo 1000 is fast, it cycled the gun pretty well despite being a minor load. I will look for my data this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Data at home - will look up & try to post later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carlos Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 -124 grn Frontier "TMJ" (like the Gold Dot or speer Lawman/Blazer bullet) NOTE: these may have had either the swaged or the hardcast cores - I do not recall. 4.1 grains Solo 1000 1.140" OAL Federal small pistol primer, mixed cases Gun: CZ SP-01 Chrono Pact Mk IV Avg. velocity: 1014 FPS: PF 125.7 (might want to up the charge a little!). No pressure signs, very clean, very soft. ____________________________________________________________________ 147 grn WestCoast TMJ RN (these had swaged cores) 3.1 grns Solo 1000 1.150" OAL Same gun, chrono, day Avg. 830 FPS; SD 16 PF 122.0 (does not make it - try again). NOTE: I have since upped the charge SLIGHTLY with the 147 grn Zero JHP and have not noticed pressure signs but I have not chronoed these yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 124 gr molly-coated bullets 4.2 gr S1000 Gets right around 1030fps - this will vary with gun and bullet. Start at about 4gr and work your way up. You many need a little more depending on bullet and OAL. S1000 is a great powder for 9mm, 38spc, 45ACP. It's clean burning and shoots soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLM Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 Thanks for all the information. I appreciate it. Solo 1000 is my favorite powder for .45acp range ammo. Very clean, consistent, and makes nice little groups if I do my part. I'm looking forward to working up some rounds to see what I get. Currently I don't have my own crono so that hurts a bit but going by what's been said here, I think I'll start at 3.2 and work up to 3.6 watching for pressure signs. These will be 147 Precision Delta's fired from my CZ-85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glock_556 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 (edited) I'm currently using Solo 1000, here's the load I use with my G34 in production class: 124gr Accurabullet 3.8 gr Solo 1000 OAL 1.145 Makes about 135 PF outa my G34 and I think it shoots softer than the 147gr in my G34. Edited May 26, 2007 by glock_556 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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