Ridgerunnr Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 OK..bulk ammo aint cheap even bulk...anyone care to share a nice load for Production class shootin 5 in Tactical XD? I load for rifles and have never loaded for handguns so have all the relaoding stuff except dies unless more is needed than I dont know about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I load lots of 124gr molly with 4.4gr of win 231 Never shot it over chrono...but should be about 1000fps plus a little I got the bullets when they were $400.00 per 10,000 shipped Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stage 3 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 147 gr JHP with 3.2 grains TiteGroup makes 132 PF in my 5 inch XD, soft recoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 OK..bulk ammo aint cheap even bulk...anyone care to share a nice load for Production class shootin 5 in Tactical XD?I load for rifles and have never loaded for handguns so have all the relaoding stuff except dies unless more is needed than I dont know about... Most of the pistol shooter migrate to a Dillon progressive reloader for the high output and quality. The low end of that is a Dillon Square Deal B (pistol only, proprietary dies). It will crank out a nice 300-400 rounds in a sitting. Many like the Dillon 550 for it value. It's progressive, but you index it by hand. The Dillon 650 gets you back into auto-indexing and the case feeder option kicks things into high gear. I've run mine at an easy 800 rounds in 45 minutes (having had 8 primers tubes). Then there is the monster 1050...add in an after-market bullet feeder and approach 2000 an hour (if you can feed it materials fast enough). In a pinch, I could see loading 200 rounds on a good old Rock Chucker. I've even known a guy to load his play ammo on one of those hand-held units from Lee. The Winchester 100 round val-u-paks at Wal-mart used to be the best deal around. They probably still are (just more than we were paying a year or two ago), but shop the local sporting goods stores for specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00bullitt Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Alot of folks load the 147 grainer of some sort for a production load. I shot 147's for a long time and then tried the 135 Zero FMJ and loved it. Now I'm loading the 124 Montana Gold CMJ and like it even more. There is a difference in feel and recoil perception. The heavier bullets tend to be a slower push with a little muzzle rise. The lighter they get the flatter and snappier they are which is what I like. I like the perception of extremely fast slide speed. Try 3.2 grains of Titegroup under a 147 grn. Zero or Montana Gold hollowpoint or 3.8 grains under a 124/125. Load anywhere from 1.12-1.15 oal. The Precision black bullet is also popular and one of the more inexpensive bullets to load. A bit smokier but very bearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryP Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 OK..bulk ammo aint cheap even bulk...anyone care to share a nice load for Production class shootin 5 in Tactical XD?I load for rifles and have never loaded for handguns so have all the relaoding stuff except dies unless more is needed than I dont know about... I'm fairly new at this but for what it's worth....I recently Chronograph these 9 MMs. 115 gr. Win FMJ Flat Base, 4.1 Bullseye, OAL 1.114 Avg FPS 1111, = PF 127 115 gr. Win FMJ Flat Base, 4.2 Bullseye, OAL 1.114 Avg FPS 1160, = PF 133. 124 gr. Frontier Copper plated RN, 4.1 Bullseye OAL 1.114, Avg FPS 1115, = PF 138 Larry P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Does anyone have data for 115 bullet using wst? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Manley Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Does anyone have data for 115 bullet using wst?Thanks I don't know what type of load you're looking for exactly but, 4.4 | 4.7 Grs. WST under 115 Gr. Rainier with OAL 1.156 is accurate and pleasant to shoot for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Does anyone have data for 115 bullet using wst?Thanks I don't know what type of load you're looking for exactly but, 4.4 | 4.7 Grs. WST under 115 Gr. Rainier with OAL 1.156 is accurate and pleasant to shoot for me. Thanks for the info I'll try that. Chef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vzwnnj Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 this is what i have for the 115gr using W231 and WST...sorry no chrono data...looks like it pretty much alignes with D.Manley's post Caliber Bullet Bullet Bullet Powder Powder Primer Avg OA Notes Weight Style Brand Brand Charge Brand Length 9mm 115gr Plated RN Rainier W231 4.3gr CCI small pistol 1.150 Initial 9mm load / somewhat light 9mm 115gr Plated RN Rainier W231 4.5gr CCI small pistol 1.150 Good accuracy / overall good load 9mm 115gr Plated RN Rainier W231 4.7gr CCI small pistol 1.150 A little hotter than 4.5 with slightly better groupings in initial testing 9mm 115gr Plated RN Berry's W231 4.8gr CCI small pistol 1.150 Same as 4.7gr 9mm 115gr Plated RN Berry's WST 4.2gr CCI small pistol 1.150 Good, relatively mild load…accurate 9mm 115gr Plated RN Berry's WST 4.3gr CCI small pistol 1.145 Good load…accurate 9mm 115gr Plated RN Rainier WST 4.5gr CCI small pistol 1.147 Good load…accurate 9mm 115gr Plated RN Rainier WST 4.7gr CCI small pistol 1.147 Feels almost like a factory load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbadaboom Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 OK..bulk ammo aint cheap even bulk...anyone care to share a nice load for Production class shootin 5 in Tactical XD?I load for rifles and have never loaded for handguns so have all the relaoding stuff except dies unless more is needed than I dont know about... Most of the pistol shooter migrate to a Dillon progressive reloader for the high output and quality. The low end of that is a Dillon Square Deal B (pistol only, proprietary dies). It will crank out a nice 300-400 rounds in a sitting. Many like the Dillon 550 for it value. It's progressive, but you index it by hand. The Dillon 650 gets you back into auto-indexing and the case feeder option kicks things into high gear. I've run mine at an easy 800 rounds in 45 minutes (having had 8 primers tubes). Then there is the monster 1050...add in an after-market bullet feeder and approach 2000 an hour (if you can feed it materials fast enough). In a pinch, I could see loading 200 rounds on a good old Rock Chucker. I've even known a guy to load his play ammo on one of those hand-held units from Lee. The Winchester 100 round val-u-paks at Wal-mart used to be the best deal around. They probably still are (just more than we were paying a year or two ago), but shop the local sporting goods stores for specials. Yeah, and you can find them HERE!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racemaker Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Try handloads.com for more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Here's the one I'm currently using in my XD-9 Tactical: 125 gr. Zero JHP (or 124 Montana Gold) 3.7 gr. Clays 1.135 OAL 0.376 Crimp 128 PF I've also used: 147 gr. Zero JHP 4.3 gr. IMR 4756 1.135 OAL 0.376 Crimp 130 PF The 147 gr. JHP gives more of a "push" similar to what you get from a .45 due to the larger bullet size. The 124/125 seems to offer a better balance between a slow push and a snappier recoil. It is defintiely a personal preference thing. The advantage for me with the 124/125 JHP is that I can load the same bullet for both 9mm and .38 Super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranDoc Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 124 gr FMJ Montana Gold or Precision Delta (getting 124 grain PD's can be spotty, some production machine issues in the past year) 4.4 gr Solo 1000 1.130" OAL .375 crimp on a Dillon 550B PF ~128 out of an XD9 Tactical 5" In response to a query on another thread, I found that using case lube made both the OAL and the chrono'd velocity very, very consistent, minimal variation over nearly 1K rounds loaded, more consistent than when I was working up the load and not using case lube (OK, I'm new, this is 'learning curve' stuff). YMMV, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrClean Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Is anyone shooting the 147 grain loaded with VihtaVuori powder? Was curious what your fps and pf were. I'm about to reload some for mine (Glock 17) on recommendation of Action Shooting Supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911jerry Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Is anyone shooting the 147 grain loaded with VihtaVuori powder?Was curious what your fps and pf were. I'm about to reload some for mine (Glock 17) on recommendation of Action Shooting Supply. I like 3.4 grains of VV N320 under a Zero 147 grain JHP. I load it out to 1.142. I make about 132 PF out of a Glock 34. Feels pretty soft. Jerry Snyder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Check out data.hodgdon.com for Winchester powder load recommendations. Better safe that sorry. Meaning no disrespect for previous recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooddog Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 4.2 VV N320 MG 124 CMJ Nice load out of my Hi-Power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMO Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I have been busy for a while to get the (imho) perfect 9mm load for my CZ75-SP01. I use: Brass: once fired Magtech (from range) Primer: Federal 100 (SP) Powder: VV N330, 4,5 grain Head: Frontier 124 grain Copper Plated Cast RN COL: 28,2 mm Press: Dillon SD PF: 132 Most important is the use of N330. Many 9mm reloaders stick to 320, but they are wrong. The kick from 320 is completely different than that from 330. I can shoot splits on 7m double taps < 0.20 sec with no more than 5 cm apart. Believe me, I've turned some head's on that. Buy some 330 and give it a try. I'am looking forward for post on the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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