jostein jensen Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I just got my first box of N105 for some testing. What loads do you have for major with 124gr JHP? 115's is not an option due to me shooting IPSC not USPSA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 VV 2008 Reloading guide starts at 9.9gr 105 with 124gr Hornady FMJ-FP in .38 Super. OAL is 1.26. With 130gr Sierra FMJ the loads are from 9.3 to 9.6, same OAL. So around 9.5 should be pretty safe, even if they didn't use a JHP. I have planned to test some for my Shorty during the comming week (mon-tuesday hopefully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) Went to the range, but had some problems with the chronograph. It only registered two-three rounds of each of the loads I had brought. Anyway, for all the following was used. Fed. SR primers, 124gr Frontier, OAL 1.255. 10gr N105 gave me a velocity average of 1302fps. (3 rounds registered) 10.2gr gave me 1345 average but only two rounds registered 10.4gr gave me 1363, average of three rounds. This from my shorty with two poppleholes, so your 5" should give slightly higher velocity. Edited July 1, 2008 by Cardinal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJDOUBLETAP Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 sti trubor- 9.7 grs. vv n105 125 gr. zero JHP 1.233 OAL 170 PF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 (edited) 121 HAP 9,2 grs N105 OAL 31,7 mm fed 100 ~425 m/s SVI Open. Only Comp, no holes ... Edited October 25, 2008 by Peter K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 For a 125gr (.356 dia), at 1.235" OAL, we're loading in the neighborhood of 10gr. N105 is such a slow and safe powder that you could basically load anything above 9gr that will fit in the case, and get a safe load out of it. So, no fear with this one 10gr will probably put you right near where you want to be, which for IPSC is 165-ish PF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhglyn Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Brazos Pro Sx 10.4 N105 with 125 HAP gets me 1370 fps (171 +/- pf) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Couldn't get it to make power factor in my gun, but then I've got more than a few holes in my gun. I played with Mike Voigt's 5", non-ported, just a 3 port comp open gun and it was smooooooooooth. Interesting powder and something I'll seriously consider in my steel gun or Cup gun. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 You couldn't make major with it in your Viper, Rich??? Mine made it with plenty of room to spare... Like, my low test load at 9.5 w/ that lot was 170PF. My ladder got up to 178PF - no pressure signs at all... And this was a 5" Viper, so the first hole was slightly closer to the chamber than your 6"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Not where I liked it and it was 10+ grains. Of course I do like a little more umpf. My current N350 load is 174pf. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Not where I liked it and it was 10+ grains. Of course I do like a little more umpf. My current N350 load is 174pf.Rich Yikes, my MC is giving me 174+pf with 115gr MG JHPs and 10.0gr of N105 at 1.235"....no popple holes or anything like that, just a straight 3-port comp. The same load in my Bedell shorty drops about 2 points (shorter barrel). R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Yeah. My Viper (like Dave's) has 4 hybrid ports, 2 side ports and then a 3 port comp (his has a shorter comp). Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Yeah. My Viper (like Dave's) has 4 hybrid ports, 2 side ports and then a 3 port comp (his has a shorter comp). I even made major w/ 115s w/ N105, but it required a longer OAL than I was really happy with. I didn't try loading w/ an RCBS seat/crimp die in the last position, though, to control the OAL stretch (its a highly compressed load). But... its not my Viper anymore... Al Capizzo has that little baby, now... In my Brazos gun, N105 seems to be slightly superior to 4756. I haven't shot enough of it, yet, to understand why - flip seems about the same, and it seems a little harder in the hand. But... Driving the gun the same as I do w/ 4756, I end up with better hits. I'm looking forward to getting into it next year so I can diagnose on that a little more. I suspect, though, that the recoil profile is a tad smoother with N105, and the movement somewhat more predictable... I would definitely have to say, too, that .38 Super N105 loads are about the safest damn thing on the planet to load! If you were new to reloading and needed a place to start, you could do a lot worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhglyn Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I would definitely have to say, too, that .38 Super N105 loads are about the safest damn thing on the planet to load! If you were new to reloading and needed a place to start, you could do a lot worse I agree, best 38 Super powder I have ever used. But, and a BIG but, finding a place where you can buy it is always a hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 There's a bunch floating around at the moment, but who knows how long that will last? I've stocked in 24#, personally... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhglyn Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Yeah, I bought 25 lbs when it became available again this past May. When it goes "out of stock" it stays "OOS" for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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