Queston for all you Solo 1000 shooters

[SA Friday]

Hey guys, lots of good info here. I just tried some S1000, 125 zero JSP, 1.130 nailed my target of 130pf. Question I have is, how temperature sensitive is this powder. I'm in Texas, and it was 65 degrees yesterday, but I'm worried when the temp goes above 100 if the load will hold.

Thanks

I've seen no difference at 20 degrees to 90 degrees with Solo 1000.

[skip62]

Thanks Friday, that's what I was hoping for. I'll order a quantity of it now.

[MemphisMechanic]

I strolled across this thread, which was the first I've heard of the inverse-temeperature thing, last night. So I brought the chrono to our match today.

It was 86-89 degrees here today. I left a mag full of 5 rounds on my dash with the windows up so that it was over 95 degrees, and packed a lunch in a cooler with a LOT of ice in it. Double-bagged a mag with 10 more rounds, and it went into the cooler at the bottom of the ice. Loaded and fired both as soon as possible upon removal.

Glock 34, stock barrel, 50kish rounds through it.

147 Black Bullets moly

1.130" OAL

3.32gr Solo1000

Wolf SP primers

Hot loads, left on a 95 degree dashboard

861

856

874

858

855

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860.8 fps Average Velocity

126.53 PF

Cold loads, double-bagged in cooler w/ ice

860

881

894

878

900

885

897

871

886

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883.5 fps Average Velocity

129.9 PF

I had already decided to bump my load to a bit over 3.45 to stay a bit higher off the power floor, but 126.5 definitely convinced me. I'm going to be shooting a lot of IDPA matches in 90+ degree heat this year.

(I come with numbers in the hundreths - like 3.32gr or 3.45gr - because I drop 10 cases worth of powder onto the scale, and take an average. 33.22 was the actual weights of ten cases worth of powder).

Either that, or store my mags in the cooler when I'm getting near the chrono stage.

Edited April 26, 2009 by MemphisMechanic

[open17]

I like the powder a lot with all my 147gr 9mm loads. I am a little tired of the Moly Coated bullets so I tried a batch of Precision Delta 147gr with the Solo 1000 and Titegroup.

Care to share your load data for the 147 PD's and Solo 1000? I'm getting ready to

work up a 147 Precision Delta/Solo 1000 load for a 9mm 1911.

Bill

[D. Manley]

I like the powder a lot with all my 147gr 9mm loads. I am a little tired of the Moly Coated bullets so I tried a batch of Precision Delta 147gr with the Solo 1000 and Titegroup.

Care to share your load data for the 147 PD's and Solo 1000? I'm getting ready to

work up a 147 Precision Delta/Solo 1000 load for a 9mm 1911.

Bill

FWIW, I run 3.4 grains S-1000 under Remington FMC Match @1.13 OAL. Note that the Remington bullet is a flat-nosed design. Great load, accurate, very soft & runs on a 15LB ISMI with no problems.

[MemphisMechanic]

I like the powder a lot with all my 147gr 9mm loads. I am a little tired of the Moly Coated bullets so I tried a batch of Precision Delta 147gr with the Solo 1000 and Titegroup.

Care to share your load data for the 147 PD's and Solo 1000? I'm getting ready to

work up a 147 Precision Delta/Solo 1000 load for a 9mm 1911.

Bill

I've posted mine in other threads. Short version, 3.45grains at 1.130" is juuust over the power floor in a Glock 34. It was about 127ish, and a search should find it easily.

If I were loading for a slower 1911 barrel, I'd start with 3.6 and go from there.