Rookie Reloader

[lmlong]

Joined the USPSA, got classified and now I am going to test my first reloads in an actual match this weekend. I just came from the range, my ammo is grouping and functioning great. I am using 4.8 grains of #5, Remington primers, Suters 147 grn LFP, and mixed brass. On the chrono they were averaging 914 fps. I am pretty excited to see how they do in the real world.

Larry

[GrumpyOne]

Joined the USPSA, got classified and now I am going to test my first reloads in an actual match this weekend. I just came from the range, my ammo is grouping and functioning great. I am using 4.8 grains of #5, Remington primers, Suters 147 grn LFP, and mixed brass. On the chrono they were averaging 914 fps. I am pretty excited to see how they do in the real world.

Larry

Good Luck! By the way, 914 fps with what? .45? .40? What are you shooting them out of?

[al503]

147's are most likely 9mm

[lmlong]

Guess I left out some info. 9mm, 1.140 OAL mostly out of an XDm and a few out of G17. Trying to decide which gun I prefer.

[lmlong]

Everything went well, except for the fact I had 1 squib in the batch. I felt kind of bad, I loaded up about 500 rnds for a buddy, his son, and me and my buddy got the squib. I was sure I looked in every one of them before I seated the bullet but must of missed one. Lesson learned and no one got hurt or damaged a firearm. The rounds fed perfectly and shot accurately so I am pretty happy in general.