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Working up a load for pistol worth it?


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For my guns with Nowlin, Kart barrels there is no difference between the two. If I was shooting 50 yards targets all the time, I might need a hotter load. But I run a power factor around 170 almost all the time. This works for the 5 - 50 yard shots. The only reason it does not produce one ragged hole at 25 v. 15 yards is me, not the load.

I did experiment with a minor power factor for a few months because I was working on an issue. The lower PF allowed me to focus on the issue.

I use VV320 powder so other powders may be different. I get the control and accuracy I want with this powder. It is not the cheapest. Maybe there are better powders, but VV320 works for 9/40/45 and it burns pretty clean for me.

I would say, if you have to compromise one for the other (Accuracy v Recoil) - change powders.

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With any powder out there you can probably work up a load that will do both OK. If I understand your question my answer is for me Accuracy before control(recoil) When I shoot under a timer I don't notice a whole lot of difference in recoil unless it is very high or way low. But I was having trouble scoring as well as I thought I should have and FINALLY sandbagged my pistol and found my load was barely printing an 8" group at 25 yards. I am now working on my load with my main priority being to tighten the group way up. You can change accuracy sometimes by just shortening or lengthening OAL by a small amount without changing powder charge.

Are you shooting USPSA? Just casual shooting? It makes alot of difference.

Search the reloading threads here and your questions will be answered. Good luck.

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Do you work up a load for your pistol that goes for accuracy? Or do you work up a load for more controllability/recoil? or Both?

Different loads for different purposes. IPSC vs Steel vs Bianchi vs Bullseye vs Whatever.

My assumption for IPSC/USPSA, has been to find a good PF load first. Once I have that, start to worry about reducing the spread on the FPS readings. For me, accuracy is fairly low on my agenda because I don't have the kind of control yet where I'm going to see a big difference between loads that shoot 2" vs 6" groups off the rest.

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