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Reloading
More powder with longer c.o.l.
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<blockquote data-quote="FAL Shot" data-source="post: 854664" data-attributes="member: 27328"><p>You can increase powder load if you seat a bullet further out than book spec. Been doing this with 9mm Luger to get a powder load 20% or so over book, and 466 foot pounds of energy with a Hornady 115 XTP, which allows 1mm set forward of the bullet. On top of that, I use a popular .44 Magnum and 10mm Auto powder that compresses which slows the initial burn and reduces pressure. The +P 9mm Luger actually operates at 1000 PSI above 10mm Auto pressure. The Lee manual mentions this powder compression trick. Will not give load data as you MUST ascertain that your pistol can tolerate the forward seating and still have .030" bullet jump or therabouts.</p><p> </p><p>You can decrease powder load by seating inward and/or using a magnum primer if you have been using a standard primer.</p><p> </p><p>The point is that loose powder loads perform erratically so you need to get from a nearly full case to a somewhat compressed powder load for consistent performance. Somewhere in that range has always worked best for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FAL Shot, post: 854664, member: 27328"] You can increase powder load if you seat a bullet further out than book spec. Been doing this with 9mm Luger to get a powder load 20% or so over book, and 466 foot pounds of energy with a Hornady 115 XTP, which allows 1mm set forward of the bullet. On top of that, I use a popular .44 Magnum and 10mm Auto powder that compresses which slows the initial burn and reduces pressure. The +P 9mm Luger actually operates at 1000 PSI above 10mm Auto pressure. The Lee manual mentions this powder compression trick. Will not give load data as you MUST ascertain that your pistol can tolerate the forward seating and still have .030" bullet jump or therabouts. You can decrease powder load by seating inward and/or using a magnum primer if you have been using a standard primer. The point is that loose powder loads perform erratically so you need to get from a nearly full case to a somewhat compressed powder load for consistent performance. Somewhere in that range has always worked best for me. [/QUOTE]
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