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Pistol bullets?
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HNDLDR
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I just did a lot of goggle searches on what others were doing. I also looked up data for a 200gr jacketed bullet and started low and worked up. I can give you some ball park figures but you will definitely want to work your own loads up slowly and carefully.
HNDLDR
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Do you know what powder/powders you'd like to use?
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Hope this link works but you should get some good information from this link.
Not sure on the powder, it seems Blue Dot and AA9 come up a lot.
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Hope this link works but you should get some good information from this link.
HNDLDR
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Long shot is popular with the heavy 10 crowd as well.
HNDLDR
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Blue dot puts out some nice velocities but it's pretty famous for massive fire balls out of the end of the barrel.
If you use it in low light conditions you might need to let your eyes readjust for a bit after the shot.
If you use it in low light conditions you might need to let your eyes readjust for a bit after the shot.
HNDLDR
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That stinks. I've had pretty good. Luck locally here in Montana with long shot and #9.
HNDLDR
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Yeah for the first time in my life I've been ordering powder instead of buying it locally. I can't afford to buy large amounts to offset the hazardous shipping costs. It's hard to swallow $50 to $60 for a pound of powder.
If you test it like any other hand load and be meticulous about measuring and increasing crimp until it doesn't happen it'll be fine. I know I went through that in my 329PD. I measured and inspected and crimped until it didn't happen. I do have quite a bit of crimp on my 44 Mag loads but if you look at the Buffalo Bore stuff so do they.
Idk, compared to some of my other pistols it seems like my XDm tries to jump out of my hands more. I seem to prefer more aggressively stippled frames it seems. I really do like the gun and have had a couple of other XDs and I've liked them too. That's the only complaint I have about it.
There's a bunch of cast data out there on the internet, forums and stuff. I think Hogdgon has some data too. I think I got some data from my Lyman manual for mine too. I have all sorts of powders for my 10mm and ended up using the first one, Blue Dot, I settled at a very safe 8.6gr. I think I went to 9.6 or almost that far but was popping primers and getting too much case head expansion, I ruined a bit of brass.
For fast loads it seemed like it was AA#9, Hi-Skor 800X (no longer manufactured), Longshot and Blue Dot. Those are the powders I'd be looking for.
