pet Power Pistol loads...

[Fatdaddy]

I picked up a lb of Power Pistol earlier this week mostly because it was so cheap. $17lb= good price for these parts.
I went to Alliant's website and the info was very limited unless you exclusively shoot Speer GDHPs.

What are some of yous' guys pet loads using plated bullets for:'
10mm
.45acp
.40sw
9mm

I just need some good starting points for working some loads up.

[Black_Talon]

45ACP, with 230gr GDHP:

1) 6.8gr PP @1.200" OAL = 880-ish fps out of various 5" 1911s.

2) 7.2gr PP @ 1.200" OAL = 920-ish fps out of various 5" 1911s.

[918v]

5.8-6 grains of PP works very well with 115/124 grain bullets in the 9mm, accuracywise. I have loaded up to 7 grains under 124's without any problems. Clark proved that you cannot stuff enough PP into a 9mm case to harm anything. It is the most forgiving powder for the 9mm, period.

[Clark]

Just make sure that compressed powder did not bulge the bullet, so it gets stuck in the throat. The ammo should fall in and out of the chamber. 8 gr can blow the primer in 9mm, but 11 gr is ok if the ammo has been resized when loaded.

6.2 gr 90 gr Gold Dot .380 P3AT
8.5 gr 158 gr XTP .380 1903 Browning
11 gr 158 gr XTP 9x19 Kel-Tec
16 gr 158 gr XTP 9x23mm Tokarev
12 gr 152 gr LSWC 45acp [super]

[Fatdaddy]

Just make sure that compressed powder did not bulge the bullet, so it gets stuck in the throat. The ammo should fall in and out of the chamber. 8 gr can blow the primer in 9mm, but 11 gr is ok if the ammo has been resized when loaded.

6.2 gr 90 gr Gold Dot .380 P3AT
8.5 gr 158 gr XTP .380 1903 Browning
11 gr 158 gr XTP 9x19 Kel-Tec
16 gr 158 gr XTP 9x23mm Tokarev
12 gr 152 gr LSWC 45acp [super]

Will 8.5 gr fit in a 380 case or is that a typo?

[Clark]

8.5 gr. power pistol, 158 gr. XTP, 1.090" feeds


And you are right, most do not have the throat or the magazine length to take 158 gr 1.090".
But if the magazine was made for a 1.1" 9mm Browning long and I throat the chamber, it can be done.

[Fatdaddy]

Thanks for the replies, I gots some workin' to do.