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Redhawk.44 Magnum

Mitchell’s Mausers - The End Is Near!

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February 2013Volume 48, Number 1

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4 Handloader 282Background Photo: © 2012 Vic Schendel

8 Custom Cast Bullet Loads Reloader’s Press - Dave Scovill

12 .405 WCF Bullets & Brass - Brian Pearce

16 Ramshot Silhouette Propellant Profiles - R.H. VanDenburg, Jr.

18 Before the .44 Magnum (Part 2) From the Hip - Brian Pearce

22 Mitchell’s Mausers Mike’s Shootin’ Shack - Mike Venturino

24 10mm Automatic - On the Way to Something Big Cartridge Board - Gil Sengel

28 Mustang Pocketlite Pistol Pointers - Charles E. Petty

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30 Handloading the .44 Magnum Hunting Loads for the Ruger Redhawk Stan Trzoniec

34 The “Exact” Amount of Powder Testing Powder Dispensers John Barsness

40 The Handloader’s Historical Library Blasts from the Past Terry Wieland

46 The 35-Shot Group Exploring Subtle Changes in Powder Charges John Haviland

50 Pearce Loads the 9mm Luger New bullets and powders improve performance. Brian Pearce

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58 Standard Loads The Benefits of Simplification Mike Venturino

68 2012 Master Index

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Those who follow this columnknow that with only one ex-

ception new rounds have neverbeen covered. This is simply be-cause our purpose is cartridge history. A new offering has no his-tory, unless its ballistics duplicatea well-established round – some-thing that is becoming more com-mon for some reason.

The lone exception to the ruleappeared 20 years ago in Hand-loader No. 160. The cartridge wasthe .40 Smith & Wesson. It was an-nounced at the 1990 SHOT Showamid much more hype and howl-ing than was usual for such things.The new round was billed as theanswer to all conceivable self-de-fense and law-enforcement needs.Thinking that pronouncement mightbe somewhat premature, as wellas exaggerated just a bit, a gunwas rounded up and fired. In writ-ing the column, I thought that, ifnothing else, it would be interest-ing reading years later when the

excitement died down – providedthe cartridge lasted that long.

Well, the .40 S&W did last and be-came somewhat of a success. Infact, it is probably the most usedauto pistol round of American lawenforcement. There were, how-ever, several stops along the way.

First off, the .40 S&W uses a .400-inch bullet diameter, making it

39.2 caliber given .004 inch deeprifling. The earliest such cartridgewas probably the .41 Long Colt, in-troduced about 1877. Originallyusing a .401-inch, outside-lubedbullet, this was later changed tohollowbase inside lubed of some.387 inch diameter. Accuracy wasnot improved by the change.

Next came the .38 WCF (.38-40).Introduced in 1880 in the 1873 Win-chester lever-action rifle, it laterappeared in revolvers. The car-tridge was probably developedmuch earlier as a Winchester hand-gun round before the companydropped its plans to market suchguns. Despite the name, the bulletmeasures .401 inch.

A lot later (1961) came the .401Herter Powermag using a bullet of.400 to .403 inch, depending uponreference. Most shooters havenever heard of the round, whichwas sold by the mail order firmHerters, Inc. of Waseca, Minnesota.A single-action revolver and am-munition for it were reported tobe made in Germany. Herter’s hand-loading data from 1970 indicatesperformance just below the later.41 S&W Magnum, which was notoverly popular either.

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All these cartridges were intendedfor revolvers. None were military,because black powder requiredbullets of .45 caliber or larger.When smokeless repeating riflescame on the scene, the use for themilitary handgun contracted tomostly a symbol of rank. Fightingwas to be done with rifles and ma-chine guns. Pistol cartridges shrankto underpowered .30- to .35-cal-iber numbers fired in semiauto-matic arms.

The U.S. was heading down thissame path when it came to itssenses. In March 1904 FrankfordArsenal was ordered to start de-velopment of a semiautomatic pis-tol cartridge. Frankford didn’t domuch developing, because Win-chester was already making suchfor an experimental Colt pistol.This cartridge would become the.45 ACP.

After the U.S. Army adopted theModel 1911 Colt, the company of-fered it to foreign militaries. No-body was interested. They likedtheir little guns.

In America, things developed dif-ferently and we learned much. Pis-tols firing the .45 ACP are now ascommon as wet dirt. Hunters have.41 and .44 magnums, plus heavilyloaded .45 Colts and beyond. Thebig revolvers are fine for animals.However, anyone today choosinga revolver for the other part ofpersonal protection, if it is hon-estly believed the gun may be firedin such use, obviously (to use anold Western witticism), “Ain’t neverrode that horse before!”

It is true U.S. police and manycitizens jumped on the .357 Mag-num just before World War II.Muzzle blast and recoil caused itto be washed away by the tide of

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high-capacity 9x19mm autoload-ers starting in the late 1960s. The9mm, however, was not all it wasmade out to be.

Soon, demand for a more power-ful loading of the 9mm becameoverwhelming. Velocity and pres-sure were raised slightly in load-ings titled “+P” and “+P+.” Bulletweight was also dropped, allowingrather large velocity increases insome instances. Pistol reliabilitybecame a significant (though sel-dom reported) consideration. Sodid gun damage, often called “extrawear.”

It was into this circus in 1983that a new round called the 10mmAutomatic was thrown. Originallymade from .30 Remington riflecases cut to .992 inch length, itfired a .400-inch bullet. This meantbore diameter was about .392 inch(10mm is .393 inch – close enough).

Several people are given creditfor the 10mm concept, ammunitionand semiautomatic pistol design.The late Jeff Cooper is probablymost recognized. Norma did theload development and suppliedthe first ammunition. The new of-fering compared rather closely tothe .41 S&W Magnum revolverround. Therein lies the problem.

First factory loads drove a 200-grain jacketed bullet 1,200 fpsfrom a 5-inch barrel, giving 638foot-pounds (ft-lbs) of energy.That’s roughly 50 percent greaterthan the 350 to 400 ft-lbs or so ofstandard .45 ACP rounds. And letus not forget that the majority ofcitizens and cops think the biggestACP round kicks too much. To getthese numbers, maximum averagepressure was set at 37,500 psi(transducer). The .357 Magnum is35,000 psi; the .44 Magnum, 36,000psi. That’s hard on moving ma-chinery! What were these peoplethinking?

Another Norma load used a 170-grain jacketed hollowpoint at1,300 fps muzzle speed (635 ft-lbs). Midrange trajectory over 100yards was listed at 3.2 inches.Some writers hunted deer, wildboar and talked of even larger an-

imals. Handloads were reportedthat pushed 170-grain slugs 50 to75 fps faster than the factory load.

The original gun for the 10mmAuto, the Bren Ten, was sold by anoutfit known as Dornhaus &Dixon. Difficulty in getting gunsproduced and pistol reliabilityproblems caused it to close downafter a couple of years. In 1986Colt produced a 1911-type guncalled the Delta Elite. Most folkshad little interest in such a power-ful autoloader, because powerfulrevolvers for hunting were every-where and their accuracy was bet-ter. A few rounds in an enclosedspace, such as an indoor range,ended the “home protection” ideadue to muzzle blast.

The 10mm Auto would have fadedaway had not the FBI been look-ing for a gun-and-ammo-fix forproblems caused by equal help-ings of bad luck and bad judg-ment. This led to adoption of a10mm Auto pistol in 1989, but fir-ing a load pushing a 180-grain bul-let at only 950 fps. Its 360 ft-lbs ofenergy was nearly the same asstandard 9mm loads and less than+P rounds. While there is more tothis than just numbers on paper, itwas 9mm performance (or lack ofit) that supposedly caused theFBI’s problems in the first place.

Currently 10mm Auto ammuni-tion is available from Winchester,Remington, Federal and Hornadyusing 175- to 180-grain bullets atspeeds from 1,130 to 1,290 fps.Hornady offers a 155-grain slugdoing 1,265 fps, and a CCI Blazer200-grain load generates 1,050 fps.Cor-Bon lists eight loads from 115grains at 1,650 fps to 200 grainsshowing 1,125 fps, which offer 10to over 35 percent more energythan .45 ACP standard loads.

Many less guns are chambered in10mm Auto today than in theround’s heyday of the 1990s. Still,if one needs a full-size pistol hav-ing this much power, here it is.That’s just not for most people.Something far more generally suit-able, however, was coming. (To be continued . . .)

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Pearce Loads the

9mm LugerBrian Pearce

The 9mm Luger was devel-oped by Georg Luger andfirst offered in the now fa-mous Luger “toggle top” pis-

tol around 1902, then adopted by theGerman Navy in 1904 and the GermanArmy in 1908 (thus the “9mm/08” or“9mm/P08” barrel marking found onmany vintage service pistols). It is alsocommonly known as the 9mm Para-bellum and 9x19mm. Throughout Eu-rope its popularity quickly spread, butin the U.S. it would be decadesbefore pistols became readilyavailable, with the primaryexception of wartime sou-venirs. Today it has becomethe most widely used mili-tary handgun cartridge inthe world, usually referred to asthe 9mm NATO.


Pearce Loads the

9mm LugerNew bulletsand powders

improveperformance.


the evolution of 9mm ammunitionand guns with compacts and sub-compacts, such as the Kimber Solo,Ruger LC9, etc., becoming espe-cially popular for home defenseand personal carry.

American manufacturers havebeen leaders in developing pre-mium 9mm bullets for matchshooting and expanding bulletssuitable for defense, most of whichare readily available to handload-ers. Traditional “ball” profile bul-lets are still offered, which isimportant when handloading formany vintage pistols. For example,most modern 9mm pistols fromquality manufacturers will reliablyfeed a variety of bullet profileswhile some older guns will not. Inthese instances the roundnose ballammunition becomes important tokeep vintage guns working.

One of the test guns used to cross-reference some of the accompany-ing data was a Walther P38, whichabsolutely would not feed any bul-let profile other than a roundnosewith any degree of reliability. Eventhe Hornady 125-grain HAP, anFMJ design that features a small,flat point, would not feed. Severalhollowpoint designs from Hor-nady, Speer and Sierra as well asfactory loads from Federal, Win-chester and Remington would hitthe feed ramp and “stop” moreoften than was reasonable. Even if cartridges chambered, bulletswould often become deep seated,potentially raising pressures todangerous levels due to the re-duced powder space. On the otherhand, when stoked with round-nose 115- and 124-grain bullets fromSpeer and Hornady, the Waltherfunctioned flawlessly.

Industry pressure limits for the9mm are standardized at 35,000psi, while +P loads are 38,500 psi.Some companies are marketing+P+ ammunition, for which thereis currently no industry specifica-tions. Companies that offer suchloads are establishing their ownpressure standards, and the con-

ance and better meet the demandsof law enforcement and civilians.

It has been interesting to watch

With the exception of early trun-cated cone ammunition, most sur-plus and newly manufactured 9mmammunition through the 1970s fea-tured full-metal-jacket roundnosebullets that provided little shock,minimal wound channels and ingeneral developed an extremelypoor reputation as a military, de-fensive or hunting cartridge andload. Commercial 9mm ammunitionbegan to change in the 1960s as thenow-defunct Super Vel began of-fering a 90-grain JHP (and otherlightweight loads) at around 1,400fps, and by 1979 Winchester Am-munition developed the 115-grainSilvertip JHP. This significantlychanged the outlook of the car-tridge and police agencies beganto adopt it.

In 1985 the U.S. military officiallyadopted the Beretta M9 (Model 92F)pistol and 9mm Luger cartridgethat conformed to NATO standard-ization. This announcement cre-ated a furor in the civilian marketthat seemingly mushroomed over -night. Any quality 9mm pistol witha high magazine capacity, such asthe Glock Model 17, Beretta Model92, Browning Hi-Power, Smith &Wesson Model 59, etc., were inhigh demand. Even Hollywoodcapitalized on high-capacity 9mmpistols, which soon became unof-ficially known as “wonder nines.”With all the new interest in thiscartridge during the 1980s, ammu-nition companies became seriousabout developing new bullets andloads to enhance terminal perform -

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A variety of pistols were used for testing: (1) Kimber TeamMatch II, (2) Glock Model 17, (3) Browning Hi-Power, (4)Walther P38 and (5) Beretta 92F.

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9mm Luger Handload Data overall

loadedbullet powder charge velocity length

(grains) (grains) (fps) (inches)

90 Hornady HP-XTP 700-X 4.2 1,142 1.070 4.6 1,288 Bullseye 4.4 1,238 5.5 1,434 Universal 4.5 1,144 5.3 1,385 VV-N330 4.6 1,121 5.8 1,392 VV-N340 4.7 1,052 6.1 1,395 W-231 4.7 1,168 5.6 1,395 AA-2 5.0 1,274 5.8 1,391 Power Pistol 5.6 1,184 6.8 1,420 7.2 1,474 AutoComp 5.7 1,233 6.6 1,450 6.8 1,498 AA-5 6.5 1,207 7.0 1,334 HS-6 6.5 1,228 7.2 1,364 Longshot 5.5 1,191 6.0 1,271 6.5 1,372 7.0 1,459 Titegroup 4.0 1,130 5.0 1,376 Zip 4.2 1,108 5.2 1,345 Silhouette 5.5 1,020 6.8 1,43590 Sierra JHP Longshot 5.5 1,180 1.010 7.0 1,465 Titegroup 4.0 1,138 5.0 1,385 Zip 4.2 1,114 5.2 1,355 Silhouette 5.5 1,029 6.8 1,444 AutoComp 5.5 1,218 5.9 1,329 6.2 1,402 AA-2 4.0 1,107 5.2 1,398115 Barnes XPB Longshot 4.5 1,065 1.125 5.0 1,141 5.5 1,234 6.0 1,311 AutoComp 5.1 1,218 5.5 1,274 5.8 1,341 Power Pistol 4.8 1,100 5.3 1,142 5.8 1,190 6.3 1,247 6.8 1,293

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sumer should determine if these are safe in a givengun.

Space will not allow a complete discussion of gunssuitable for +P loads, so standard pressure loads thatare suitable for all guns in good operating conditionwill be discussed here. If it is +P performance you areseeking with select powder/bullet combinations,some loads duplicate and even exceed factory loaded+P velocities without exceeding pressure guidelines.

Surplus military cases should generally be avoided,because primers are generally crimped in place, so adecapping die or manually operated rod is required toremove primers, followed by the removal (usuallyswaging or cutting) of the crimp. These problems aretime-consuming but minor. There are other problemsthat can surface, however, that will cause frustrationin developing reliable, accurate and safe handloads.

Some cases feature primer pockets that areslightly oversized, so primers are

not held as firmly as

In 1985, the U.S. military adopted the Beretta M9 9mm Luger for service, which helped spawn greatinterest in the cartridge.

9mm Luger


they should be. Military cases alsovary in thickness and capacity,which often leads to excess pres-sure when compared to the sameload assembled in commercialcases. In one experiment, whereinidentical loads were assembled incommercial and surplus militarycases, the military case produced

161 fps greater velocity than in acommercial case, and pressurewas clearly excessive.

Commercial cases also vary sig-nificantly in capacity that, due tothe short powder column, willchange pressures, sometimes sub-stantially. This may not be impor-tant when using starting loads, butwhen using maximum powdercharges, it can put an otherwisesafe load at excess pressure lev-els. One lab reports this figure tobe in excess of 10,000 psi.

To develop the accompanyingdata, Starline Brass (1-800-280-6660)was used exclusively. These qual-ity cases have proven to produceless pressure than many others. AKimber Model 1911 Team Match II9mm was used to develop and es-tablish velocities of the accompa-nying data. The Kimber pistol is, inessence, a full-featured gun at aproduction gun price.

The Team Match II is a full (Gov-ernment) size target pistol with a

5-inch barrel, stainless steel con-struction and fitted with a fully ad-justable rear sight and dovetailedfront. A few standard features in-clude lowered and angled ejectionport, steel magazine well, serratedslide, Chip McCormick-style gripsafety, hammer and match grade

The 9mm Luger traditionally has beenloaded with roundnose FMJs (left), apoor choice for hunting or defensepurposes. When stoked with jacketedhollowpoints (right), its effectivenessis increased.

When handloading commercial cast9mm bullets with a diameter of .356inch, the shank must generally beseated inside the case or chamberingproblems might result.





115 Speer Gold Dot HP W-3N37 6.8 1,314 1.125 SR-4756 5.0 1,092 6.5 1,348 AA-7 7.0 1,099 7.5 1,157 8.0 1,236 8.6 1,298115 Nosler JHP Longshot 5.0 1,122 1.115 5.6 1,211 6.2 1,301 Blue Dot 7.7 1,339 8.2 1,395 8.7 1,422 Power Pistol 4.8 1,008 6.8 1,334124 Hornady HP-XTP Unique 4.0 1,027 1.060 6.0 1,353 Herco 4.0 917 4.8 1,064 AutoComp 4.2 964 4.4 1,017 4.7 1,070 4.9 1,122 VV-N350 4.4 970 5.2 1,128 Power Pistol 4.3 944 4.7 997 5.0 1,066 5.3 1,133 5.7 1,194 SR-4756 4.1 942 5.5 1,195 HS-6 5.1 947 5.9 1,109 Blue Dot 4.8 840 6.1 1,069 8.0 1,337 AA-7 6.2 1,013 6.6 1,047 6.9 1,090 7.2 1,133 7.6 1,175 7.9 1,211 8.5 1,286 9.0 1,337 AA-9 9.0 1,095 9.7 1,172 AA-5 5.5 1,023 6.5 1,185 VV-3N37 5.5 1,122 6.5 1,269 True Blue 5.0 958 6.3 1,152 Silhouette 5.0 1,122 6.0 1,254 Longshot 5.0 1,128 5.5 1,204 6.0 1,271124 Speer Gold Dot HP AA-9 9.0 1,084 1.120

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115 Barnes XPB AA-7 7.0 1,087 1.125 7.5 1,149 8.0 1,220 8.6 1,283 SR-4756 5.4 1,225 5.9 1,269 6.4 1,319115 Hornady HP-XTP Bullseye 3.9 1,090 1.075 4.6 1,217 Universal 4.0 1,053 4.5 1,161 W-231 4.1 1,017 4.7 1,145 AA-2 4.3 1,035 5.1 1,189 AutoComp 4.7 1,068 5.5 1,252 5.8 1,295 VV-N350 4.9 1,072 5.7 1,224 Power Pistol 4.8 1,036 6.4 1,256 6.7 1,308 VV-3N37 5.0 976 6.8 1,326 SR-4756 5.2 1,141 6.1 1,297 6.4 1,348 HS-6 5.7 1,066 6.4 1,207 AA-7 7.0 1,106 7.4 1,152 7.8 1,211 8.2 1,268 8.6 1,323 AA-5 6.0 1,079 6.4 1,146 6.8 1,220 Longshot 5.0 1,119 5.6 1,205 6.2 1,292 Blue Dot 7.7 1,326 8.7 1,426 Titegroup 4.0 1,129 5.0 1,318115 Speer Gold Dot HP AA-5 6.0 1,066 1.125 6.4 1,135 6.8 1,218 Longshot 5.0 1,115 5.6 1,201 6.2 1,281 Blue Dot 7.7 1,333 8.7 1,414 Titegroup 4.0 1,118 5.0 1,302 Power Pistol 4.8 1,022 6.3 1,262 6.8 1,342 VV-3N37 6.0 1,178

Table I

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124 Speer Gold Dot HP AA-9 9.7 1,165 1.120 AA-5 5.5 1,011 6.0 1,120 6.5 1,192 VV-3N37 5.5 1,102 6.5 1,263 True Blue 5.0 942 6.3 1,141 Silhouette 5.0 1,101 6.0 1,239 Longshot 5.0 1,116 5.5 1,185 6.0 1,263 Power Pistol 5.0 1,105 6.5 1,302 AutoComp 4.0 933 4.5 1,015 5.0 1,142 SR4756 4.0 907 5.5 1,226125 Sierra FMJ AA-7 8.0 1,238 1.135 9.0 1,344 AA-5 5.5 1,015 6.5 1,172 Power Pistol 5.0 1,079 6.0 1,231 AutoComp 4.5 1,037 5.0 1,147 Longshot 5.5 1,193 6.0 1,259147 Hornady HPBT-XTP AutoComp 3.5 838 1.100 4.1 959 VV-N350 3.6 823 4.6 1,015 Power Pistol 3.5 783 4.8 1,010 5.1 1,063 SR-4756 3.4 777 4.5 999 4.9 1,071 HS-6 4.1 767 5.3 1,032 Blue Dot 4.2 753 5.7 1,027 AA-7 5.0 791 6.0 956 6.3 1,015 6.7 1,068 VV-3N37 4.2 879 5.0 1,023 AA-5 4.5 851 5.0 931 5.5 1,001 Longshot 3.5 829 4.0 900 4.4 979 4.8 1,049 800-X 3.5 797 4.3 948

Table I

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9mm Lugertrigger, ambidextrous safety, flat mainspring housing,match barrel, 30 lpi front strap checkering, and . . .you get the idea.

The precision fit slide, frame, barrel, etc., is remark-able, all of which contributes to outstanding accu-racy and reliability. The trigger pull broke cleanly at just over 4 pounds. With many handloads the Kimber would “chew” the center out of targets at 25

yards, leaving noth-ing more than aragged hole, andother than a fewstarting loads thatfailed to developenough pressure topush the slide back, there were no malfunctionsthroughout the tests.

Maximum powder charges should be approachedwith caution, as slight changes in components, evenlot number variations, may result in notable differ-ences in pressures and velocities. A powder measuredesigned to uniformly throw small charges, such asthe Redding Competition Model 10X, will prove espe-cially valuable when loading this cartridge.

Bullet seating should be approached with the usualcautions. Due to the 9mm’s minute powder capacityand short case, changes in bullet seating depth willdramatically change pressures and velocities. For ex-ample, tests have shown that when seating a bulletjust .040 inch deeper (about the thickness of 10 sheetsof this magazine), pressures jump by 6,000 psi.

Like most rimless autoloading pistol cartridges, the9mm headspaces onthe case mouth, so ataper crimp is re-quired, which shouldbe performed as aseparate step afterbullets are seated.Maximum industrycase mouth diameteris .3800 inch, but

Maximum case lengthfor the 9mm is .754

inch. Maximum over-all cartridge length

is 1.169 inches,which if exceeded,may cause feeding

problems.

After seating bulletsthey should be tapercrimped in place.


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U.S.-based ammunition companies that are membersof SAAMI apply a crimp that measures between .369to .370 inch, the dimension used to assemble loadslisted herein. This not only serves to keep bullets inplace and aid in uniform powder ignition, but it alsofacilitates smooth cartridge feeding.

Many powders offered admirable performance. Thatsaid, some were cleaner burning and more accurate,others were flash suppressed and still others providedmore velocity. This explains why different shootersprefer different powders, as they seek different per-formance features. Some of the more outstandingpowders for all bullet weights included Alliant PowerPistol, Blue Dot, Hodgdon Longshot, AutoComp, Tite-group, Accurate No. 7 and No. 5, Western Powders Sil-houette, Vihtauori 3N37 and IMR-4756. Several otherpowders gave excellent results with specific bulletsor bullet weights.

The only FMJ roundnose bullet listed is the 125-grainSierra. Both the Hornady 115-grain FMJ and Speer124-grain TMJ roundnose were tried with excellent

9mm LugerFactory Load Performance

advertised actualload velocity velocity

(grains) (fps) (fps)

95 Buffalo Bore +P+ Barnes TAC 1,550 1,549115 Black Hills JHP +P 1,300 1,329115 Buffalo Bore +P JHP 1,400 1,443115 Hornady XTP 1,155 1,162124 Black Hills JHP +P 1,250 1,304124 Blazer 124 FMJ 1,090 1,112124 Buffalo Bore JHP +P 1,300 1,360124 Federal American Eagle FMJ 1,150 1,166124 Hornady XTP 1,110 1,133124 Winchester FMJ 1,140 1,149147 Winchester PDX1 Elite 1,000 995Notes: All loads fired from a 5-inch barreled Kimber Model 1911 Team Match II.

Table II




147 Hornady HPBT-XTP Titegroup 3.2 934 1.100 3.5 985 3.8 1,029 True Blue 5.0 945 5.7 1,036 Silhouette 4.0 898 5.0 1,056 Unique 3.5 949 4.0 1,018 4.5 1,078147 Speer TMJ-FN Blue Dot 5.0 944 1.130 6.0 1,077 Power Pistol 4.2 933 4.6 1,000 5.0 1,052 AA-7 6.0 954 6.5 1,018 6.9 1,070 AutoComp 3.5 842 4.0 939 4.3 1,014 Blue Dot 5.0 940 6.0 1,081 Longshot 4.0 879 4.4 965 4.8 1,036124 Oregon Trail cast RN Red Dot 3.0 1,005 1.045 4.0 1,139 Titegroup 2.2 742 2.8 930 Power Pistol 3.8 907 4.8 1,099 AutoComp 3.8 981 4.5 1,116 AA-2 3.0 936 3.5 1,030Notes: A 5-inch barreled Kimber Model 1911 Team Match II was used to shootall loads in Starline cases with Winchester Small Pistol primers. SAAMI minimumcartridge overall length: 1.000 inch; maximum cartridge overall length: 1.169inches; maximum case length: .754 inch; trim to length: .744 inch.

Be Alert – Publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors in published load data.

Table I

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results, but due to space limita-tions and to avoid redundancy,that data was not included. It issuggested to use the Hornady 115-grain XTP data and the Speer 124-grain GDHP data, respectively,and seat bullets as outlined. Veloc-ities, for all practical purposes,will be the same.

When using the Oregon Trail LaserCast 124-grain roundnose, due toits full-caliber, .356-inch shank, itshould be seated to an overalllength of 1.045 inches. If the shankis seated too far out of the case, it contacts the leade and preventsthe cartridge from fully chamber-ing. Due to this rather deep-seat-ing depth, powder charges must beused as outlined and cannot be interchanged with bullets that seat to a longer overall cartridgelength.

Many of the loads were cross-referenced in several guns forsafety and function, including theKimber Model 1911 Team MatchII, Browning Hi-Power, GlockModel 17, Beretta 92F and WaltherP38. Select loads were tried in aGlock Model 19, Kimber Solo andRuger LC9. Most loads functionedreliably in all guns, but as pre -viously indicated, some startingloads lacked sufficient pressure to reliably cycle the slide. It willprove beneficial to thoroughly testloads for reliability in a given gun before loading any quantity ofammunition.

With new bullets and powders,traditional 9mm Luger perform-ance is easily surpassed throughhandloading. Just follow the “rec -ipes” exactly as outlined.

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Issue Numbers 276 to 281February 2012 to January 2013

BALLISTICS

Rifle Bullet Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 52

BLACK POWDER

Quest for the Perfect BPCR SilhouetteBullet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 30

CARTRIDGE BOARDColumn

.222 Remington Magnum, The StrangeStory of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 16

.240 Weatherby Magnum . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 16

.280 Ross, The Controversial . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 18

.38 WCF – Really What It Appears? . . . .No. 280, p. 26

.455 Webley Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 16

.505 Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 30

CAST BULLETS

Loading Lead in the .44 Magnum . . . . . .No. 278, p. 30Quest for the Perfect BPCR Silhouette

Bullet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 30Thompson Cast Bullets, Ray C. . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 62

COMPONENTS

Cutting Edge Bullets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 44Getting Down to Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 38Modern Powders in Two Old 8x57s . . . .No. 280, p. 32West Kansas Bonded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 56

FROM THE HIPColumn

Battle of the .45 Colt Bulge . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 26Before the .44 Magnum (Part 1) . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 20Improving Sixguns with Brownells

Pro-Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 24Pancake Holsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 28Priming and Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 18Springs for the Colt SAA . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 30

GENERAL

Handloaders’ Weights and Measures . . .No. 277, p. 68Investigating Reilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 32Original Kimber Model 84, The . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 54Smokeless Rifle Case Design . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 44

HANDGUNS/LOADS

Big Iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 48Colt’s Big Eight SAAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 48Crimping Pistol and Revolver Cartridges . .No. 281, p. 38“Latest” 1911s, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 32Loading Lead in the .44 Magnum . . . . . .No. 278, p. 30Matching Old Roundnose Factory

Revolver Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 40More and More 1911s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 38New Frontier SAA .45 Col . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 30Old Is New, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 58Remington Enhanced Model 1911 R1 . . .No. 277, p. 50Ruger LCR .38 Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 72Smith & Wesson Governor . . . . . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 66Special Cartridges in Magnum

Chambers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 66Thompson Cast Bullets, Ray C. . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 62.44 Smith & Wesson Russian . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 38

IN RANGEColumn

Long and the Short of It, The . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 74Nothing to Fear but Fearlessness . . . . . .No. 281, p. 78Shots and Shells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 82Slugging It Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 78Swedish Invasion (III), The . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 78Thunderbolts of Jupiter . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 82

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT

West Kansas Bonded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 56

INSIDE PRODUCT NEWSColumn

Brass Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 73Fusion Bullets for Reloaders . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 71Lyman Turbo Sonic Ultrasonic Case

Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 70SPDTools for S&W Revolvers, SIG

Sauer Pistols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 71

LOADING TECHNIQUES

Chamber Pressure Revelations . . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 46Crimping Pistol and Revolver Cartridges . .No. 281, p. 38Oddballs Made Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 60

LOADING TOOLS

Redding Dual Ring Carbide Dies . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 64

MIKE’S SHOOTIN’ SHACKColumn

Case Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 24Colt SAA Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 20Colt’s Pocket Pistols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 28Custom Mould Suppliers for BPCR

Silhouette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 12Dip or Dump? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 22New Type of Shooting Event, A . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 16

PISTOL POINTERSColumn

Compact Versus Full Size: The Costof Small . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 26

How Do You Define Accuracy? . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 28Mystery of the .380 ACP, The . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 30Quiet Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 16Ruger SR22 and More about Accuracy . .No. 281, p. 24S&W M&P22, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 16

PRODUCT TESTSColumn

MTM Case-Gard Shooting Gear . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 72Meister’s X-Ring Rubber Bullets . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 76

PROPELLANT PROFILESColumn

Accurate Nitro 100 NF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 24Alliant Power Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 28Alliant Reloder 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 24Alliant’s AR-Comp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 20Alliant’s Black MZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 20Hodgdon’s CFE™ 223 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 22

READER RESEARCH

Hollowpoint Bullets Without a Mould. . . and Hollowbase Too . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 68

RELOADER’S PRESSColumn

Bullets and Pressures – Part Two . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 8Canister Powders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 8Case Trimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 281, p. 8Herrett, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 8Mysterious .44s, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 8.45 Colt Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 277, p. 8

RIFLE LOADS

Investigating the Lever Revolution . . . . .No. 276, p. 46

Modern Powders in Two Old 8x57s . . . .No. 280, p. 32Modernizing Two Old .40s . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 64Oddballs Made Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 60Original Kimber Model 84, The . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 54Pair of .25-06s, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 36Price of Smooth, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 280, p. 606mm PPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 566mm Remington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 278, p. 34.257 Weatherby Magnum . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 276, p. 56

SHOTSHELLS/SHOTGUN LOADS

Handloading Shotshells for Turkeys . . . .No. 281, p. 60Ultralight 20-Gauge Loads . . . . . . . . . . .No. 279, p. 44

AUTHORS

Barsness, John –Modernizing Two Old .40s, No.276, p. 64; Smokeless Rifle Case Design, No. 277,p. 44; 6mm PPC, No. 278, p. 56; A Pair of .25-06s,No. 279, p. 36; Modern Powders in Two Old8x57s, No. 280, p. 32; Rifle Bullet Stability, No.281, p. 52.Haviland, John – .257 Weatherby Magnum, No.276, p. 56; The Old Is New, No. 277, p. 58; Load-ing Lead in the .44 Magnum, No. 278, p. 30; Cut-ting Edge Bullets, No. 280, p. 44; HandloadingShotshells for Turkeys, No. 281, p. 60.Pearce, Brian – Ruger LCR .38 Special, No. 276,p. 72; Remington Enhanced Model 1911 R1, No.277, p. 50; Ray C. Thompson Cast Bullets, No.278, p. 62; New Frontier SAA .45 Colt, No. 279, p.30; Special Cartridges in Magnum Chambers, No.280, p. 66; Crimping Pistol and Revolver Car-tridges, No. 281, p. 38. From the Hip appears in is-sues 276 through 281.Petty, Charles E. – The “Latest” 1911s, No. 276,p. 32; Redding Dual Ring Carbide Dies, No. 277,p. 64; More and More 1911s, p. 280, p. 38; Smith& Wesson Governor, No. 281, p. 66. Pistol Point-ers appears in issues 276 through 281.Rees, Clair – Inside Product News appears inissue 278.Scovill, Dave – Reloader’s Press appears in is-sues 276 through 281.Sengel, Gil – Handloaders’ Weights and Meas-ures, No. 277, p. 68; Ultralight 20-Gauge Loads,No. 279, p. 44. Cartridge Board appears in issues276 through 281.Simpson, Layne – The Original Kimber Model 84,No. 280, p. 54.Smith, Roger – Hollowpoint Bullets Without aMould . . . and Hollowbase Too, No. 279, p. 68.Trzoniec, Stan – 6mm Remington, No. 278, p. 34.VanDenburg, Jr., R.H. – Propellant Profiles ap-pears in issues 276 through 281.Venturino, Mike – Investigating the Lever Revo-lution, No. 276, p. 46; .44 Smith & Wesson Russ-ian, No. 277, p. 38; Matching Old RoundnoseFactory Revolver Loads, No. 278, p. 40; OddballsMade Easy, No. 279, p. 60; Colt’s Big Eight SAAs,No. 280, p. 48; Quest for the Perfect BPCR Silhou-ette Bullet, No. 281, p. 30. Mike’s Shootin’ Shackappears in issues 276 through 281.Wieland, Terry – Getting Down to Cases, No.276, p. 38; Investigating Reilly, No. 277, p. 32; BigIron, No. 278, p. 48; West Kansas Bonded, No.279, p. 56; The Price of Smooth, No. 280, p. 60;Chamber Pressure Revelations, No. 281, p. 46. InRange appears in issues 276 through 281.

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