Hope all are healthy and safe.
Bought some powder and finally got my reloading setup. (Only good thing about the China Virus)
I have Blue Dot & Red Dot.
Using one pound of RD for 32/38SPC loads, maybe less. (Only 500 of each)
Other pound will be 9MM.
Have two pounds of BlueDot, using half for 10MM/40 and rest for 9MM.
I was setting up to start loading from my manual a 6.9-7.05/7.10gr charge of BlueDot(my Lee powder scale is accurate, just not sure if I am accurately reading it since it isn't digital)
The manual states 6.8minimum-7.6+ maximum loads.
So 6.9-7.0 is safe to me.
However, once I set my powder measure up for Bluedot. I realized the data was for a 115gr XTP.
I am reloading 114grain FMJ(hollowbase) bullets. COAL is not going to be correct given difference to 115gr XTP.
I looked and found no data for 115gr FMJ(rather 114grain) for BlueDot powder in my other manual. I did find COAL however. Shortest 115gr load was 1.077-1.169.
I measured/used some Fiocchi 9x19 115grain FMJ to compare and it spec'd out to 1.150.
So how should I proceed?
I know deeper seating=more pressure. Leaning load as long as will feed in my gun(try a few duds/no powder) to check chamber/magazine feed to keep pressure lower(deeper=pressure) and use the same data??
Rather compare this data to what others have found with BlueDot and 9MM and work from there.
Edit; Will a hollowbase versus flat base be better given a compressed load with a cavity to expand into is less likely than a flat wall in which it cannot expand?
Bought some powder and finally got my reloading setup. (Only good thing about the China Virus)
I have Blue Dot & Red Dot.
Using one pound of RD for 32/38SPC loads, maybe less. (Only 500 of each)
Other pound will be 9MM.
Have two pounds of BlueDot, using half for 10MM/40 and rest for 9MM.
I was setting up to start loading from my manual a 6.9-7.05/7.10gr charge of BlueDot(my Lee powder scale is accurate, just not sure if I am accurately reading it since it isn't digital)
The manual states 6.8minimum-7.6+ maximum loads.
So 6.9-7.0 is safe to me.
However, once I set my powder measure up for Bluedot. I realized the data was for a 115gr XTP.
I am reloading 114grain FMJ(hollowbase) bullets. COAL is not going to be correct given difference to 115gr XTP.
I looked and found no data for 115gr FMJ(rather 114grain) for BlueDot powder in my other manual. I did find COAL however. Shortest 115gr load was 1.077-1.169.
I measured/used some Fiocchi 9x19 115grain FMJ to compare and it spec'd out to 1.150.
So how should I proceed?
I know deeper seating=more pressure. Leaning load as long as will feed in my gun(try a few duds/no powder) to check chamber/magazine feed to keep pressure lower(deeper=pressure) and use the same data??
Rather compare this data to what others have found with BlueDot and 9MM and work from there.
Edit; Will a hollowbase versus flat base be better given a compressed load with a cavity to expand into is less likely than a flat wall in which it cannot expand?