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Wow that you guys for all that great info. Im gonna try them. I mean what else am I gonna do with them. If they ftf then I will give them away, maybe to some lucky person on here lol. Appreciate all the help!

I by accident ordered federal match Smal pistol primers magnum. I really only load 9mm with HP-38 and Vit-330. I read some people actually load magnum primers into there 9mm cases? Can I do that and what is the load data for 115gr rn? Thank you!

I only loaded 10 of each mainly because I don’t have anywhere to shoot unless I go to my prop upstate or range. So I figured i would load 10 and if those 10 don’t cycle then I only have to pull 7 or 8 depending on how many I shoot. Issues I’ll be looking for I guess are the gun not feeding...

Thats great info thank you.. i will def reference this when i load my 124gr.

I agree i am prob overthinking it lol.. im still confused on how to find the best load for your particular pistol.. If i load a COL of 1.150, which most of my factory ammo is, and it shoots, cycles etc than what? Im not just trying to find ammo that shoots im trying to find a load that works...

Thats great info thank you!! So what i did was i loaded only 115gr so far. I loaded 10 4.1gr, 10 4.3gr, and 10 4.5gr with COLs of 1.175, 1.170, 1.165 and 1.160 (120 total). I will try those out and see how it goes. If there are any issues i will lower the COL and keep testing. Does that sound...

According to my manuals, the COL listed is 1.100 which i had planned to load, but after doing my plunk test at 1.197 i was thinking they are way too far apart for that to be a good starting point. Ive read that using the COL listed in a manual is what they used in some machine thats similar to a...

I have loaded a few dummy rounds into my mag and dropped the slide without issue and they ejected properly. All signs lean towards a functioning bullet but as i said my numbers are so much higher than most so im slightly hesitant im doing something wrong

I don't want to load to max either as i don't understand pressures and don't have a crono, yet lol, but the bottle says 5.1 for 115gr fmj and hodgdon website says 4.8max so do i stay under the 4.8 or the 5.1?

That makes sense.. i have not checked the tension of the round loaded at the max col. Im pretty sure i can just load to a factory spec'd col and they will shoot fine. im trying to make an exceptional bullet that will fit my gun better than factory. Figure if im gonna do it, im gonna do it right lol

Thank you for the response... How much hp38 do you load? How do you get to the point where you know what your gun "likes". Did u begin somewhere and modify? if so, how did you know what to modify eg. powder, col, etc. Thanks!

So am i correct by saying the longer the COAL the better the bullet will be is incorrect? Rather, the particular gun im shooting may just like a middle of the road COAL.. its gun specific? I was basically looking for a good starting point and everything ive read says to find your longest...

Thank you for your response as your expertise and advice is greatly appreciated. So am i wrong in thinking loading the longest COL allowed would not produce the best "firing" bullet for my gun? If thats the case, how do you find the best load for a particular gun? I am willing to try all...

i have 2 manuals, hornady and lyman, that i reference and also went to hodgdon website for my data. As i said b4 i was confused because the bottle of hp38 said max of 5.1 for 115gr fmj but hodgdon website says 4.8max which confused me. As far as the plunk test, i was under the impressions to get...

I completely agree and thats mainly the reason i posted... i watched about 10 videos and read the same amount of how to's. I dropped the bullet in, pushed it firmly, and it fell right out without resistance. I was sure i was doing something wrong because my col was so long. I made a few dummy...

Thank you for the responses. I do have a tendency to learn basics and advanced techniques and try to apply them to whatever I am doing. I feel like applying advanced techniques I have the ability to fine tune each round and enhance my shooting experience. I want to find the best COL and powder...

I’m new to reloading and picked up a lee press and all the necessary equipment. I got a bottle of Hp38 (that’s all they had for 9mm), some Hornady 115gr fmj, 124gr berry rn and 500 cci primers. I’ve read and watched more information on reloading than I’d like to admit. The thing I can’t figure...

Does anyone know if there is a difference between beretta mobilChoke and mobilchoke victory? I have a beretta A300 outlander and want to get some new chokes for it. Beretta customer service told me optima chokes which is totally wrong!! Any help would be appreciated.

So in other words I should just order a 9mm crimp die and do that step separately

I purchased the Lee Precision Carbide Pistol 3 Die Set which includes, 1-Contour Ground Carbide Sizing Die and Decapper. 1-Patented Powder Through Expanding Die. 1-Bullet Seat and Feed Die. The description says these dies do not need a taper crimp die but I'm confused on how the bullet will stay...