Bullseye Loads for 9mm

[Olympus]

I just finished off my last few boxes of bulk reloads so now I'm looking to refill my ammo cans again. I was recently given 3lbs of Bullseye powder and I was hoping to use that to load up 2000 rounds with. I just need some input on loadings from anyone who has tried Bullseye. I typically use 231/HP38. My bulk reloads are kept on the very mild side.

I'm thinking about using Berry's 124gr RN for this batch. Now that I have a Glock, I'm switching from the cast lead bullets. And the Berry's plated bullets are only $8 higher than the coated MBC per 1000. So for $16 more, I can use plated instead of coated lead.

 

[lysanderxiii]

Bullseye has always worked well for me. For 124 bullet weight, somewhere between 4.2 to 4.5 grains depending on the bullet make.

I try for 1050fps

 

[Lethal rx7]

Ive used those bullets over 4.3gr bullseye at 1.12 and they are a good mild load for me.

 

[1KPerDay]

4.1 worked great with 124s and 135s.

 

[Sunray]

3.5 with a 121 grain(close enough and feeds like hot dam in my Inglis BHP.) cast TC. Give you 6,000 rounds.

 

[moxie]

4.3 BE works great.

 

[Conservidave]

4.2g under and 115g plated works pretty well for me.

 

[GooseGestapo]

Ditto the 4.3.
Do be sure your neck tension is good.
A bullet set back on feeding will cause a major pressure spike with Bullseye and may cause the primer to crater/extrude back into the firing pin hole. May cause the next round to not fire due to metal in the firing pin hole.
Had it happen at a very in-opportune moment... At the nationals, in Match 1.... lost 70points!!!
I no longer use Bullseye or Federal SPP in 9mm. Winchester or CCI primers are a bit harder/tougher...

 

[larryh1108]

I also like 4.3 of Bullseye @ 1.12 with 124gr plated bullets. Mild and accurate in my CZ and 1911.

 

[Slamfire]

All these loads were created on a Dillion 550. I am not really a Bullseye pistol shooter but I have one. I decided to load up some ammunition with an excellent powder, bullseye. I did some load development and below are the chronographed results. I was not looking for anything but an accurate load that functioned the pistol. 3.5 grains bullseye would not function, but I got reliable function and good accuracy at 4.0 grains.

As for using mixed cases versus one type of case. In my pistols, ES and STD are more sensitive to powder choice than mixed lots of brass. I will state that smaller extreme spreads and tighter standard deviations seem to occur when I am using one type of brass reloaded the same amount of times. It does not however really result in any noticeable improvement on target with pistols. Rifle accuracy is totally different.


M92 FS Beretta Bar Sto Barrel


125 LRN .356" 3.5 grs Bullseye S&W cases WSP OAL 1.110"
27-Mar-06 T = 58 °F
accurate, high percentage failure to feed

Ave Vel = 986.5
Std Dev = 9.21
ES 25.78
High 992.9
Low 972.9
N = 14


125 LRN .356" 4.0 grs Bullseye S&W cases WSP OAL 1.110"

27-Mar-06 T = 58 °F
Accurate, reliable function

Ave Vel = 1114
Std Dev = 20.63
ES 79.03
High 1167
Low 1088
N = 32


125 gr FMJ Olympic Factory

27-Mar-06 T = 61 °F

Ave Vel = 1261
Std Dev = 20?
ES 63.11
High 1288
Low 1225
N = 10




Walther P5 3.4" barrel


125 LRN .356" 4.0 grs Bullseye Lot 827 (60's/70's) Mixed cases WSP OAL 1.10"
20-Jun-09 T = 90 °F
Ave Vel = 1065
Std Dev = 15.19
ES = 41.07
High = 1081
Low = 1040
N = 8


125 LRN .356" 4.0 grs Bullseye Lot 827 (60's/70's) Mixed cases WSP OAL 1.10"
28-Jun-09 T = 93 °F
Ave Vel = 1072
Std Dev = 22.44
ES = 107.4
High = 1145
Low = 1037
N = 32



125 LRN .356" 4.0 grs Bullseye 1998&2005 mixed lot Mixed cases WSP OAL 1.10"
20-Jun-09 T = 90 °F

Ave Vel = 1038
Std Dev = 8.48
ES = 20.71
High = 1049
Low = 1029
N = 8

125 LRN .356" 4.1grs W231 Lot 8UB9 Mixed cases WSP OAL 1.10"
20-Jun-09 T = 90 °F

Ave Vel = 956.1
Std Dev = 23.57
ES = 71.09
High = 998.1
Low = 927
N = 7