Because X-Treme 100 gr bullet is RNFP profile, you'll end up with shorter length for working OAL. I use .945" OAL for TCP 738.What about going a little longer in your oal.? Try going as long as will chamber and see if it lessens the recoil.
2004 Alliant load data has load for 100 gr FMJ at .975" you can reference for 100 gr copper plated bullet (Since you are using RNFP bullet which will produce deeper seated bullet base at .950", I would use .3 gr below 10% reduction for start charge which comes out to 3.8 gr) - http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=182147&d=1364769070I use Power Pistol for my wife's 380, 3.6 gr for a 100 gr xtreme CP with a .950" COL.
Alliant don't have a [load] for a 100 gr CP bullet. I corresponded trying to get a load for the 100 gr, they said they only publish loads for what they have tested
380Auto 100 FMJ-RN Power Pistol OAL 0.975" Max 4.6 gr (1,035 fps) 20,600 PSI
Power Pistol is better suited for higher velocity full power loads. Have you tried W231/HP-38 for lighter recoil loads? It is a more flexible powder to produce lighter target load with less recoil but still produce accuracy. My wife loves 2.6-2.8 gr W231/HP-38 recoil with TCP 738.The wife has fired 450 rounds out of the 380 with this load.
She's not happy firing the 380 ... a little snappy. She prefers her 9mm.
I used to use it a lot but use more BE86 and some others now. PP meters great and is accurate but too much flash, report, and recoil,IMHO. I have SR4756 and surplus 231 from large purchases years ago so PP has fallen out of favor for now, anyway.
That would be a good plan.
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There are many that will argue that statement in favor of BE-86, N320, WST, No. 2/Clean Shot and Bullseye; especially from bullseye match shooters.
I mean who doesnt like loud and flashyI use it for full power 9mm, 380, and even some 38+p loads. Works best at the top end of it's range. It gets more accurate as charges increase in my experience and it works up very nicely. It is an easy powder to work with. I have tried it in lower velocity cast loads but was unimpressed. Better powders are available for that.
It is loud and flashy. It dont bother me much though. I find it kind of neat sometimes. See my avatar...
I like my powders like I like my ties: the louder and flashier the better.I mean who doesnt like loud and flashy
I am sorry but I do not recall seeing Blazer/CCI/Federal/Speer 9mm ammunition with Power Pistol muzzle flash as long as I have been shooting since the 80's.Power Pistol was originally developed and used in factory 9mm loads. Only later did Alliant start selling it as a canister propellant.
I am glad BE-86 was released to the market as I consider it the modern "Unique" that meters well. In our mega-thread, BE-86 has shown flexibility to produce accurate loads in various calibers and for me, has surpassed previous accurate reference loads using other powders especially for 9mm and 40S&W.Bullseye(R) 84/85/86 were developed in the '80's, so they have been around more or less the same time. The "newcomer" to the series is BE-88FS which I developed in the early '90's and is slower burning than BE-84/Power Pistol(R).
For decades, I recommended W231/HP-38 as well metering powder standard that metered with less than .1 gr variance. As you can see from comparison pictures above, Sport Pistol is like N320 cut thinner with more consistency and has metered with less than .05 gr variance for me. This is the smallest powder charge drop variance I have gotten.nice pickup on the Sport Pistol(TM) Dwp1957! We are receiving great feedback on that new powder so far, so I feel good about hitting the market we targeted.
So is Sport Pistol aka BE-88?Bullseye(R) 84/85/86 were developed in the '80's, so they have been around more or less the same time. The "newcomer" to the series is BE-88FS which I developed in the early '90's and is slower burning than BE-84/Power Pistol(R).
Hey, nice pickup on the Sport Pistol(TM) Dwp1957! We are receiving great feedback on that new powder so far, so I feel good about hitting the market we targeted.
Shoot well,
Paul
Goodness no.So is Sport Pistol aka BE-88?
Ok, I was just curious. I had never seen BE-88FS referenced anywhere before.Goodness no.
BE-88FS is nominally 40%NG and slower burning than Power Pistol. Sport Pistol is low NG and fast burning.
BE-88FS is not available to handloaders anyway.