Soft Shooting 9mm
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I have also used the 147 Bayou Hi-Tek coated bullets with 2.8-3.0 grains of Titegroup. A 147 home cast coated with Hi-Tek also works with 2.7-3.0 grains of Titegroup in my G26. I have to bump up to 3.0 TG for my wife in her G19 as her grip is not as stiff as mine. My oal is 1.125. It's a pretty light load but still accurate.
Chuck R.
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This also mirrors my favorite load with either W231 or HP38, but at 1.135" for RNFP bullets. Also shoots really well in my 9mm carbine.
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Fine Figure of a Man
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I have loaded 160 grain coated bullets that shot well and with very mild recoil. I haven't found a single load that worked well in all my 9's though.
I like 147 plated or coated with 3.8 to 4.0 VVN340.
I like 147 plated or coated with 3.8 to 4.0 VVN340.
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I see that most of you recommend the heavier weight bullets. Does the 115g not work as well for lighter recoiling loads
Hokie_PhD
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I was looking for a soft shooting load several months ago. I'm always interested in these threads.
I've tried 115 gr and 124 gr, with Win 231 and AA 7 and find the 124s with BE86 to be a softer shooting load. I haven't tried the 147s as I'm also looking for an inexpensive round. But the 124s with the BE86 seem to work well.
Fine Figure of a Man
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Recoil with 115's isn't bad just a little snappy compared to heavier bullets.
LiveLife
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115 gr certainly can work to produce lighter recoiling loads but the problem is reliably cycling slides to extract and eject spent cases, especially with compacts/subcompacts with stiffer recoil springs.
115 gr FMJ loaded to 1.130" with W231/HP-38 will start to reliably cycle the slides of my Glocks with 4.5 gr and produce mild recoil. But I prefer the greater accuracy 4.8 gr will produce and slight increase in felt recoil is very manageable for me.
Red Dot/Promo is my preferred powder for loading general purpose/plinking loads and I like lighter felt recoil from 4.1-4.2 gr (that's what my Pro Auto Disk will consistently drop) with average velocity of 1110 fps using RMR 115 gr FMJ at 1.110" OAL and Glock 22/KKM barrel. Lighter recoil and accuracy from this load is very popular with female coworkers I have been shooting with (we are doing defensive shooting drills).
But 4.4-4.5 gr load with average velocity of 1140 fps is preferred for greater accuracy with Just Right carbine (average velocity 1300 fps) where added felt recoil is not an issue.
Like others, lightest loads are produced with heavier 147 gr bullets and I like 3.5 gr W231/HP-38. Here is comparison load testing I did with 147 gr bullet and faster powders like W231/HP-38, Bullseye, Titegroup and Promo that produced surprisingly light felt recoil (lighter than 3.5 gr W231/HP-38 load) - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/9mm-147-gr-lead-bullet-powder-comparison.748940/
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Get your #2. It IS great for .45, but I also made some kitty poot 124 grain 9mm rounds with it. I will have to see if I can find how many grains. I got it from Westerns sight. It cycled the actions reliably in both a Glock 17 as well as M&P Shield. Fairly accurate, cases ejected about 6-8 inches high and dropped at my feet.
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Been working with soft shooting loads lately. What cycles one gun may not cycle another. In addition, what cycles a gun with one shooter may not cycle the gun with a different shooter. Shooters with smaller hands and lighter arms tend to need stouter loads to cycle reliably.
Fine Figure of a Man
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160 grain bullets can make really soft shooting loads but seating depth is a problem with some guns.
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