Bullseye, 231, Titegroup, etc wouldn't be my choice..

by JD, Western Washington, Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 14:39 (4396 days ago) @ Byron
edited by JD, Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 14:56

I've loaded literally tens of thousands of 9mm rounds. It is my most reloaded cartridge and I have a Dillon Square Deal B that I permanently leave set up for 9mm. All this to feed a bunch of 9mm's ranging from original Lugers to Glocks and Sigs. I dislike fast burning powders in the 9mm as they have the risk of double charging, and their recoil pulse is sharper and shorter than what many of my guns prefer. Original Lugers and many other pistols function better with a longer, slightly less sharp recoil pulse generated by a slower powder.

My favorite powder for the 9mm is Blue Dot, which works better and is more accurate than anything else I have tried. About 7.5 grains of Blue Dot with a 125 grain jacketed bullet loaded to an overall length of 1.16" (for a full metal jacket... Some hollow points need to be loaded a VERY TINY bit shorter..) should give you a velocity of around 1,100 feet per second. Please note that overall loaded length is critical with the 9mm, both for functioning and to control pressure, and longer (Up to 1.169") is better as long as it functions.

Blue Dot meters well through my Dillon Square Deal, but if I wanted to use a ball powder, I would go with Accurate Arms #7 or #5.