Beautiful sunny 44 degrees here today and got a chance to go out and shoot. I have been cooped up doing reloading waiting for this day to test loads for a few weeks.
Clay dot has by far been my favorite. Among my loads tested were 9mm and 380 with various powders. Guns tried today were a Beretta PX4C, a Smith and Wesson 39-2, and a Smith and Wesson Bodyguard 380. Here's my scibbled research :
(Sorry for incomplete thoughts) :
"380 - autocomp 3.5 under 95 gr. acme lead bullet is winner
Titegroup 2.7 too spicy
Unique 4.0 spicier yet, hurts hands
9mm w. 115 gr - titegroup 4.0 is nice
Tula primers work good
Longshot 5.3 is a little spicy
Zombie 13 TiteGroup 3.7 124 gr. great in smith
115 gr berrys
3.4 clay dot is most accurate in smith
3.0 is a good soft load for smith
Px4 choked on everything except 3.4
2.8, 2.9 did not cycle slide
3.0-3.3 stove piped
2.8 definitely too light, stove piped smith second time thru
3.3-3.4 seems to be most accurate
I really love this powder
Red dot is a hot powder. Not much difference across the spectrum but cycles reliably in px4 if a little snappy.
3.7 seems to be good because it cycled and used less powder. No accuracy difference. Try a little lighter load too.
Px4 likes 124 gr z13 better than 115 gr
Smith is the opposite
Both shoot fine. Try loading down the z13 a tenth of a grain or so. Maybe 3.5."
Z13 is what I call lucky 13's zombie 13 green bullets. Green polymer coated.
I may order more clay dot, it's only 17.99. The red dot I picked up I was not too impressed with. I'm getting lots of powder in my arsenal now, maybe 12 lbs now. I used to have maybe 1 or 2 on hand. I feel I'm getting obsessive?
Clay dot has by far been my favorite. Among my loads tested were 9mm and 380 with various powders. Guns tried today were a Beretta PX4C, a Smith and Wesson 39-2, and a Smith and Wesson Bodyguard 380. Here's my scibbled research :
(Sorry for incomplete thoughts) :
"380 - autocomp 3.5 under 95 gr. acme lead bullet is winner
Titegroup 2.7 too spicy
Unique 4.0 spicier yet, hurts hands
9mm w. 115 gr - titegroup 4.0 is nice
Tula primers work good
Longshot 5.3 is a little spicy
Zombie 13 TiteGroup 3.7 124 gr. great in smith
115 gr berrys
3.4 clay dot is most accurate in smith
3.0 is a good soft load for smith
Px4 choked on everything except 3.4
2.8, 2.9 did not cycle slide
3.0-3.3 stove piped
2.8 definitely too light, stove piped smith second time thru
3.3-3.4 seems to be most accurate
I really love this powder
Red dot is a hot powder. Not much difference across the spectrum but cycles reliably in px4 if a little snappy.
3.7 seems to be good because it cycled and used less powder. No accuracy difference. Try a little lighter load too.
Px4 likes 124 gr z13 better than 115 gr
Smith is the opposite
Both shoot fine. Try loading down the z13 a tenth of a grain or so. Maybe 3.5."
Z13 is what I call lucky 13's zombie 13 green bullets. Green polymer coated.
I may order more clay dot, it's only 17.99. The red dot I picked up I was not too impressed with. I'm getting lots of powder in my arsenal now, maybe 12 lbs now. I used to have maybe 1 or 2 on hand. I feel I'm getting obsessive?
