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Ilwil
03-17-2016, 04:01 PM
Ok first in I put this question first in "coatings and alternatives", and the silence was deafening. I bought some commercially cast 135 grn, moly coated bullets. Can someone recommend a good load? This weight does not show in my load books, and the seller said a slower powder would reduce the chance of smoking. Thanks in advance.
runfiverun
03-17-2016, 07:00 PM
well I doubt the smoking thing.
it would be easier to give you a load based on what powder you have than to give you mine for powders you don't have or can't get where your at.
C. Latch
03-17-2016, 07:07 PM
well I doubt the smoking thing.
it would be easier to give you a load based on what powder you have than to give you mine for powders you don't have or can't get where your at.


Yeah, what powders do you already have?
Ilwil
03-18-2016, 02:26 AM
I have Unique, Red Dot, Blue Dot, Clays, 231, Universal Clays, Power Pistol, Tite Group, AA#5 and 700X.
putteral
03-18-2016, 08:24 AM
I have Mihecs new 9mm swc mold and it drops out at 130 gr. am using 4.5-4.7 grs power pistol
Sgtonory
03-18-2016, 09:03 AM
I have Unique, Red Dot, Blue Dot, Clays, 231, Universal Clays, Power Pistol, Tite Group, AA#5 and 700X.

I would use tightgroup. Start around 3.2 worked well for myself
runfiverun
03-18-2016, 10:55 AM
I'm close to 3 grs of red-dot with my current 130 gr load.
I was using 3.8 grs of 231, and have used tite-group in the past, that 3.2 load above sounds close to what I was using.

I'm watching this thread since I have another marathon 9mm loading session coming up soon. [after a size/lube session or two]
I should be doing about 9-10k rounds here shortly and I'm looking at switching powders again to save my red-dot for other stuff.
Ilwil
03-18-2016, 04:47 PM
My issue was less about the bullet grain (which I can finesse) that about the moly coating, with which I am unfamiliar. The suggestions about Power Pistol and Tite Group sound good, and I will try them. The guy who sold these to me is a hard-core, competitive 9mm shooter, and for me, 9mm is just another caliber The seller told me moly would smoke if pushed by too fast a powder; Power Pistol is going to be my first try. Thanks to all for your input.