blue dot and the 9

[soldierbilly1]

Can someone give their charge wts for the 120 gr boolit and the 124 J bullet. thanks for the help. limited info on the blue for the 9.
billy boy

[theperfessor]

I use the Lee 358-125-RF sized to .358 over 6.8 to 7.0 gr of BD in my High Power. It is seated with crimp groove even with case mouth. Works great.

[soldierbilly1]

Perfessor: thank you!!! billy boy

[justashooter]

that is a hot load. i use 5.5 unique under 115 grain for 1125 FPS, so BD would be around 6.5 grs same velocity and a little smokier.

[excess650]

Speer #10 lists 125gr jacketed over 8.0-8.8gr Blue Dot for 1125-1233fps from a 4" S&W 39.

Speer #11 lists 124gr and 125gr jacketed over 7.5-8.3gr Blue Dot for 1088-1259fps from a 4.9" Beretta.

Speer #13 lists 7.1-7.9gr Blue Dot under 124gr jacketed for 1121-1238fps from a 4" S&W 5906.

Hornady 3rd lists 6.0-7.7gr Blue Dot under a 124gr jacketed for 900-1150fps from a 4" S&W 39.

Lyman 46th lists 6.1-8.0gr Blue Dot under a 125gr jacketed for 895-1190fps from a 4".

121gr cast over 5.9-8.0gr Blue Dot for 973-1253fps.

You might want to check and see if Alliant has data for the 9mm, otherwise, start low and work up.

[sargenv]

It also depends on if you have an older stock of Blue Dot (Hercules) or not. There was a plant explosion in the late 80's that caused the formulation to change somewhat. After the plant explosion, the formulation changed to make the weight of the powder drop at least 1 or 2 gr for a max charge. I still have a stock of the pre-explosion Blue Dot so that's why I mention it. All of us here tend to hang onto stuff or get powder from other sources sometimes... :) Likely why there is discrepancy between Speer #10 and #13..

[leftiye]

10.0 works nice in my 9X23. Not much help, I kno (but a butt kicking load nevertheless).

[docone31]

I like Blue Dot.
I use 8.1gns. For me, a good load. Low recoil, good cycling, good accuracy.
I use the Lee 124gn TC.

[wallager57]

I've never loaded lead with BD. My favorite Jacketed 9mm load is a 115 gr Rem HP over 8 grs. Makes a 'dillo look like he just swallowed a grenade. Don't know why it never occurred to me to use it with lead. :-)