Moon1951
11-19-2023, 01:10 AM
I usually load 9mm, but I have a Baretta 950 BS, 25 acp I am starting to reload for. I have a 1000 brass and bullets to load. ( I know, why, 5hey are so small... I can load them for half the cost of buying factory ammo.) And, I don't find it any more difficult than 9 mm.
The bullet selection is pretty scarce, but I got a good deal on PPU privi partisan, 50 grain, full metal jacket bullets. The only load data I could find was in the Lee manual. My question is about the CAOL. The 50 grain factory ammo I have is .900 CAOL. The lee manual lists the minimum CAOL at .870. To get my roads to pass the plunk test, I have to seat at .860 COAL. After some study ( and it was hard to see) the difference is the 50 grain bullets I purchased have a different ogive. I have to seat to no more than .860 to get them to chamber. I am wondering if this is okay. I have loaded 20 test rounds but have n9t gone to the range yet. I am going to test them through my chrono for velocity. I just wonder about the CAOL.
MARK
The bullet selection is pretty scarce, but I got a good deal on PPU privi partisan, 50 grain, full metal jacket bullets. The only load data I could find was in the Lee manual. My question is about the CAOL. The 50 grain factory ammo I have is .900 CAOL. The lee manual lists the minimum CAOL at .870. To get my roads to pass the plunk test, I have to seat at .860 COAL. After some study ( and it was hard to see) the difference is the 50 grain bullets I purchased have a different ogive. I have to seat to no more than .860 to get them to chamber. I am wondering if this is okay. I have loaded 20 test rounds but have n9t gone to the range yet. I am going to test them through my chrono for velocity. I just wonder about the CAOL.
MARK