GoBoilers!
Marksman
- Sep 2, 2008
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What a feeling! I finally gathered all the equipment and components together, reloaded my first box of 9mm rounds, and made a trip to Roush Lake this afternoon to try them out. And I'm happy to report that all my fingers are intact and no malfunctions were experienced.
I put together a batch of 115 grain Rainier 9mm loads using Unique (4.5 gr. and 5.0) and Universal (4.0 and 4.5) According to the Rainier site, their bullets should be loaded same at lead, so that is where I started. I wanted a soft load just for plinking / punching paper and something that would still cycle my pistols. Both my XD and my Sig P6 ran fine, and I even shot some small groups - at least for me. I am stoked! Now i can't wait to try working up some .38 loads for my next trip.
One thing I did learn this week: I need a powder dispenser. Working with the dippers is fine for small batches, but much too slow for me once I settle on a load and want to crank out a bunch. So... I'll be adding a bit more equipment now too.
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GB!
I put together a batch of 115 grain Rainier 9mm loads using Unique (4.5 gr. and 5.0) and Universal (4.0 and 4.5) According to the Rainier site, their bullets should be loaded same at lead, so that is where I started. I wanted a soft load just for plinking / punching paper and something that would still cycle my pistols. Both my XD and my Sig P6 ran fine, and I even shot some small groups - at least for me. I am stoked! Now i can't wait to try working up some .38 loads for my next trip.
One thing I did learn this week: I need a powder dispenser. Working with the dippers is fine for small batches, but much too slow for me once I settle on a load and want to crank out a bunch. So... I'll be adding a bit more equipment now too.
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GB!