Only show this user. Alliant Unique Starline CCI 500 4.5 951 5.0 Vihtavuori 3N37 Starline CCI 500 5.2 849 5.8 Winchester 231 . This new powder produced very impressive performance in the 9mm Luger. Sharpshooter. Expecting/hoping 875-925 fps. Back. My Lee doesn't list anything for that bullet with Unique but my Hornadys' 8th shows Unique for their discontinued 124gr. Unique is a very consistent burning powder and it is almost a tossup with the heavier bullets. Trouble is, very few loads seem to be published for the 124gr FMJ. Using bullets from Hornady HP-XTP. Reply. #1. Notes: primer: CCI 500; case: Speer; NOTE: All loads are maximum. With the price and scarcity of ammo, I am trying to get into reloading 9mm target loads. looking all over for a load using unique powder and hornady 124gr xtp. 4.8 grains is a mild load with all 124 grain bullets I've tested in 9MM but will reliably cycle. My cousin blew up his Smith M&Plastic this spring with a double charge. dodge. In my search here and over the interweb I've found folks discussing American Select for 9mm over several years. Unique start 4.5 grs max 5.5 grs Power Pistol start 5.9 grs max 6.3 grs 124/125 gr lead . Not sure what length, everyone seems to load these 147s to 1.14" or longer. Shooting some plated but mostly jacketed bullets, round nose FMJ's and jacketed hollowpoints. Alliant Pistol/Revolver Load Data. I saw no difference between 4.0 TG and 5.2 & 86 using Everglades 124 concave base FMJ RN, 124 FMJ RN and JHP, all 1.130. I shot my first ever 9mm handloads yesterday. Moving up to various expanding 124-grain bullets from Sierra, Nosler, Speer and Hornady; each reached over 1,300 fps, and most exceeded 1,350 fps with select powders. Just backed off a little bit. Nov 28, 2020. This is 10 grains used for a Speer Gold Dot 90 grain bullet. I've loaded probably 80,000 rounds of 9mm with Titegroup and probably 20k or more of .40s&w, also with Titegroup. My old data for 9mm with Unique shows 5.9grns at 1250 fps with a 124grn bullet. It will also load down (as in reduced loads) better. 12 gauge. Occasionally use it with lead bullets in rifles calibers. Both are extremely accurate I prefer the 124 gr load it works great in both the PT-99 and the CT9 G2. Alliant Powder - Unique Locate a Dealer Unique Handgun Powders Smokeless powder Now cleaner burning! Used to use Unique in this role, now I use Power Pistol for .380acp, 9mm, 40S&W, 45acp and 38/357. by Wobbley 5/3/2020, 11:56 am. 124 gr LRN 3.9gr Bullseye right around 1000 FPS from Taurus PT-99. Hornady 124-grain XTP. Posted April 9, 2012. . Consistency, low flash and a broad range of applications make this powder a top choice for any handgun cartridge loader. Blazer Brass, 9mm, 124 GR, FMJ (50 Rounds) $ 24.99; Winchester 9mm, 115gr FMJ, 50rd box . I do realize that each gun is a law unto itself and I'll just do what I always do; likely . SPEER 9MM 124 GR/ 100 $ 16.99. LOA: 1.11" Average Velocity: 1243 ft/sec . 1.150". I have a particular Smith & Wesson 5906 (that's 9mm Luger) that cycles so sweetly with mid-range charge of Unique. Out of Stock. Search by City and State. My Hornady 7th edition shows 4.0 to 5.0 grains of Unique for a 124 grain bullet. #1. Looking at the Lovex data, there's plenty of powders in 9X19mm that top out above 1150 fps with 124 grain jacketed bullets, some up to 1246 fps max loads. 7.3 Grains Case is full, overflowing This powder on bulky side! 4.1 to 4.5 grains of Unique for a 125 grain cast bullet. 45 Auto. Save Reply S SARDG I tried my hand at loading a some 9mm rounds using Shell Shock NAS3 cases, Federal 200M primers, Alliant Power Pistol powder, and Zero 147 HP bullets at 1.145" OAL. the hornady manual said 5.2 grs powder with 1.05" oal. Based on the lyman and speer manuals, I am going to use 3.8gr WSF and 3.5gr bullseye on a Speer #4006 147 tmj, and 3.7gr WSF and 3.4gr bullseye on a berry's plated 147 RN. By clicking the link below, I understand and will agree to abide by the above precautions. Sep 5, 2012. So far, I have loaded about 1500 rounds using some Unique and some 700X. Produces very high velocities for standard pressure loads. unique 147 gr 9mm subsonic loads. Unique for all my 9MM 124 grain loads. Alliant Smokeless Pistol Powder for 9mm & .40 S&W 8 lbs. Federal, Winchester, Starline, or IMI Cases. ALLIANT UNIQUE HG/SHOTGUN POWDER 1# SALES TAX NOT INCLUDED. For example 9mm load 3.8gr Titegroup uses 40% more volume 5.4gr Unique. Alliant Unique Alliant BE-86 Alliant Sport Pistol Vihtavuori - N320 ** Vihtavuori - N310, N340, N330, 3N37, N350 . The old Unique was a good powder also in the 9mm. Make sure you have a strong pistol is my advise. 44 S&W Special. I don't do nuclear loads, only target level ones. Blue Dot for loading 9mm. The Shooters World data I posted is SAAMI specs specifically with 124 grain Hornady XTP bullets. This is an older book and does not show any info on 124 Gr. Alliant Unique Shotshell & Handgun Powder 4 lbs. Recipe. I prefer jacketed bullets or thick plated plated bullets. Caliber: Bullet: Case: Minimum OAL (inches) Bbl Length: Primer: Powder: Charge Weight (grains) Velocity (fps) Notes: 9mm Luger: 115 gr Speer GDHP: Speer: 1.125: 4 . Cross referencing, I see that Western Powder lists the Berry 124 grain THP. My 9mm alloy has always been pretty hard, consequently my Lee TL boolits weigh in around 115-116 grains from my alloy. Only show this user. That's where I am. Sierra, but some are dated and others don't have data for a hard cast 125gr bullet in a 9mm. Alliant Unique Shotshell & Handgun Powder 8 lbs. No problem, flake powders compress most easily Alliant Unique All you end up doing is putting needless wear on your gun. #6. #1. That was Hercules powder not Alliant, so work up as burning rates have changed in many of the powders. Make what you will of that. Lyman goes from 4.5 to 5.0 with a 124gr JHP, but also lists the pressure on their top load as 30K, which seems to jive with the Midway data. These are out of a 5" 1911 type gun. As I mentioned above, my favorite load for 9MM is 115 gr. I like a 5.1-5.2 grain charge of Unique with an oal at approx. AA#5 was the best 9mm powder I ever tried. I was weary at first, since I read in several postings that Blue Dot is a horrible performer when loading 9mm. About. 9 1974 9mm 125 lead 4.5 unique 1007 fps speer no 9 9mm 125 lead 4.1 unique 911 fps 45 G.A.P. The Shooters World data I posted is SAAMI specs specifically with 124 grain Hornady XTP bullets. Reply. Alliant Blue Dot. 9mm TMJ RN 9mm GDHP Weight (grains) 124 Ballistic Coefficient 0.159 0.139 . moojpg2 . Notice that with 0.2 grain less powder than the Unique powder charge for Sierra's 115-grain PJHP, we get the same velocity. I've heard 3.7 and 3.8 gr does alright, but wanted to make sure they cycle OK with a heavy lage bolt. from Alliant guide, 2013 9mm 124 gr goldot 5.8 gr. both powders were max. 9mm Luger / 9mm Parabellum (Using 124 GR Hornady Bullets) reloading data with 41 loads. Interlaken Guns and Ammo is New York's premier gun sales and guns service provider. Be Alert: Publisher cannot be responsible for errors in published load data. Out of Stock. It is a compressed load, but Unique doesn't seem to mind. But alas, my Unique stock is down to about 2 pounds. I loaded some Rainiers 147gr. Price: $34.99. Re: Alliant Unique Powder in 9mm. horsemaster, Any good loading manual should have recommended loads using Bullseye in the 9mm. Great for 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge loads. Winchester WinClean 244 is a ball powder developed for medium handgun loads. 124 gr. Below this level and you could run into reliability issues in some pistols. its more deisgned for big magnum pistol rounds and small rifle rounds. There's plenty of data out there for Unique, which has been cleaned up considerably over the years. plated hp with . chinch. Horn 124 xtp's Be-86 5.8gr. Sierra #5, 125gr and 130gr bullets, Unique = 4.1gr to 5.6gr. They seem to steadfastly refuse to acknowledge existence of any competitors. 9mm Luger 115 gr lead bullet Red Dot start 3.7 grs max 4.2 grs Bullseye start 4 grs max 4.5 grs Green Dot start 4.2 grs max 4.7 grs . I shot Green Dot with 115 FMJ using 5 gr's and it shot good for me. It's one of my favorite guns to shoot with that load. You don't want to be driving your lead bullets much faster that 1100 fps in 9MM anyways or you may experience some leading. It indicates that 5.6 should be 35000 PSI (at the limit for 9mm, well under for +P). 480 Ruger. swaged lead rn They are pretty soft.about 10 bhn if I'm not mistaken. I've attached the email they sent with the various recipes. This powder takes up a lot of space! (feet/sec) Weight (grains) Alliant Power Pistol Starline CCI 500 5.6 1040 6.1 Hodgdon H. Universal Starline CCI 500 4.3 885 4.9 Accurate No. They replied with several recipes with different powders. Reactions: Artie. Alliant Unique Powder in 9mm Alliant Sport Pistol . Using Unique the recommendation with lead was: 124/125gr Lead: Unique start 4grs max 4.5grs. Hornady brass as more capacity than other brands on average. Others don't use Unique (a lot of new powders out there now) or have load data for just jacketed bullets. I am on the verge of starting to reload my own and wanted to ask if any of you had any known good recipe's using unique powder and Ranier 147 gr HP bullets that you mind sharing with me. Unique is also a preferred powder for loading most popular handgun cartridges as well. 9mm Luger load data and more on ammo reloading and 9mm target loads. Only show this user. I've just never considered it. I generally like to use a powder that fills the case well so a case that is accidently "overcharged" is readily apparent. Alliant recently introduced a new pistol powder to handloaders, BE-86, that offers high performance . Take Care Bob Save Reply MW surveyor Registered Joined May 22, 2010 213 Posts . Wt. Great for 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge shotshell loads. Sep 4, 2019. I loaded up 50 rounds at 4.0gr Power Pistol and just got back from shooting them. I've used 6.0grs of Unique (as Dustin mentioned earlier, Alliant lists 6.3grs as max) through the M92 and M&Pc and the casings showed no signs of excess pressure, but it felt like a VERY hot load. I initially worked up some range loads in new Starline brass with Hornady 115 FMJs. Share. Reloading Noob - 9mm Shadow 2 for IPSC using 135GN. Alliant Unique smokeless powder is the most versatile shotgun and handgun powder available. It burns completely and fast. 44 Rem. Dang, even more than half a grain below. 679. 5.3grs felt very light, even compared to the "anemic" WWB 9mm loads. Been there done that. 32 S&W Long (Cowboy Action) 32-20 Win. cci 500 1.13oal Nice load. there is no factory data for it so use at your own risk. Magnum. Location:Lincoln, NE. . Apr 12, 2020. Observations.. DO NOT EXCEED THE LOADS DISPLAYED ON THE SITE OR ALLIANT'S RELOADERS GUIDE. Reduce by 10% to establish a starting charge weight. #15/21. I have been using Alliant Unique 3.9 grs for my Lone Wolf barreled Glocks 19 and 17. 9mm TMJ RN 9mm GDHP Weight (grains) 124 Ballistic Coefficient 0.159 0.134 . (Cowboy Action) 44 Russian (Cowboy Action) Surgeonwithagun wrote: I switched to Be-86 which is similar but meters much better. The guns i`ll be testing the loads in will be my Glock 43, Sig P938, Glock 19. . So I loaded up some xtp 124's with 4 gr. This is around 225 to 250 fps faster than the 9mm Luger and is crowding .357 Magnum revolver ballistics that commonly suggest a 125-grain bullet at 1,450 fps from a 4-inch barrel. Those seem to work better with Unique than . FWIW, the Midway LoapMAP lists loads for 124 gr FMJ (round nose, not truncated) from 4.2 to 5.6gr Unique. Increased velocity doesn't often equate to increased accuracy. Granville, Mass. Lead Round Nose Alliant Unique Powder . Jul 20, 2014. One of my old time favorites for handloading jacketed 124 gr 9mm rounds is/was a compressed load of 5.7 grs of Unique. Price: $236.99. Unique and 2400 are products of Alliant (formerly . In years past my favorite 9mm reload has been 5gr of Alliant Unique under a 115gr copper plated xTreme or Berry's bullet (seated to 1.120"), Winchester SP primer, and range brass; this load has proven to be accurate, no flash, and 100% reliable in full size and sub-compact 9mm autos including a Ruger Blackhawk Convertible.Running low on Unique I have been working up loads using Bullseye, CFE . Good evening guys. I recently bought a reloader to reload 9mm for my M&P using 125gr LRN. I'm using these for edc. 90 gr shows a max of 6.5 Unique. Out of Stock. I ended up loading 100 rds of 9mm 115gr Berrys plated with 7 . Nov 28, 2020. These chrono'ed at around 1150 fps. 32 S&W Long . Power pistol is a very strong and robust powder, be careful using in 9mm, stay within guidelines. 9MM FMJ's. My Speer 9th edition shows 5.5 to 5.9 grains of Unique for a jacketed 125 grain bullet and. I was running low on W231 and I ended up receiving an 8lb can of old Blue Dot, so old it's marked Hercules instead of Alliant. 9x18mm Makarov. Most versatile shotgun/handgun powder made. So those 6.2 's are over the max of this book. He since added a RCB powder cop but he wants to switch to Unique from Tightgroup as Unique is less dense, thus requiring more volume easier to see, measure and not double-load. one stated to use 5.8 grs with an oal of 1.12" . #15. Not that dirty at all. 5.7grs, on the other hand, didn't feel as bad. Reloader's Guide Alliant Powder Reload Recipes. I figure that 10% below max or so was conservative enough and a good starting point. But not super versatile in this caliber, and BE86 would be more versatile across all grain weights of 9MM. That's about as good as it gets for the 9mm at standard pressure. Bullseye is a fast burning powder and perhaps better suited to the small cases like the 9mm. I am fairly new to pistol reloading but have done quite a bit of shotshell some years back. This is all I have. Not even close to 231, it seems more like Hercules/Alliant Unique. I could not find a specific recipe for this so I emailed Alliant. 10 gauge. Lyman 48, 125gr bullet , Unique = 4.5gr to 5.0gr. I only use CCi 500 primers and most 124 FMJ's are seated to 1.150"-1.155" oal. The Speer data is for the GD bullet and is a bit higher than data from other manuals. Sep 23, 2009. I have had excellent accuracy with Bullseye and light bullets. Use with most hulls, primers and wads. My next BE-86 pet project will be my 9mm loads this coming weekend. Fast Powders like Bull's-eye and WW231 will generally expand a case heads at max non +P listed loads. Alliant & Speer are owned by the same corporation, along with Federal, Outers, CCI, and others. Posts : 3595. The 5.6gr load is listed as a compressed load. . Save. Alliant/ ATK-Amonette, Ben <[email protected]> emailed my these 9mm loads today, including RED DOT! 2400 is alittel ont eh slow side for 9mm. Alliant Smokeless Pistol Powder 1 lb. Most versatile powder made Good in all popular pistol calibers Great for light 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge loads Your data looks like it came from the Speer manual or Alliant's web site. Winchester or Federal Small Pistol Primer. Win231 is what I have always used for my 9mm plinking and get good results with 4.6gr behind a 115gr Berry's plated. USE THIS DATA WITH ALLIANT BRAND POWDERS ONLY. I have a large can of Green Dot that I would like to use up . It pushed the 115 grain bullet to 1285 fps and the 124 grain bullet to 1203 fps. 9mm Luger. My favorite powder is Alliant Power Pistol. ALLIANT UNIQUE HG/SHOTGUN POWDER 1# SKU: ALL-UNIQUE-1. many people stated that the shape of the bullet made for problems with oal, that the bullet was in fact too long and hitting the rifling. I really like the recoil impulse generated with this load. same here I usually run 124/125gr coated bullets with 4.2gr of Unique . Unique or Alliant 20/28 work a lot better in a 9mm for me at least. It wasn't the most accurate, but functioned fine and low recoil. It shot good, provided good velocities, its a good overall powder for 9MM. Looking at the Lovex data, there's plenty of powders in 9X19mm that top out above 1150 fps with 124 grain jacketed bullets, some up to 1246 fps max loads. Hornady manual start load is 4 gr at 950 ft/sec. Aiming to get around the 130-132 power factor, for ISPC, using my CZ Shadow 2 (upgrade spring kit from Eemann Tech) 10LB recoil . Visit our store to view hundreds of new and used . Alliant recommends a max charge weight of 5.8 grains of Unique (a powder I have ample supplies of) for the 124 grain Golddot. I've decided to move from rifle reloading to now doing some pistol. The Berry THP is 14.3mm long, same as the 124 grain Golddot. 115 gr LRN 4.4gr Bullseye right around 1100 FPS from Taurus PT-99. 9mm Luger. It's ideally suited to .38 Special, .45 Auto and 9mm standard loads covering the most common and popular handgun chamberings out there. Brand new to reloading, finding it really hard to find information for reloading using 135GN RN Tigershark projectile, Alliant Green Powder, with Federal 100 primers. Today I'm going to test Evgld 115 JHP loaded with 5.2, 5.5, 5.8 and 6.1 BE-86 at 1.120, 10 shots each to try to capture the best charge for that bullet at 25 yds. of Unique at 1.055. i . Feb 9, 2014. Jul 23, 2015. ratula said: best 9mm loads can be achieved with Unique. One of the slowest burning powders that can be used in 9 MM. (Cowboy Action) 38 Special (Cowboy Action) 38-40 Win. . SKU: HPBE86. 454 Casull. Western Powder has data for AA#2, a powder with a very similar burn rate to Unique. 9mm Luger / 9mm Parabellum (Alliant Reloaders Guide 2008) Warning! Nonsense. Their test weapon was a Universal Receiver with a 4" bbl. May 12, 2013. 6.0 grains Unique. John. Categories: POWDER, Reloading Supplies. Its not popular in the shooting sports for this reason. Mr. Zorg. Powders include Alliant, Winchester, Vihtavuori, IMR, Hodgdon, Accurate I size them at .358 Worked up this TL load in the 90's. Always cycled my 92F and my Browning Hi-Power. . Nov 30, 2021. I can only assume that the slightly-heavier XTP . Bullet Brand: Federal Weight/Type: 124gr 9MM Hydra-Shok JHP More reloading data can be found at federalpremium.com 20034060 PB9HS124 Starting Load Max Load POWDER OAL (IN) PRIMER BRASS CHARGE WT (GR) VELOCITY (FT/SEC) Alliant Power Pistol Alliant BE-86 Alliant Unique Alliant Bullseye Alliant Sport Pistol 1.100 Fed 100 Fed 5.5 . iTrader: 38 / 100%. This level isn't maximum but is reliable and not hard on brass. Loads range from 6.0 to 6.5 depending on whether the bullet is plated or jacketed, and also depending on the bullet diameter. Wobbley. I carry a shield 9mm and realized I only had couple mags worth of hp loads. Unique: Select A Caliber or Gauge Below To View Recipes. Those loads mimicked my then carry ammo of 124 gr Black Hills +P using Gold Dot bullets as far as perceived recoil and POA/POI. SKU: HPUN8. Alliant BE-86 Alliant Power Pistol Alliant Unique Alliant Sport Pistol 1.100 Fed 100 Fed 4.3 935 4.8 1003 1.100 Fed 100 ed 4.5 902 5.1 987 1.100 Fed 100 ed 3.6 878 4.0 939 1.100 Fed 100 ed 2.8 774 3.3 870 9MM LUGER Test Firearm: 4" SAAMI chamber Universal Receiver test barrel VELOCITY (FT/SEC) CHARGE WT (GR) Starting Load Max Load . 9mm Luger. SKU: HPUN4. Created as an "all-around" shotshell powder, Alliant's Unique powder is clean burning, versatile and can be used with most hulls, primers and shotshell wads. Out of Stock. My Nosler #3 reloading manual shows 9mm, 115 gr FMJ or JHP load range Unique Start @ 5.1 , med load @ 5.6, with Max @ 6.1 w/vel of 1120 fps. unique 1180 fps max 9mm 147 gr goldot 4.3 unique 954 fps max hercules guide 1988 9mm 125 lead 6.0 unique 1165 fps 29000 psi speer no. lead LRN C.O.L. SKU: HPBE868. Hornady #7, 124gr bullets, Unique = 4.0gr to 5.0gr. Alliant Unique Smokeless Powder. . Fed Primers and 5.5gr BE-86 at 1.12". 5.2 grains of Unique with the Lee TL356-124-2R in 9mm, and a 1.10 OAL. Price: $124 . The so called "factory duplication load" with 124grn bullet was 5.3grns at about 1150fps. But that charge would be too much for a powder coated bullet imho. REDUCE RIFLE AND HANDGUN CHARGE WEIGHTS BY 10% TO ESTABLISH A STARTING LOAD. I use CCI 500 primers. 1.090" Unique start 4.0 for 900fps 4.2 for 950 4.5 for 1000 4.7 for 1050 max.5.0 for 1100 fps SW. Get too low with unique and it gets very dirty. plated or jacketed bullet at 1150 fps minimum. Mr. Zorg. Acme 124 gr. 9 Speer CCI 500 9.4 1061 10.5 C Alliant Unique Speer CCI 500 5.2 1080 5.8 . 45 Colt. Debating on whether to try the extreme plated bullets in 9mm or stick to the lead. Price: $226.49. Propellant Case Primer Weight (grains) Muzzle Velocity (feet/sec) Weight (grains) Alliant Blue Dot Speer CCI 500 7.1 1121 7.9 Alliant BE 86 Federal Federal 100 5.4 1124 6.0 Accurate No. 7 Starline CCI . 16 gauge. . Calibre 9mm Diameter .355 Units per Box 1000 Profile Round Nose Weight 124 grains Sectional Density .141 Finish Copper Plated, Restrike Plating Thickness 125 microns OAL 14.7 mm CMJ 9mmP 124gr Round Nose new Xtreme Brass with ~12.72 Capacity. you could use 38 spl data and cut back 25% to start with. Good performance in all popular pistol calibers. I myself have never loaded PP in 9mm, it loads well in 10mm. Enter the Guide. I've not tried Unique in 9mm, so I'm just relaying what's in the book. This powder has been a great choice since 1899 and is now more clean burning than ever before. Join date : 2015-02-12. Starting at 4.8 grains will cycle most pistols reliably and up to 5.2 grains for a good all round load with 124 gr. Have used it for 9mm Luger with Bear Creek 9mm 124 grain TC coated bullets. Alliant Powder Technically Superior by Design . #15.