9mm powder choice

Of the powders you have on hand.. I haven't used Tight Group. That said in MY order of preference: HP38 / W231, Unique, Bullseye. That said::
Caution: there is little published data for Plated and the following is above recommendations from Xtreme. Use at your own risk. TFL no I take ANY responsibiliy for your actions in using this info.

My Go to load with Xtreme 124 Gr. seated to C.O.L. 1.10" using either Win, or CCI SP. Mixed Win, Fiocchi, Fed. brass is 4.5 gr. Win 231. This is .1 gr. over Hodgdon's data for Berry's 124 gr.

This is also my weight for 124 gr. jacketed as well.

As usual.. work up to it. This has been safe in my P89 and Sig 239

Unique will prevent double charges but you will need to push it a little to clean up and not be so dirty.

Bullseye be careful of a double charge. It can cause short stroking in some handguns with starting charges.
 
Bulseye, HP38/W231, but I really like AA#5 for 124 gr plated bullets. Tried Unique which worked OK, but would not meter at all well in my measure.
willr
 
Powder is getting so hard to find. I recently started using VhitaVhori N 320 for my 9mm but can't find any on line.

I put in an order for Winchester Super Field. Another fine powder that will work in my 9, .38 and .45.
 
HP38 and Winchester 231 are the same powder with a different label. I've chrono'd equal loads of them in several calibers to satisfy me that they are the same. HP38 shows up here at Cabelas and a cpl of the LGS. In 9mm, they're about as good as it gets for me. Unique is about as good but doesn't meter worth a damn through my Dillon measures. Bullseye would be my third choice of the powders you listed...and I have no experience with TG. Rod
 
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I've used Unique, and found it not the easiest to meter for consistent loads. I use Accurate Arms #7 for 99% of my 9mm loads, including the Hornady 124gr XTP, (go to hunting bullet for the CZ Scorpion pistol), and both plates and lead 124 grain bullets. Very consistent metering and shoots pretty clean. I will say for a 124gr bullet with Unique, 5 grains worked best for me in the Scorpion, 4.6 in the smaller handguns. Just my $.02, worth less than you paid for it. ;)
 
Good choices

I use Power Pistol for social loads.

Titegroup and Winchester 231 work well for plinking loads.
 
Thanks for all of your input, I believe I'll try the Tightgroup and HP-38 and see which one works the best, and save the Bullseye and Unique for the 38 and 45 since I've not seen any for 3 to 4 years now.
 
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