Aguila Blanca
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No, really. Honest. I'm asking for a friend.
A good friend of mine lost his father earlier this year. The father was an avid reloader, but the son (my friend) never took the time to sit down with his father to learn, so now he's starting from scratch.
The father loaded almost exclusively centerfire rifle, mostly for competition. And .44 Magnum, for a lever action carbine. That was his plinking toy. My friend wants to start with 9mm, because his brother-in-law and sister-in-law own 9mm pistols, and my friend will probably be getting a 9mm once he gets his carry permit.
He has a set of 9mm dies inbound (thanks to a member of this site). He has 1,000 bullets coming from X-Treme (500 124-gr round nose, and 500 124-gr HP). His father had three powders that are possibly suitable for 9mm: H110, Unique, and L'il Gun.
The question: there are no small pistol primers in all the stuff his father left him, and we haven't been able to find any vendor that has them in stock. The father loaded a lot of .223/5.56x45, so there are a LOT of small rifle primers. If he starts loading 9mm using the SRP, is he safe starting at the starting load froma loading manual, or should he back off below the starting load? If he should reduce it -- how much? 5%? 10%
Thanks.
A good friend of mine lost his father earlier this year. The father was an avid reloader, but the son (my friend) never took the time to sit down with his father to learn, so now he's starting from scratch.
The father loaded almost exclusively centerfire rifle, mostly for competition. And .44 Magnum, for a lever action carbine. That was his plinking toy. My friend wants to start with 9mm, because his brother-in-law and sister-in-law own 9mm pistols, and my friend will probably be getting a 9mm once he gets his carry permit.
He has a set of 9mm dies inbound (thanks to a member of this site). He has 1,000 bullets coming from X-Treme (500 124-gr round nose, and 500 124-gr HP). His father had three powders that are possibly suitable for 9mm: H110, Unique, and L'il Gun.
The question: there are no small pistol primers in all the stuff his father left him, and we haven't been able to find any vendor that has them in stock. The father loaded a lot of .223/5.56x45, so there are a LOT of small rifle primers. If he starts loading 9mm using the SRP, is he safe starting at the starting load froma loading manual, or should he back off below the starting load? If he should reduce it -- how much? 5%? 10%
Thanks.