ispc,idpa load

[kenneth owens]

is there a race gun load for 9mm??? if so what do you guys use powder,bullet,case, primer. I have a glock 17L that Ineed a load for.
thanks kenneth ( I am not real up to date on ispc,idpa might be a dumb question)

[M1911]

First check the rules for IDPA and IPSC. They each specify power floors and they might be different.

[Helmut]

open or limited?

if limited...

VV320 4.0 with montana gold 124gr..that will make minor out of a 6"....bump to 4.2 for a steel match....that makes 135pf in my g17..

[HSMITH]

Hodgdon Clays and a Zero 147 JHP, work up over the chrono to get 130 pf. You will be amazed at how flat and soft it shoots, feels like a 22. If that feels too sluggish out of the 17L Universal and a 124 Zero brings some of the snap back to the gun without getting harsh at all.

[Chris W]

HSMITH gives the proper load--though it can also be done pretty well with a Berry's plated 147. That assumes you shoot Production in IPSC. You can't shoot a 17L in sanctioned IDPA matches, IIRC; check your rulebook and consult your local rangemaster. If you could, it would also be at the 125 PF level. No-one shoots 9 in limited (no-one who wants to be competitive in limited, anyway) because it would be at a decided scoring disadvantage, not having a bore of .40 or greater. A few folks do load major 9mm's (i.e., 165 PF) for open division, but it's a specialist's affair, a red-line project, and would be pretty unpleasant to shoot in a non-comped gun.

[WESHOOT2]

I shoot 9x10 in Limited; my % is slowly receding into obscurity.....

I shoot Major 9 in my Limited on rare occasion, but I still score Minor.

Of course, I'm nutty; I use Redhawks in Revolver, I use 8-rd mags exclusively in my L10 1911 --'cause it has a ghost-ring rear blade mounted in its BoMar base-- I bought a 9x19 1911 for Single Stack, but may add a ghost-ring rear to that, too; my Open gun wears iron sights. I really am receding......