The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Going from lead and plated to FMJs - Help me pick a powder for 380, 9mm, 40, and 45

tkglazie · May 23, 2012, 09:31 PM

HP-38 and N320 are my 2 go to powders for .380, .38 and 9mm. I cant imagine not having either of these powders on hand.

N320 is an excellent powder for making up TMJ or plated "cleanup" rounds to use a the end of a shooting session, or for when you want to get some quick shooting in without getting your gun dirty.

Also- dont sell Berry's bullets short in 9mm. My favorite load is 124gr Berry's HBFP over 3.9-4.0gr of N320 at 1.100". 980-1000fps with minimal recoil and excellent accuracy. And even better, this is the cleanest round I have ever shot. I like to start a shooting session with 147gr LFP over 3.3-3.4.gr of HP38 at 1.160" (900fps), then whatever else I am testing (if anything that day) and then switch to the Berry's N320 loads until I am done. It is amazing how clean the gun is even after all that lead.

May 23, 2012, 09:31 PM	#5
tkglazie Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 2011 Posts: 558	HP-38 and N320 are my 2 go to powders for .380, .38 and 9mm. I cant imagine not having either of these powders on hand. N320 is an excellent powder for making up TMJ or plated "cleanup" rounds to use a the end of a shooting session, or for when you want to get some quick shooting in without getting your gun dirty. Also- dont sell Berry's bullets short in 9mm. My favorite load is 124gr Berry's HBFP over 3.9-4.0gr of N320 at 1.100". 980-1000fps with minimal recoil and excellent accuracy. And even better, this is the cleanest round I have ever shot. I like to start a shooting session with 147gr LFP over 3.3-3.4.gr of HP38 at 1.160" (900fps), then whatever else I am testing (if anything that day) and then switch to the Berry's N320 loads until I am done. It is amazing how clean the gun is even after all that lead.