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BigJimP · May 16, 2014, 02:47 PM

I'm using Hodgdon Clays in my 9mm as well now ( can't get Universal or TiteGroup )....and with the recipe min at 3.7 and max at 3.9 ....I'm running mine at the max as well at 3.9gr.....( 115gr FMJ Montana Gold bullet ) / and I was a little concerned at first because its such a soft shooting round.

I'm running that round in all of my 9mm's ( a few 1911's, some Sigs)....and I mostly shoot a full sized, 5", Wilson Combat 1911 as my primary range practice gun ...and I have a 13# recoil spring in that gun, and its running 100%.

But that reload has been running fine in my Sig 226's, Sig 239 ( with their stock springs - not sure what they are rated at ) - and a Kimber Tactical Pro
4" 1911 with its stock spring ( I don't know what it is )..../ and a Les Baer 5" Monolith 1911 with a 12# spring in it.

May 16, 2014, 02:47 PM	#8
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I'm using Hodgdon Clays in my 9mm as well now ( can't get Universal or TiteGroup )....and with the recipe min at 3.7 and max at 3.9 ....I'm running mine at the max as well at 3.9gr.....( 115gr FMJ Montana Gold bullet ) / and I was a little concerned at first because its such a soft shooting round. I'm running that round in all of my 9mm's ( a few 1911's, some Sigs)....and I mostly shoot a full sized, 5", Wilson Combat 1911 as my primary range practice gun ...and I have a 13# recoil spring in that gun, and its running 100%. But that reload has been running fine in my Sig 226's, Sig 239 ( with their stock springs - not sure what they are rated at ) - and a Kimber Tactical Pro 4" 1911 with its stock spring ( I don't know what it is )..../ and a Les Baer 5" Monolith 1911 with a 12# spring in it. Last edited by BigJimP; May 16, 2014 at 02:52 PM.