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bcotop · June 5, 2011, 08:57 PM

Well, being new at this I searched the forums to see what others were using. A#9 was popular, along with Blue Dot and Power Pistol. I then looked them up in Lees modern reloading and at the Accurate site where I downloaded the load data for Accurate. So I just picked Accurate #9 as it seemed the most used for 10mm. But it sure was hard to use, it leaked in my powder measure and was hard for me to get a consistent throw. Today I got some Blue Dot and it handles much better in my opinion, and I was able to be more consistent. I paired 9.7gr of Blue Dot with a 180gr FMJ. FMJ bullets are a lot easier to load than the XTPs were, at least for me.

Waiting for my new Wolff spring before I hit the range. I'll let everyone know how it does with the Blue Dot and FMJ bullets. I hope for some decent accuracy.

Loader9, what powder do you recommend for 10mm?

June 5, 2011, 08:57 PM	#22
bcotop Junior Member Join Date: June 4, 2011 Posts: 6	Well, being new at this I searched the forums to see what others were using. A#9 was popular, along with Blue Dot and Power Pistol. I then looked them up in Lees modern reloading and at the Accurate site where I downloaded the load data for Accurate. So I just picked Accurate #9 as it seemed the most used for 10mm. But it sure was hard to use, it leaked in my powder measure and was hard for me to get a consistent throw. Today I got some Blue Dot and it handles much better in my opinion, and I was able to be more consistent. I paired 9.7gr of Blue Dot with a 180gr FMJ. FMJ bullets are a lot easier to load than the XTPs were, at least for me. Waiting for my new Wolff spring before I hit the range. I'll let everyone know how it does with the Blue Dot and FMJ bullets. I hope for some decent accuracy. Loader9, what powder do you recommend for 10mm?