9mm recipe with Barnes 115 grain XPD

mnoirot64 · June 23, 2014, 09:38 PM

Hey friends! I'm working up a recipe for 9mm Luger. My bullet is the Barnes XPD 115 grain copper hollow point. I am using Power Pistol. This bullet it not in any of my reloading guides. Since Barnes did not show Power Pistol, I gave them a call. They recommended a range of 4.4 to 5 grains with a COAL of 1.125. The Hornady guide shows up to 6 grains with a jacketed hollow point. I loaded up a few to try, but it seems very light to me. I plan to chrono this recipe and see how it works. Anyone work up a recipe for this combination using the CCI 500 primers?

Brian Pfleuger · June 24, 2014, 02:30 PM

The Barnes monolithic bullet is longer than other bullets of the same weight and require more pressure to engrave it into the rifling. Both of those factors indicate lighter charge weights than conventional bullets of the same weight.

ligonierbill · June 24, 2014, 04:36 PM

Just ran the same load, 115 TAC-XP over Power Pistol per Barnes' recommendation. Same result - very slow, barely cycled the action of my M&P. The good news is I didn't have to chase brass, it dropped on the bench right in front of me. I am going to try a little more PP, 0.1 grain at a time. Those copper 115's are really long for such a small case, but I am going to give it one more try.

June 23, 2014, 09:38 PM	#1
mnoirot64 Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2013 Location: Clarksville, Tennessee Posts: 365	9mm recipe with Barnes 115 grain XPD Hey friends! I'm working up a recipe for 9mm Luger. My bullet is the Barnes XPD 115 grain copper hollow point. I am using Power Pistol. This bullet it not in any of my reloading guides. Since Barnes did not show Power Pistol, I gave them a call. They recommended a range of 4.4 to 5 grains with a COAL of 1.125. The Hornady guide shows up to 6 grains with a jacketed hollow point. I loaded up a few to try, but it seems very light to me. I plan to chrono this recipe and see how it works. Anyone work up a recipe for this combination using the CCI 500 primers?

June 24, 2014, 02:30 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,694	The Barnes monolithic bullet is longer than other bullets of the same weight and require more pressure to engrave it into the rifling. Both of those factors indicate lighter charge weights than conventional bullets of the same weight. __________________ https://ecommercearms.com I am the owner/operator! Ask me for custom prices! No sales tax outside CO!

June 24, 2014, 04:36 PM	#3
ligonierbill Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2007 Posts: 2,646	Just ran the same load, 115 TAC-XP over Power Pistol per Barnes' recommendation. Same result - very slow, barely cycled the action of my M&P. The good news is I didn't have to chase brass, it dropped on the bench right in front of me. I am going to try a little more PP, 0.1 grain at a time. Those copper 115's are really long for such a small case, but I am going to give it one more try.