124 lead round nose 9mm ???

xtremehunter83 · March 9, 2009, 08:53 PM

i know look around....

i have looked thru numerous load books of my cousins or mine and also the many load sites on web....cant find one load for a 124gr lead round nose 9mm with Unique... i have lbs and lbs of it at moment trying to use some up, found some loads for this powder in 120 gr rn and 147 gr flat tipbut no 124 gr rn ...

just looking to see if anyone else has used this combo and any results would be nice.... i loaded a few at 4 gr oal of 1.120'' just wanted to see what all data was out there having good luck with 4.8gr with 125gr jhp at oal of 1.076

dardascastbullets · March 9, 2009, 09:09 PM

The Lyman Handbook lists 4.3 Unique as a starting load. Sounds like you are in the ballpark for a starting load.

Sevens · March 9, 2009, 09:14 PM

In a Hercules guide from the 1990s, they listed 6.0 grains as a max load for a 125 grain LRN in 9mm. They reduced their max load to 5.5 grains in the newer guides produced by Alliant.

The one load I tried with Unique and a 125 gr LRN didn't give me much for accuracy, so I never pursued it. I'd say try a starting load of 5.0 or 5.1 grains and see what you see.

I'm using a COAL of 1.140" with my 125 gr LRN bullets, but I would imagine different molds produce slightly different bullet shapes.

xtremehunter83 · March 10, 2009, 06:41 PM

thanks guys

i keep looking for load info and couldnt find it knew someone had the info i needed

Five of Clubs · March 10, 2009, 07:24 PM

I run 4.1gr Unique with 125gr LRN (should be safe with 124) and OAL of 1.15. It's a nice little softball range load.

xtremehunter83 · March 11, 2009, 07:37 PM

thanks for info, any one care to tell me where they find any lead online? seems like everyone around here doesnt have any lol

bp78 · March 11, 2009, 08:16 PM

I run 4.5grs Unique with a 125gr LRN from SNS Casting which makes about 128PF out of a 5" 1911. Nice load, a bit smokey though.

albsch · March 12, 2009, 04:43 PM

I use the info from the Lee book for my 124 gr rounds and for lead it lists the following:
WSF 4.0 to max of 4.7 with a min oal of 1.095. I like my 9mm seated a little longer and use an oal of 1.15.

March 9, 2009, 08:53 PM	#1
xtremehunter83 Member Join Date: February 16, 2009 Posts: 24	124 lead round nose 9mm ??? i know look around.... i have looked thru numerous load books of my cousins or mine and also the many load sites on web....cant find one load for a 124gr lead round nose 9mm with Unique... i have lbs and lbs of it at moment trying to use some up, found some loads for this powder in 120 gr rn and 147 gr flat tipbut no 124 gr rn ... just looking to see if anyone else has used this combo and any results would be nice.... i loaded a few at 4 gr oal of 1.120'' just wanted to see what all data was out there having good luck with 4.8gr with 125gr jhp at oal of 1.076

March 9, 2009, 09:09 PM	#2
dardascastbullets Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Essexville, MI Posts: 164	The Lyman Handbook lists 4.3 Unique as a starting load. Sounds like you are in the ballpark for a starting load. __________________ Matt Dardas

March 9, 2009, 09:14 PM	#3
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	In a Hercules guide from the 1990s, they listed 6.0 grains as a max load for a 125 grain LRN in 9mm. They reduced their max load to 5.5 grains in the newer guides produced by Alliant. The one load I tried with Unique and a 125 gr LRN didn't give me much for accuracy, so I never pursued it. I'd say try a starting load of 5.0 or 5.1 grains and see what you see. I'm using a COAL of 1.140" with my 125 gr LRN bullets, but I would imagine different molds produce slightly different bullet shapes. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

March 10, 2009, 06:41 PM	#4
xtremehunter83 Member Join Date: February 16, 2009 Posts: 24	thanks guys i keep looking for load info and couldnt find it knew someone had the info i needed

March 10, 2009, 07:24 PM	#5
Five of Clubs Junior Member Join Date: June 10, 2008 Posts: 3	I run 4.1gr Unique with 125gr LRN (should be safe with 124) and OAL of 1.15. It's a nice little softball range load.

March 11, 2009, 07:37 PM	#6
xtremehunter83 Member Join Date: February 16, 2009 Posts: 24	thanks for info, any one care to tell me where they find any lead online? seems like everyone around here doesnt have any lol

March 11, 2009, 08:16 PM	#7
bp78 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2004 Posts: 166	I run 4.5grs Unique with a 125gr LRN from SNS Casting which makes about 128PF out of a 5" 1911. Nice load, a bit smokey though.

March 12, 2009, 04:43 PM	#8
albsch Member Join Date: July 13, 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 32	I use the info from the Lee book for my 124 gr rounds and for lead it lists the following: WSF 4.0 to max of 4.7 with a min oal of 1.095. I like my 9mm seated a little longer and use an oal of 1.15.