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June 15, 2015, 11:23 PM | #26 | |
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My own powder measures, for example, run fantastically with Unique. Titegroup... not so much.
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June 16, 2015, 05:04 AM | #27 |
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Just got myself into 380 loading with a brand new Glock 42 and a full set of Redding 380 dies.
I'll load up 2 series: a) Target ammo: Rainier 100gr FN plated with 3gr of Bullseye. OAL 0.98" b) SD ammo: Extreme Penetrator 90gr Bullet with Power Pistol loaded to +P levels as soon as Lone comes out with a tighter barrel. http://www.lehighdefense.com/collect...etrator-bullet Many 380 user suggest FMJ bullets for self defense because the weak 380 caliber doesn't provide enough penetration when used with HPs. The Extreme Penetrator 90gr bullets are a great mix out of both worlds. They provide ample penetration while still producing a larger wound channel than FMJ. Can't wait to get the bullets in. Today I'll start loading the target ammo. Watch this: https://youtu.be/LczfeWK9lHw That Glock 42 is so freakin nice and small. A real pocket Glock for the hot summer months. |
June 19, 2015, 12:58 AM | #28 | |
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June 19, 2015, 03:52 AM | #29 |
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I suspect case volume variation between brands is simply more pronounced as the case gets smaller. Certainly the reloader's ability to control things such as powder weight gets more erroneous as the charge weights decrease. With typical 380 charge weights on the order of 3 to 4 grains, a tenth of a grain becomes more significant than it would where charge weights are on the order of 25 grains, which would happen when I use the 380 base plate to load the .223.
Still, loading for the 380 is really a challenge even using same brand cases. Here is why: Independance Brand Commercial 90 gr FMJ lot # A25P7, ten rounds measured, Avg. Vel. 864fps, std. dev. 17 Winchester 85 gr Silvertip, lot # X380ASHP20892 20125, ten rounds measured, Avg. Vel. 965 fps, std. dev. 17 In these two factory ammunition samples, the standard deviation is rather low. That is the challenge, to beat the standard deviation of factory rounds which has been improving a lot in the last few years. I finally did that with Power Pistol at 4.0 gr under a Montana Gold 95 gr, JHP, ten rounds Avg. Vel. 865, Std Dev = 10. I used the same winchester cases I got with the silvertips. One of my worst attempts was using mixed cases, reloaded a few times as well. That was Alliant Unique at 3.0 gr under the 95 gr MG JHP, ten rounds, Avg. Vel. 749, Std. Dev. was 60. The best I had with mixed cases was Ramshot Silhouette at 4.4 gr using the same 95 gr MG JHP. That was ten rounds, Avg. Vel. 925 fps, Std. Dev. was 36. All primers used were CCI 500. Test gun was a Bersa 380. During my beginning testing with Bullseye, I discovered a serious problem with the chosen OAL of 0.975 " and the Montana Gold JHP. Filling the magazine would result in some round or rounds to tilt forward and jam the magazine, causing the top rounds to fall out and the rest jammed and holding the magazine feed lip down at the jam point. I cleared this problem by reducing the OAL, and actually went a hundredth lower to assure the problem was gone, so the OAL for all tests I quoted above was 0.965 ". |
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September 3, 2016, 02:36 PM | #31 |
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380 needs fast powder. I load with Vihtavuori 320 and I load slow, 270m/s for 6 gram TC bullets. Accurate to 35 meters with a Beretta 84.
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September 3, 2016, 09:49 PM | #32 |
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I use the Lee FCD on all my 380 rounds. I don't use the FCD often for other calibers, but it seems to work well for me with 380.
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September 3, 2016, 10:35 PM | #33 |
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I use Rainier Lead Free 100g from Midway with 3g of 231. I sort my head stamps and here lately i have been picking up a lot of SIG brass at the range, someone likes that stuff!
It shoots really well in my LCP. I'm getting about 830fps. |
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September 7, 2016, 07:55 AM | #35 |
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I started loading .380 in the last 6 months for my son's LCP. I was shooting low, so I switched up to heavier bullets to bring it up.
Lots of variations between .380 guns on what they will chamber. Jacketed bullets are .355" for 9mm and .380, but a lot of .380s have trouble chambering 356" cast bullets, so cast bullets for .380 are sometimes sized at .355. My son's LCP shoots the typical 95gr FMJ bullets, along with 115gr FMJ, and 120gr Cast truncated sized .356" which leads me to believe LCPs are very forgiving on the chamber. If you're shooting something else in .380, it might be a lot more finicky. Up to this point, I've been using Red Dot, but will be experimenting with others. I have only mixed cases that I have picked up over the years, as I never owned a .380. Every load has shot decent at 25-50 ft ranges. Impact height is very sensitive to velocity on these tiny guns. |
September 7, 2016, 07:57 AM | #36 |
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I use N310 in my 380 loads also,2.4gr under a 95gr LRN, gives me 955fps from my Kimber Micro. No issues, accurate. (for what it is).
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