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10mm Ammuntion => Reloading 10mm ammo => Topic started by: RDub01 on November 26 2015 10:48:44 AM MST

Title: BE-86; N350; True Blue- 180gr HAP
Post by: RDub01 on November 26 2015 10:48:44 AM MST
Hello

Recently tested True Blue and N350 with a bone stock Glock20-SF, using Hornady 180 HAP bullets, in 0.3gr increments miking cases for pressure.
And shot a few feeler loads with BE-86.

Data on the targets from top down;
velocity
extreme spread
standard deviation
temp F°

Everything was shot at 25 yards.  Circles are 5½"  Std 25 yrd pistol target black.

N350:

(https://i.postimg.cc/m29bRfkf/180-HAP-N350-Final.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PPtGz712)

(https://i.postimg.cc/GhyFv27B/9-2-N350.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)


N350 shot well in this gun.  Even the 9.2gr load, which was a little hot for this gun, shot nicely.  I was especially pleased with the low standard deviations.
In this gun 8.9 or 9.0grs is as much as I would want to load.


As for True Blue, I couldn't hold groups very well.  However the standard deviations were equally impressive.
Got smileys at 9.7grs and 9.4 was pretty warm.


(https://i.postimg.cc/BQKztJ2p/180-HAP-True-Blue-Final.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZCJHMt7v)


BE-86;

Alliant shows 8.5 grs in their loading data and they list a velocity of 1265 fps
Well that didn't quite happen in this gun.


(https://i.postimg.cc/3JD9892D/8-5-BE-86.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)


Miking the cases indicated that this was not a max load for 10mm.  So I shot two more increments of 0.2grs.

(https://i.postimg.cc/9F736dML/8-7-8-9-BE-86.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MvqrRj1B)

With the CCI primer the standard deviation was quite good.  Groups were ok, but not as good as N350.  I stopped here for now.  Case measurements indicate maybe one or two more increments.


Here is a spreadsheet of where I'm at with the Hornaday bullet;


(https://i.postimg.cc/L6ZKWdCG/Hornady-180gr-FMJ-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JGm2yFWQ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Ghstx5km/Hornady-180gr-FMJ-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CzSwFJP3)


When I start to see .4342" when working up, it's time to stop.  I've never seen a miked case of .4346" or larger that wasn't a smiley.

Of course everyone knows that data developed in one gun is necessarily going to duplicate in another.  One should always work up loads carefully in their own guns.











Title: Re: BE-86; N150; True Blue- 180gr HAP
Post by: RDub01 on November 26 2015 10:53:19 AM MST
Oh oh... pics are too big??  I'll have to edit.  sorry
Title: Re: BE-86; N150; True Blue- 180gr HAP
Post by: The_Shadow on November 26 2015 06:54:08 PM MST
RDub01, I accidently pasted the resized chart over you first pictured target.  Sorry about that could you repost that first target picture link so I can fix it...or you can modify your post to paste the link back in there.