Out of Power Pistol

[gadabout]

Hey thanks for the input but I am holding out for Power pistol as aa5 isn't as good.  Craig

[gadabout]

OK it's official the Accurate data is VERY low on the internet and testing today it would not cycle the action on numerous guns. I will stay at 6.5 for 115 and 125g for 9mm. They don't list a round over 5.5 or close and it doesn't work. At leased I am still able to shoot.  Craig

[Kenk]

Hey Craig, any success finding spp online lately?, as all I currently have are large primmers

[gadabout]

Hey Ken Castle Arms sent me a email that they had CCI small pistol primers and I bought 2000. We will see when they get here. I have bought from them in the past.  Craig

[Kenk]

Thanks man, now get back to loaden some for the weekend😀

[gadabout]

Shot the 6.5g rounds this morning and friends at the range said they were the same as factory rounds. Craig

[gadabout]

Well I just looked up Nosler data for 9mm aa5 powder and it is my numbers or a little more for max. Who'd a thought?   Craig

[gadabout]

As keeping up with my range trips per day I went this morning in a hail storm!!  Shot pretty good though! Went to my holster making guy's house yesterday and he made two new holsters and one fix/repair to the Glock because I put the green dot on it. We are up in the air on the Taurus TH9! I just may never need to carry it. It's a little larger than 6 or 8 of my other 9's. Nice gun though. BTW shot a CZ 75 E something and it was easily the best trigger I have ever shot. I will get one as soon as they are in!! That's it for now.  Craig

[gadabout]

Well I broke down and bought a 1 pounder of aa5 today just to have something to load but an looking for the Castle primers that should be here any time.  Craig

[fltbed]

In my testing with various calibers, the two powders I've found closest to Power Pistol is Alliants BE-86 and Hodgdons Longshot.  Longshot is more of a flattened ball powder and can produce some impressive velocity numbers.  BE-86 is a relatively new powder and if it weren't for the small amount of off color flakes, I would have a hard time telling the difference between it and Power Pistol.  I also get better accuracy on target with BE-86 and Power Pistol.

Some say BE-86 is close to Power Pistol with a flash suppressant added and my load work ups in various calibers seem to indicate that.  I suspect the flash suppressant increases the burn rate / pressure curve slightly.

Hope this helps.

Jeff

[gadabout]

In my neighborhood nothing is available except some AA powders mostly for rifle and shotgun. I got the AA5 working but it's crap compared to Alliants powders. I can't buy any Alliant powder locally and haven't seen any for over 6 months.  Craig