9mm SWC Vihtavuori?

I have some Missouri Bullet 9mm 125gr SWC bullets and VV N320, N330, and N340.

Does anyone have a good Bullseye load with a 9mm SWC and any of those powders?

I typically just stick with my 45ACP for centerfire in matches, but I just want to play with this 9mm SWC bullet to see what it can do.

When I switched to 9mm for hardball I used N330 with 4.8-5.0 gr. With a 115 gr bullet. I never used a 125 gr bullet though so I don’t know what a good load for that weight would be. Hopefully someone will be along soon with a load.

John

I haven't done any accuracy testing from a match pistol, so take this with a grain of salt. I used 4.0 grains of Alliant Bullseye in my 9mm loads. It might give you a starting point.

128 gr

Missouri

coated SWC

Accurate #7

6.0 gr

Win WSP

1.07"

taper

This is from my file going back to February 2018 testing.  Testing was done with CZ75 CTS with 5.25" barrel.  Very accurate load, velocity just above 1000fps., crimp 0.375".  Equivalent charge using VV340 would be in 4.2 - 5.0gr range.  However, as always when it comes to load data, please use this information at your own risk!

AP

PhotoEscape wrote:
....Equivalent charge using VV340 would be in 4.2 - 5.0gr range. 

With the bullet seated down to where a SWC "should" be, I'm not sure 4.2gr will even fit in the case.

I think I'll start really low and work up. All with the aid of a chronograph of course.