Dan Wesson PM9 reloading question

[tj1371x]

I'm picking up my first 1911 in a few days, a DW PM9, which will be strictly a range gun. I currently reload 9mm for my Glocks, and am wondering if I'll have to do any tinkering with my range loads to make them run in the PM9. Here's my current range load data:

Berry's plates 124gr TMJ
3.9 grains of Bullseye
WCC brass
CCI 500 primers
OAL: 1.160

The ejection pattern on my Glocks is a little on the weak side, so I'm wondering if I should have any cycling issues with the PM9. I know 9mm 1911s can be on the finicky side, but the PM9 is supposed to run pretty smooth. Thanks for any advice!


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[skosh69]

Probably not, but have you considered picking up a box or two of factory ammo to help with the break in? Then you can run some of both to see if you have any function issues?

Congrats on the PM9, Dan Wesson's are great guns.

If you ever get the urge, the money and the time, consider sending it to Dave Severn's of www.severnscustom.com. He's a 1911 guru and can tune a 1911 to run like buttah.

A friend of mine has a DW PM-7 tuned by him and it was soooo silky smooth.

[jonzer77]

Do the drop check. Remove the barrel and see if they drop in the barrel. If they do then make a few dummy rounds without powder or a primer and see if they cycle. If so then make a few live rounds and test them. I have a few 1911's that have never fired a single round of commercial ammo.....just my own reloads and they have ran great.

If you plan on using it for SD then I would run a few hundred of your favorite SD ammo to make sure it likes it. Chances are it will do just fine.

[tj1371x]

Do the drop check. Remove the barrel and see if they drop in the barrel. If they do then make a few dummy rounds without powder or a primer and see if they cycle. If so then make a few live rounds and test them. I have a few 1911's that have never fired a single round of commercial ammo.....just my own reloads and they have ran great.

If you plan on using it for SD then I would run a few hundred of your favorite SD ammo to make sure it likes it. Chances are it will do just fine.

I'll definitely follow that advice, thanks!


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[tj1371x]

Probably not, but have you considered picking up a box or two of factory ammo to help with the break in? Then you can run some of both to see if you have any function issues?

Congrats on the PM9, Dan Wesson's are great guns.

If you ever get the urge, the money and the time, consider sending it to Dave Severn's of www.severnscustom.com. He's a 1911 guru and can tune a 1911 to run like buttah.

A friend of mine has a DW PM-7 tuned by him and it was soooo silky smooth.

Yeah, I plan on running a few hundred rounds of factory range ammo for the break in, but want to switch to my reloads as early as possible.


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