question for the reloaders

[chaco]

Just started reloading and i got as far as cleaning brass, depriming/resizing 9mm.

I was trying to find gunpowder online and noticed they dont have any specific pistol powder. I went to turners and some of the reps pointed to their gunpowder section but couldnt tell me which can be used for 9mm. They asked another rep and he indicated that you can use shotgun powder and provided me with "hodgdon longshot". I looked up the hodgdon website and there is reloading data for the 9mm even though the bottle didnt have that info.

Can anyone recommend a good powder for 9mm and is this safe?

[Fordtrucks]

If there is published data, it's safe.
There is no way that every load for every caliber it works in will be listed on the bottle.

I suggest u get a good reloading manual and start there.

Longshot will work just fine in ur 9mm.

[highpower790]

New to reloading and it sounds as if the OP doesn't have any reloading books...get 2 or 3,and read what they have to offer or go to manufacturers website.My .02

[Divernhunter]

You need a manual. Then read it. I have used Win231, Unique and Hi-Skor 700X

[Redemption]

If there is published data, it's safe.
There is no way that every load for every caliber it works in will be listed on the bottle.

I suggest u get a good reloading manual and start there.

Longshot will work just fine in ur 9mm.

Agreed. I have a Lyman manual I use and when I cant find or dont understand the answers there I lean on projectile test data and on This forum.

Fordtrucks is spot on here.

[dsltech]

I have had extremely good results using Alliant BE-86 for 9mm. Reloading book would be good. At the least spend a couple of hours watching youtube videos. All powder manufactures have reloading data on their websites.

[baih777]

Just started reloading and i got as far as cleaning brass, depriming/resizing 9mm.

I was trying to find gunpowder online and noticed they dont have any specific pistol powder. I went to turners and some of the reps pointed to their gunpowder section but couldnt tell me which can be used for 9mm. They asked another rep and he indicated that you can use shotgun powder and provided me with "hodgdon longshot". I looked up the hodgdon website and there is reloading data for the 9mm even though the bottle didnt have that info.

Can anyone recommend a good powder for 9mm and is this safe?

You should invest in a reloading book. There is specific powder for pistols.

[stilly]

Just started reloading and i got as far as cleaning brass, depriming/resizing 9mm.

I was trying to find gunpowder online and noticed they dont have any specific pistol powder. I went to turners and some of the reps pointed to their gunpowder section but couldnt tell me which can be used for 9mm. They asked another rep and he indicated that you can use shotgun powder and provided me with "hodgdon longshot". I looked up the hodgdon website and there is reloading data for the 9mm even though the bottle didnt have that info.

Can anyone recommend a good powder for 9mm and is this safe?

I heard Longshot is okay for 9mm, but I think it is BEST suited for 10mm for some screaming hot nuke loads...
Reminds me of an old saying we had as kids, why fart and waste it when you can burp and taste it... That is how I feel about Longshot in 10mm, You should use it for NOTHING ELSE. But if you want to trade me a bottle or two of some longshot for something else I would consider that. Maybe even someone else would trade with you. I tend to scare some folks...

For 9mm though I would go with the following:
WSF
WST
Bullseye
Power Pistol (AWESOME for .45!)
HS-6
Tite Group
Benchmark
Red Dot
Blue Dot (maybe)
Unique (ugg)
700-x
800-x
HP-38
PB
MAYBE Green Dot, but not certain
You are in Covina eh?

I could possibly part with a lb of powder to get you started. Depending on what it is, it will be $25 though.

Otherwise I suggest you hit up Recobs or Philips or The other ONLINE places and make an order for about 15 lbs of powder. That should absorb the hazmat and shipping fees mostly and get your price down to abotu $22-25 per lb...

As for others telling you what manuals to get. The Book of Lee should be out with the 3rd edition any day if it is not out yet, THAT book has the MOST load data from all of the books out there. It is a very good starter manual. Lyman is nice and compact and has a good amount too. But I WILL be buying the next Book of Lee (BoLee) and you can always go to the manufacturers' websites- Hodgdon suck *** and they pissed me off so do not buy any of their leverlution powder, but they DO have a good site for reloading data. But **** them in the ear for lieing about Leverlution...

[23 Blast]

I'm new to reloading, too. But everyone suggesting buying a reloading manual is absolutely correct.

However, you can use this website which has been helpful for me.

http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/

Just enter that you're reloading for pistol, put in 9mm Luger, enter the bullet weight you're planning on using (say, 115gr or 124gr), and a number of load data recipes showing which powder and how much oF it you need.

Since I reload currently for four calibers (.45acp, .45Colt, .357 Magnum and .38 Special), I was looking for a powder that would be compatible for all of them and which also had relevant load data for it. I found Hodgdon HP-38 worked for all four, so that's what I bought. I had to go to the Private Reloading Sales forum to find some, as all the brick and mortar stores were out as well as online sources.

I probably paid more than I could have, but really, when you consider how little powder a cartridge uses (particularly something lIke 9mm), your powder cost per cartridge is something like 1/4 of a penny. The biggest cost for me (thus far) have been the bullets.

Hmm, time to start considering casting....

[CSACANNONEER]

Just started reloading and i got as far as cleaning brass, depriming/resizing 9mm.

I was trying to find gunpowder online and noticed they dont have any specific pistol powder. I went to turners and some of the reps pointed to their gunpowder section but couldnt tell me which can be used for 9mm. They asked another rep and he indicated that you can use shotgun powder and provided me with "hodgdon longshot". I looked up the hodgdon website and there is reloading data for the 9mm even though the bottle didnt have that info.

Can anyone recommend a good powder for 9mm and is this safe?

I'm sorry but it sounds like you don't yet understand enough for any powder to be "safe" for you. Yea, harsh but true. Please, pretty please, go buy a few (not just one) reloading manuals and READ THEM. You can also take a reloading class or two. Look in this form for Reloading Club Clinics near you. If you don't want to go that route, Angeles offers reloading classes. If that still doesn't work for you, I can offer to either give you a private class (for a fee) or connect you with a few other NRA certified reloading instructors who might be willing to teach a private class. Also, NEVER take advise on reloading from some idiot at a gun store unless you know that he/she actually knows what he/she is talking about.

[chaco]

Thank you all for your input. Will invest in reloading book.

[Norcal Chuck]

Brownells has them all . . . . or at least most of them.
Good Luck and have fun.

http://www.brownells.com/reloading/books-amp-videos/index.htm

[kengotit]

hp38 and win231 are one of the common powder for 9mm

[stilly]

I'm new to reloading, too. But everyone suggesting buying a reloading manual is absolutely correct.

However, you can use this website which has been helpful for me.

http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/

Just enter that you're reloading for pistol, put in 9mm Luger, enter the bullet weight you're planning on using (say, 115gr or 124gr), and a number of load data recipes showing which powder and how much oF it you need.

Since I reload currently for four calibers (.45acp, .45Colt, .357 Magnum and .38 Special), I was looking for a powder that would be compatible for all of them and which also had relevant load data for it. I found Hodgdon HP-38 worked for all four, so that's what I bought. I had to go to the Private Reloading Sales forum to find some, as all the brick and mortar stores were out as well as online sources.

I probably paid more than I could have, but really, when you consider how little powder a cartridge uses (particularly something lIke 9mm), your powder cost per cartridge is something like 1/4 of a penny. The biggest cost for me (thus far) have been the bullets.

Hmm, time to start considering casting....

I think Blue dot and maybe even red dot would have worked very well in those too and that stuff is all over the place. MOST pistol powders will cover all calibers of pistols because they will all be fast burning powders, but some like the Dots and a few others are versatile enough to be used in magnums as well. Blue dot works VERY well in 44 magnum and .45 acp.

AND, with a bottle being about $25 (no it can be found cheaper) you will get about 1200-1300 shots per bottle which brings it to about .02 per round.

['ol shooter]

You're in Covina, Phillips Wholesale is in, wait for it..., Covina. You couldn't have better luck if you tried. They will hook you up, just be nice.

http://phillipswholesale.net/