9mm rifle loads

[kstrongsyj]

Let's talk about 9mm! Specifically, I am looking for your loads for 9mm in an AR. What works good, what have you tried, etc.

[kurac]

You will want to use the slowest powder that will work. The bad news is, with the 9mm you don't have much capacity so you may only get a minimal increase in velocity.

With cartridges like the .357 and .44 magnums, in a carbine length barrel, it is common to see 300-400 fps increase in velocity when compared to a pistol length barrel.

I the case of the .45 ACP, some loads may actually come out from a 16 inch barrel slower than that of a 5" barrel.

[kstrongsyj]

That makes sense. I was shooting some light pistol loads yesterday and it ran good, but wanted to see what others have tested before I start developing a load from scratch

[robairto]

My AR9

I used Blazer brass 9mm and WWB 9mm and they both worked fine.

[dhenry132]

115 gr bullet 5.7 gr of power pistol works good in all my 9mm. AR and Uzi love it.

[Gio]

115 gr bullet 5.7 gr of power pistol works good in all my 9mm. AR and Uzi love it.

Which powder are you using?

-Gio

[buffybuster]

Which powder are you using?

-Gio

Alliant PowerPistol

That is the name of the type of powder he is using.

In my experience with carbine 9x19mm loads, a heavy charge of AA7 or Alliant BlueDot can get a 125gr bullet out to over 1500fps from a 16" barrel.

With 357Mag using a 158gr HC and a casefull of H110 will give 2000fps from a 20" barrel (Marlin 1894). Really changes the character of that round, makes it the equivalent to the original 30WCF.

[Gio]

Alliant PowerPistol

That is the name of the type of powder he is using.

In my experience with carbine 9x19mm loads, a heavy charge of AA7 or Alliant BlueDot can get a 125gr bullet out to over 1500fps from a 16" barrel.

Thanks, that sounds kind of exciting to be able to shoot 1,500 out of a 16" barrel. Ny thing is being able to use it for an AR and a pistol as well if my friend is cool with using my hand loads

-Gio

[buffybuster]

Thanks, that sounds kind of exciting to be able to shoot 1,500 out of a 16" barrel. Ny thing is being able to use it for an AR and a pistol as well if my friend is cool with using my hand loads

-Gio

Those loads are going to produce quite a FIREBALL when fired out of a pistol length barrel. AA7 and BlueDot are abit too slow for short barrels. One of the optimum powders for short barrel use is Alliant PowerPistol.