Load data questions.

[sjg1966]

No worries and I totally understand. Reloading, especially for a newbie, is not the place for shortcuts.

Lots of great advice here. I just started loading last year and sought out help here often with great results. OP, sounds like you got a good start. Just go slow and pay attention to detail. You'll be good to go. Don't hesitate to ask for help here, I'm always happy to help if I can.

[Intimid8tor]

I shot the first 50 rounds I loaded and they all went boom with no big booms. I was able to save most of the brass though I lost a few pieces to unfortunate bounces at the indoor range.

I was a little surprised that the 4.1 gr of unique under a 124gr at 1.10 oal cycle my Beretta. But it did and it did just fine. That Beretta is broken in and smooth as butter so I will try some of the loads with different 9mm pistols I have.

It seemed that the 4.5 grains was the most accurate of the 5 different loads that I tried, but they all seemed to shoot a bit lower than factory loads. Might have been perception and that I was focused pretty heavily on ensuring I got my brass back so I could look at the primers. There were zero indication of flattened primers or pressure issues.

I think now I am going to load a slightly larger quantity of each load and I'll take them back to the range and do some bench shooting for accuracy to see if there is any difference. I'll also take a couple other pistols to see how they work with the different loads.

[Bill Steele]

I shot the first 50 rounds I loaded and they all went boom with no big booms. I was able to save most of the brass though I lost a few pieces to unfortunate bounces at the indoor range.

I was a little surprised that the 4.1 gr of unique under a 124gr at 1.10 oal cycle my Beretta. But it did and it did just fine. That Beretta is broken in and smooth as butter so I will try some of the loads with different 9mm pistols I have.

It seemed that the 4.5 grains was the most accurate of the 5 different loads that I tried, but they all seemed to shoot a bit lower than factory loads. Might have been perception and that I was focused pretty heavily on ensuring I got my brass back so I could look at the primers. There were zero indication of flattened primers or pressure issues.

I think now I am going to load a slightly larger quantity of each load and I'll take them back to the range and do some bench shooting for accuracy to see if there is any difference. I'll also take a couple other pistols to see how they work with the different loads.

Good for you, looks like you are well on your way.