I got a deal on a box of 100 gr 380 bullets and will be reloading them for my 9mm luger using power pistol. Is anyone willing to share load data with that setup?

I <3 power pistol powder for 9mm... My sig eats them without issue, for 100gn bullets, Start with 5gn (five grains) , and work to 7gn (seven grains), use CCI small pistol, or Winchester small pistol primers, crimp tight.


Let us know how it goes.


I spell out the powder weight, to prevent typos and you hurting yourself or your weapon.



Oh, and you will notice power pistol throws a nice fat fire ball, it's once of the reasons I like it so much, that and it's about 200x cleaner then unique.

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Originally posted by N51lDr1v3r:
I <3 power pistol powder for 9mm... My sig eats them without issue, for 100gn bullets, Start with 5gn (five grains) , and work to 7gn (seven grains), use CCI small pistol, or Winchester small pistol primers, crimp tight.


Let us know how it goes.


I spell out the powder weight, to prevent typos and you hurting yourself or your weapon.



Oh, and you will notice power pistol throws a nice fat fire ball, it's once of the reasons I like it so much, that and it's about 200x cleaner then unique.

When I was looking, I found a load chart for Alliant powder, but no 100gr loads. I know you aren't supposed to assume anything in reloading, but upon inspecting the 147,125, 115, and 95 loads, I figured that sticking between the 95gr and 115gr loading would be the safest bet as long as I stuck closer to the 95 gr.

The chart suggests a starting load of 7gr for a 95gr bullet and 6gr for a 115 gr bullet. I was planning on starting at about 6.7gr.

***So I need to START at 5gr? Just out of curiosity, how small of a load can you go before encountering problems? The chart (I will include a link) suggests that for a 95gr bullet, the powder can run almost to 8gr. Would this be considered unsafe? I care nothing of making "hot" loads and really only want something to send bullets downrange. I am gonna research more before I attempt any actual loads.

I haven't done anything besides set up the press so far. I made a "dummy" round without a primer or powder to seat a bullet and check the crimping. On the first attempt, I played with the round and pulled on it from different angles until I finally was able to get the bullet out of the casing by hand. I then gave the crimp another turn and tried again with not success to get the bullet out. I checked with a caliper and all specs were within .001 of a live round. I noticed that the bullet had a dent on it from the seater. Do I need to raise the crimping die just a bit or raise the bullet seater?

none the less...it is fun so far.

Id rather you work from the low point, up to the max you like. while 5gn's is a little low, so long as the gun is not to stiff, it should be fine, I don't get issues in my sig till I'm down in the 4gn territory.

Thank you for the advice. I am gonne load a few tomorrow in a true "hand" loading fashion. I finished the press as far as I could go and need to order a powder-through die.

I am gonna try 5gr as you said for a couple rounds to make sure it cycles.

Thanks again for the help.

No problem, you will like power pistol.... It's good clean powder.

5gr did not cycle the action. Both casings failed to clear and the action hung on them. I tried 5.5gr and it cycled flawlessly. For kicks, I bumped up to six grains and those were very nice. They had an ever so slight wrist shock that I liked. I think I will either stay at six or maybe even dial down to 5.7 or so.

Cool, on the 6gn casings, look at the primer and check for signs of pressure.