Occasionally use it with lead bullets in rifles calibers. from Alliant guide, 2013 9mm 124 gr goldot 5.8 gr. swaged lead rn They are pretty soft.about 10 bhn if I'm not mistaken. They seem to steadfastly refuse to acknowledge existence of any competitors. 44 S&W Special. My Nosler #3 reloading manual shows 9mm, 115 gr FMJ or JHP load range Unique Start @ 5.1 , med load @ 5.6, with Max @ 6.1 w/vel of 1120 fps. The old Unique was a good powder also in the 9mm. (Cowboy Action) 44 Russian (Cowboy Action) I was weary at first, since I read in several postings that Blue Dot is a horrible performer when loading 9mm. Nonsense. 9 Speer CCI 500 9.4 1061 10.5 C Alliant Unique Speer CCI 500 5.2 1080 5.8 . Nov 30, 2021. 9mm Luger / 9mm Parabellum (Alliant Reloaders Guide 2008) Warning! . #1. I like a 5.1-5.2 grain charge of Unique with an oal at approx. It's one of my favorite guns to shoot with that load. one stated to use 5.8 grs with an oal of 1.12" . Out of Stock. Alliant recently introduced a new pistol powder to handloaders, BE-86, that offers high performance . I've decided to move from rifle reloading to now doing some pistol. 9mm Luger. Consistency, low flash and a broad range of applications make this powder a top choice for any handgun cartridge loader. Alliant Unique Shotshell & Handgun Powder 4 lbs. I size them at .358 Worked up this TL load in the 90's. Always cycled my 92F and my Browning Hi-Power. Alliant Smokeless Pistol Powder 1 lb. I have a large can of Green Dot that I would like to use up . you could use 38 spl data and cut back 25% to start with. Price: $124 . Your data looks like it came from the Speer manual or Alliant's web site. Share. Price: $226.49. Alliant Unique smokeless powder is the most versatile shotgun and handgun powder available. Sep 23, 2009. 1.150". The guns i`ll be testing the loads in will be my Glock 43, Sig P938, Glock 19. . cci 500 1.13oal Nice load. I have been using Alliant Unique 3.9 grs for my Lone Wolf barreled Glocks 19 and 17. Visit our store to view hundreds of new and used . I prefer jacketed bullets or thick plated plated bullets. 9mm TMJ RN 9mm GDHP Weight (grains) 124 Ballistic Coefficient 0.159 0.139 . It will also load down (as in reduced loads) better. i . there is no factory data for it so use at your own risk. Today I'm going to test Evgld 115 JHP loaded with 5.2, 5.5, 5.8 and 6.1 BE-86 at 1.120, 10 shots each to try to capture the best charge for that bullet at 25 yds. All you end up doing is putting needless wear on your gun. This powder has been a great choice since 1899 and is now more clean burning than ever before. Those loads mimicked my then carry ammo of 124 gr Black Hills +P using Gold Dot bullets as far as perceived recoil and POA/POI. Interlaken Guns and Ammo is New York's premier gun sales and guns service provider. It indicates that 5.6 should be 35000 PSI (at the limit for 9mm, well under for +P). Sierra, but some are dated and others don't have data for a hard cast 125gr bullet in a 9mm. I generally like to use a powder that fills the case well so a case that is accidently "overcharged" is readily apparent. Not that dirty at all. Sep 4, 2019. Reply. Use with most hulls, primers and wads. I loaded up 50 rounds at 4.0gr Power Pistol and just got back from shooting them. unique 1180 fps max 9mm 147 gr goldot 4.3 unique 954 fps max hercules guide 1988 9mm 125 lead 6.0 unique 1165 fps 29000 psi speer no. My cousin blew up his Smith M&Plastic this spring with a double charge. May 12, 2013. Sierra #5, 125gr and 130gr bullets, Unique = 4.1gr to 5.6gr. I've not tried Unique in 9mm, so I'm just relaying what's in the book. 9mm Luger / 9mm Parabellum (Using 124 GR Hornady Bullets) reloading data with 41 loads. I loaded some Rainiers 147gr. the hornady manual said 5.2 grs powder with 1.05" oal. both powders were max. Alliant Unique Shotshell & Handgun Powder 8 lbs. It burns completely and fast. Notice that with 0.2 grain less powder than the Unique powder charge for Sierra's 115-grain PJHP, we get the same velocity. 16 gauge. Alliant Unique Alliant BE-86 Alliant Sport Pistol Vihtavuori - N320 ** Vihtavuori - N310, N340, N330, 3N37, N350 . Back. Blue Dot for loading 9mm. Debating on whether to try the extreme plated bullets in 9mm or stick to the lead. Reply. My old data for 9mm with Unique shows 5.9grns at 1250 fps with a 124grn bullet. Dang, even more than half a grain below. I'm using these for edc. Price: $236.99. Not sure what length, everyone seems to load these 147s to 1.14" or longer. Price: $34.99. Alliant Unique Powder in 9mm Alliant Sport Pistol . Horn 124 xtp's Be-86 5.8gr. But that charge would be too much for a powder coated bullet imho. Get too low with unique and it gets very dirty. By clicking the link below, I understand and will agree to abide by the above precautions. AA#5 was the best 9mm powder I ever tried. 679. 10 gauge. So I loaded up some xtp 124's with 4 gr. Western Powder has data for AA#2, a powder with a very similar burn rate to Unique. Lead Round Nose Alliant Unique Powder . . You don't want to be driving your lead bullets much faster that 1100 fps in 9MM anyways or you may experience some leading. It's ideally suited to .38 Special, .45 Auto and 9mm standard loads covering the most common and popular handgun chamberings out there. . So far, I have loaded about 1500 rounds using some Unique and some 700X. I don't do nuclear loads, only target level ones. Unique for all my 9MM 124 grain loads. Below this level and you could run into reliability issues in some pistols. These chrono'ed at around 1150 fps. It shot good, provided good velocities, its a good overall powder for 9MM. I can only assume that the slightly-heavier XTP . 9mm Luger. I've used 6.0grs of Unique (as Dustin mentioned earlier, Alliant lists 6.3grs as max) through the M92 and M&Pc and the casings showed no signs of excess pressure, but it felt like a VERY hot load. This is an older book and does not show any info on 124 Gr. Great for 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge loads. Propellant Case Primer Weight (grains) Muzzle Velocity (feet/sec) Weight (grains) Alliant Blue Dot Speer CCI 500 7.1 1121 7.9 Alliant BE 86 Federal Federal 100 5.4 1124 6.0 Accurate No. 480 Ruger. Looking at the Lovex data, there's plenty of powders in 9X19mm that top out above 1150 fps with 124 grain jacketed bullets, some up to 1246 fps max loads. . Shooting some plated but mostly jacketed bullets, round nose FMJ's and jacketed hollowpoints. Federal, Winchester, Starline, or IMI Cases. Based on the lyman and speer manuals, I am going to use 3.8gr WSF and 3.5gr bullseye on a Speer #4006 147 tmj, and 3.7gr WSF and 3.4gr bullseye on a berry's plated 147 RN. Posts : 3595. No problem, flake powders compress most easily Alliant Unique Only show this user. #6. 9mm Luger 115 gr lead bullet Red Dot start 3.7 grs max 4.2 grs Bullseye start 4 grs max 4.5 grs Green Dot start 4.2 grs max 4.7 grs . I have a particular Smith & Wesson 5906 (that's 9mm Luger) that cycles so sweetly with mid-range charge of Unique. I am on the verge of starting to reload my own and wanted to ask if any of you had any known good recipe's using unique powder and Ranier 147 gr HP bullets that you mind sharing with me. Trouble is, very few loads seem to be published for the 124gr FMJ. Fast Powders like Bull's-eye and WW231 will generally expand a case heads at max non +P listed loads. . I only use CCi 500 primers and most 124 FMJ's are seated to 1.150"-1.155" oal. ALLIANT UNIQUE HG/SHOTGUN POWDER 1# SALES TAX NOT INCLUDED. Others don't use Unique (a lot of new powders out there now) or have load data for just jacketed bullets. 44 Rem. Only show this user. Alliant Smokeless Pistol Powder for 9mm & .40 S&W 8 lbs. I myself have never loaded PP in 9mm, it loads well in 10mm. Feb 9, 2014. In my search here and over the interweb I've found folks discussing American Select for 9mm over several years. 5.2 grains of Unique with the Lee TL356-124-2R in 9mm, and a 1.10 OAL. They replied with several recipes with different powders. Nov 28, 2020. Search by City and State. There's plenty of data out there for Unique, which has been cleaned up considerably over the years. ALLIANT UNIQUE HG/SHOTGUN POWDER 1# SKU: ALL-UNIQUE-1. of Unique at 1.055. Out of Stock. Its not popular in the shooting sports for this reason. Using bullets from Hornady HP-XTP. I shot Green Dot with 115 FMJ using 5 gr's and it shot good for me. One of my old time favorites for handloading jacketed 124 gr 9mm rounds is/was a compressed load of 5.7 grs of Unique. Notes: primer: CCI 500; case: Speer; NOTE: All loads are maximum. I initially worked up some range loads in new Starline brass with Hornady 115 FMJs. Good performance in all popular pistol calibers. About. Be Alert: Publisher cannot be responsible for errors in published load data. Reactions: Artie. Take Care Bob Save Reply MW surveyor Registered Joined May 22, 2010 213 Posts Wt. Aiming to get around the 130-132 power factor, for ISPC, using my CZ Shadow 2 (upgrade spring kit from Eemann Tech) 10LB recoil . 9x18mm Makarov. The Berry THP is 14.3mm long, same as the 124 grain Golddot. This level isn't maximum but is reliable and not hard on brass. Recipe. So those 6.2 's are over the max of this book. 9mm TMJ RN 9mm GDHP Weight (grains) 124 Ballistic Coefficient 0.159 0.134 . The so called "factory duplication load" with 124grn bullet was 5.3grns at about 1150fps. I saw no difference between 4.0 TG and 5.2 & 86 using Everglades 124 concave base FMJ RN, 124 FMJ RN and JHP, all 1.130. Alliant recommends a max charge weight of 5.8 grains of Unique (a powder I have ample supplies of) for the 124 grain Golddot. Make what you will of that. One of the slowest burning powders that can be used in 9 MM. My Hornady 7th edition shows 4.0 to 5.0 grains of Unique for a 124 grain bullet. Save. #15/21. John. Powders include Alliant, Winchester, Vihtavuori, IMR, Hodgdon, Accurate 4.8 grains is a mild load with all 124 grain bullets I've tested in 9MM but will reliably cycle. Jul 23, 2015. ratula said: best 9mm loads can be achieved with Unique. lead LRN C.O.L. Observations.. But not super versatile in this caliber, and BE86 would be more versatile across all grain weights of 9MM. Categories: POWDER, Reloading Supplies. Bullseye is a fast burning powder and perhaps better suited to the small cases like the 9mm. Calibre 9mm Diameter .355 Units per Box 1000 Profile Round Nose Weight 124 grains Sectional Density .141 Finish Copper Plated, Restrike Plating Thickness 125 microns OAL 14.7 mm CMJ 9mmP 124gr Round Nose Expecting/hoping 875-925 fps. 9MM FMJ's. 454 Casull. Lyman 48, 125gr bullet , Unique = 4.5gr to 5.0gr. Produces very high velocities for standard pressure loads. iTrader: 38 / 100%. Alliant Pistol/Revolver Load Data. looking all over for a load using unique powder and hornady 124gr xtp. 45 G.A.P. Most versatile shotgun/handgun powder made. My Speer 9th edition shows 5.5 to 5.9 grains of Unique for a jacketed 125 grain bullet and. As I mentioned above, my favorite load for 9MM is 115 gr. Those seem to work better with Unique than . unique 147 gr 9mm subsonic loads. 9 1974 9mm 125 lead 4.5 unique 1007 fps speer no 9 9mm 125 lead 4.1 unique 911 fps Unique: Select A Caliber or Gauge Below To View Recipes. Hornady 124-grain XTP. USE THIS DATA WITH ALLIANT BRAND POWDERS ONLY. Win231 is what I have always used for my 9mm plinking and get good results with 4.6gr behind a 115gr Berry's plated. Not even close to 231, it seems more like Hercules/Alliant Unique. plated hp with . LOA: 1.11" Average Velocity: 1243 ft/sec . I've attached the email they sent with the various recipes. I've heard 3.7 and 3.8 gr does alright, but wanted to make sure they cycle OK with a heavy lage bolt. These are out of a 5" 1911 type gun. same here I usually run 124/125gr coated bullets with 4.2gr of Unique . Make sure you have a strong pistol is my advise. . Unique start 4.5 grs max 5.5 grs Power Pistol start 5.9 grs max 6.3 grs 124/125 gr lead . Hornady #7, 124gr bullets, Unique = 4.0gr to 5.0gr. Just backed off a little bit. I figure that 10% below max or so was conservative enough and a good starting point. Fed Primers and 5.5gr BE-86 at 1.12". That's about as good as it gets for the 9mm at standard pressure. 45 Colt. It wasn't the most accurate, but functioned fine and low recoil. I shot my first ever 9mm handloads yesterday. 7.3 Grains Case is full, overflowing This powder on bulky side! That's where I am. This is all I have. Sharpshooter. Re: Alliant Unique Powder in 9mm. #15. 5.7grs, on the other hand, didn't feel as bad. Out of Stock. Mr. Zorg. But alas, my Unique stock is down to about 2 pounds. SW. Looking at the Lovex data, there's plenty of powders in 9X19mm that top out above 1150 fps with 124 grain jacketed bullets, some up to 1246 fps max loads. 115 gr LRN 4.4gr Bullseye right around 1100 FPS from Taurus PT-99. This new powder produced very impressive performance in the 9mm Luger. Surgeonwithagun wrote: I switched to Be-86 which is similar but meters much better. Reloading Noob - 9mm Shadow 2 for IPSC using 135GN. Moving up to various expanding 124-grain bullets from Sierra, Nosler, Speer and Hornady; each reached over 1,300 fps, and most exceeded 1,350 fps with select powders. DO NOT EXCEED THE LOADS DISPLAYED ON THE SITE OR ALLIANT'S RELOADERS GUIDE. I could not find a specific recipe for this so I emailed Alliant. chinch. 90 gr shows a max of 6.5 Unique. SKU: HPBE868. #15. Loads range from 6.0 to 6.5 depending on whether the bullet is plated or jacketed, and also depending on the bullet diameter. 7 Starline CCI . Reloader's Guide Alliant Powder Reload Recipes. . its more deisgned for big magnum pistol rounds and small rifle rounds. Posted April 9, 2012. Unique or Alliant 20/28 work a lot better in a 9mm for me at least. dodge. This powder takes up a lot of space! I've just never considered it. With the price and scarcity of ammo, I am trying to get into reloading 9mm target loads. Created as an "all-around" shotshell powder, Alliant's Unique powder is clean burning, versatile and can be used with most hulls, primers and shotshell wads. Alliant Unique Smokeless Powder. SPEER 9MM 124 GR/ 100 $ 16.99. Granville, Mass. Lyman goes from 4.5 to 5.0 with a 124gr JHP, but also lists the pressure on their top load as 30K, which seems to jive with the Midway data. The Shooters World data I posted is SAAMI specs specifically with 124 grain Hornady XTP bullets. My 9mm alloy has always been pretty hard, consequently my Lee TL boolits weigh in around 115-116 grains from my alloy. FWIW, the Midway LoapMAP lists loads for 124 gr FMJ (round nose, not truncated) from 4.2 to 5.6gr Unique. 9mm Luger load data and more on ammo reloading and 9mm target loads. Good evening guys. I really like the recoil impulse generated with this load. 9mm Luger. Hornady brass as more capacity than other brands on average. Alliant & Speer are owned by the same corporation, along with Federal, Outers, CCI, and others. It pushed the 115 grain bullet to 1285 fps and the 124 grain bullet to 1203 fps. horsemaster, Any good loading manual should have recommended loads using Bullseye in the 9mm. The Speer data is for the GD bullet and is a bit higher than data from other manuals. Unique and 2400 are products of Alliant (formerly . Most versatile powder made Good in all popular pistol calibers Great for light 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge loads The 5.6gr load is listed as a compressed load. new Xtreme Brass with ~12.72 Capacity. Mr. Zorg. Magnum. Power pistol is a very strong and robust powder, be careful using in 9mm, stay within guidelines. Caliber: Bullet: Case: Minimum OAL (inches) Bbl Length: Primer: Powder: Charge Weight (grains) Velocity (fps) Notes: 9mm Luger: 115 gr Speer GDHP: Speer: 1.125: 4 . many people stated that the shape of the bullet made for problems with oal, that the bullet was in fact too long and hitting the rifling. Been there done that. SKU: HPUN8. Jul 20, 2014. Brand new to reloading, finding it really hard to find information for reloading using 135GN RN Tigershark projectile, Alliant Green Powder, with Federal 100 primers. 12 gauge. 124 gr. 32 S&W Long (Cowboy Action) 32-20 Win. I've loaded probably 80,000 rounds of 9mm with Titegroup and probably 20k or more of .40s&w, also with Titegroup. Reduce by 10% to establish a starting charge weight. moojpg2 . 32 S&W Long . He since added a RCB powder cop but he wants to switch to Unique from Tightgroup as Unique is less dense, thus requiring more volume easier to see, measure and not double-load. That was Hercules powder not Alliant, so work up as burning rates have changed in many of the powders. Sep 5, 2012. Alliant Unique Starline CCI 500 4.5 951 5.0 Vihtavuori 3N37 Starline CCI 500 5.2 849 5.8 Winchester 231 . Alliant Powder - Unique Locate a Dealer Unique Handgun Powders Smokeless powder Now cleaner burning! Enter the Guide. Join date : 2015-02-12. For example 9mm load 3.8gr Titegroup uses 40% more volume 5.4gr Unique. 1.090" Unique start 4.0 for 900fps 4.2 for 950 4.5 for 1000 4.7 for 1050 max.5.0 for 1100 fps SKU: HPUN4. 45 Auto. Hornady manual start load is 4 gr at 950 ft/sec. My favorite powder is Alliant Power Pistol. The Shooters World data I posted is SAAMI specs specifically with 124 grain Hornady XTP bullets. My Lee doesn't list anything for that bullet with Unique but my Hornadys' 8th shows Unique for their discontinued 124gr. Have used it for 9mm Luger with Bear Creek 9mm 124 grain TC coated bullets. REDUCE RIFLE AND HANDGUN CHARGE WEIGHTS BY 10% TO ESTABLISH A STARTING LOAD. . Alliant Blue Dot. Used to use Unique in this role, now I use Power Pistol for .380acp, 9mm, 40S&W, 45acp and 38/357. plated or jacketed bullet at 1150 fps minimum. by Wobbley 5/3/2020, 11:56 am. I recently bought a reloader to reload 9mm for my M&P using 125gr LRN. Unique is a very consistent burning powder and it is almost a tossup with the heavier bullets. 6.0 grains Unique. Starting at 4.8 grains will cycle most pistols reliably and up to 5.2 grains for a good all round load with 124 gr. Wobbley. #1.