Reliable 9mm Load for the Luger

[grantman]

Originally Posted by Sieger

Hi,

Please see Handloader #326, June 2020, page 20, for a fascinating article on this powder now being marketed by Shooters World Powders as its "Major Pistol" powder. Formerly it was called "Accurate No. 7" (as imported through approximately 2008). Currently it is manufactured by the CZ firm Explosia and is distributed in Europe under the Lovex brand as "D037.1".

This powder is a very fine 9mm Carbine powder quite similar to Vihtavuori 3N37.

Per load data given in the article, for a 4.5 inch pistol barrel, 7 grains yeilds a velocity of 1,029 fps. with a 124 grain bullet.

Please note that this 9mm carbine powder would probably be an excellent powder for the LP-08, as is 3N37

How do you define "middle of the road" please (at what feet per second)? Please remember that the original DWM and German Army load was 123 grain bullet at 1,076 fps from a 100 mm (4 inch) barrel.

Respectfully,

Sieger

Hi Sieger: the Speer manual #15 lists, for AA#7 with a 115 gr. bullet a load range of 8.6 gr to 9.6 gr. (compressed load). Loads are test fired from a S&W 5906 pistol (about a 3.4" bbl, as I recall) The 8.6 grain load offered 1158 fps and the 9.6 grain load offered 1220 fps. I load 8.5 gr and 9.0 gr loads. With COLs of between 1.155 and 1.160, function is perfect. I prefer the 8.5s, as they are gentle on my PO8s. I use the 9.0s in my Star BM and Browning HP.