Loading 9mm +P with Speer Gold Dots - pt 3 - Accuracy Testing 

Thanks for watching, brother! It was everything I could do not to start shooting at that fly. He was REALLY close to the dot at times.

Yes, PP is a really good performer. However, understand that if you expect to use these reloads for Self Defense carry, the "flash" from this powder can really do a number on your eyesight in low light conditions. Too bad that CFE was not included since many claim the same velocity range and it has flash control agents included.

Thanks! Boy, that's a nice revolver! I bet it shoots some great groups. That's the great thing about 9mm...so many darn powders and they all shoot pretty well. I am definitely impressed by HS6's consistent velocities. Good luck with your loads!

Hi Jim, reloading +p ammo really needs a chronograph. I have a friend who learned this lesson the hard way trying to use pressure signs only. There are some really great options on the market.

Quick question for you, since you've been around forever and seen most of my vids. I used a lapel microphone for this video so the audio is quite a bit different and my voice was much clearer. Did you find it weird? When I was editing this vid it was really hard to get used to. It's like the audio was TOO good and felt weirdly over-produced and fake. Just curious if a long-time viewer noticed it. lol It's probably an improvement and just something I need to get used to. Thanks for watching, man!

First view, was on my phone. Went back and listened with Headphones on PC. Everything sounds good. I wouldn't say it too "studio". Also I seem to remember buzzing in your old videos. nothing like that here. Good Job.

I will pick some up! Thanks for the tip. Thanks for the feedback on the microphone as well. Glad to know people weren't weirded out by it.

Johnny's Reloading Bench i spray it on most anything powder contacts to help with static (lee dippers, the container i dip from, weigh pans, powder funnels etc.). Just be aware of some clear plastics like the powder measure hopper can be weakened/warped by it.

Try graphite powder for locks, put some on funnels and other plastic that powder contacts wipe with cloth, Static cling gone.There used to be some dish detergent or clothes softener that would kill static also but forty year old memories fail to give me a brand name.

Thanks for the feedback! That's what I was hoping for but I was afraid it made things sound weirdly disconnected. Glad to know it was an improvement.

Gerry Martinez I have friends with Dillion machines, they work well. My problem is the cost of caliber change over. Also, and this goes for all machines, red, blue, black, green, etc.., the more accessories you add the more difficult it become to do a caliber change over. Just my opinion on that issue and the reason I have a dedicated progressive .223 and .300 blackout machine, and another progressive machine for just .45 acp. All large caliber hunting rifles get loaded on a single station press. My presses are all the Hornady LNL series. As for the Dillion machines, how big is your wallet?

Walter Palmer that's what +P stands for sir, they are loaded to HIGHER than standard maximum pressures, hence he used MORE than the standard maximum powder

I have been using my ipad. I have a galaxy s7 I can try out next time I use it. I think it's supposed to work!

Patrick W will prob catch on fire from the cheap Chinese batteries 😉

1789000 .357 Sig would have gotten the desired results without over pressuring the gun. I’m not a fan of bottleneck pistol cartridges, but it is a good and proven round.

That's a good point that I didn't really consider. Power Pistol is actually the cheapest powder of these three also.

jrfarrar13 HS6 seems for me to be the best all around accurate powder with a full factory like charge. Seems to me to be a modern version of PP with just a little more repeatability and little less power. They are both my 1 and 2 powders though. Most of what I load is full power 9mm 124g fmj same as the military which also uses PP. clear to me as to why that is. I do agree it has excessive flash but it's power to accuracy for a full power loading is great. I load HS6 for comp ammo and defensive ammo carry and PP for plinking and stock piling.

My final load was 9.1 of AA#7 1.125OAL netted me 1286fps average out of a Glock 17 with 4.5" bbl. Accuracy was very good also. One of the reasons I finally decided on this load was the lack of fireball. As you can see in Johnny's video you can see the fireball. Something I did not want if shooting at night.

That's interesting. The issue I have with #7 is the deviation in velocity. Right or wrong.. to me the more consistent the velocity the greater the potential is for accuracy. I'm not a fan of using 30% more powder either. Using HS6 and PP the grain amounts are mostly identical. How well does that #7 work with bullet seating on a 147? It's damn near a full case w 124's To pick your brain.. are you crimping every round? I assume so are you using a crimp is it a light crimp or full? I like full crimp which is why I'm not a fan of plated bullets even for cheap plinking. Maybe that's the difference? I've never even played around with different amounts of crimp I just do flat out as in my mind it should lend itself to consistency and reliability of feeding across all chamber types. I also seat my bullets a little deep per spec for the same reason. I know a lot of aftermarket barrels (especially for glocks) have really tight chambers and even a 1.12 OAL is too tight sometimes so I shy on the safe side going down to 1.11 that could make up for the difference as well. I don't always go for the powder with the tightest potential grouping either. For accuracy opt for the one with the least amount of flyers. That's what I like about the HS6 and how consistent it is on velocity. Even with a ransom rest you can get flyers so a very key factor to me is consistency of group more so then size. That way I know if I do my part all rounds should be X instead of getting that once in a while odd hit and having to wonder if it was me, the gun or the round. If that makes sense? So when I say it's more accurate for me I'm saying 10/10 rounds are all in 2" group where as with another powder I might have 9/10 in a 1" but have some odd random flyer out of that group at 4". I don't think oh I pulled that one and discount it. I think wow that was odd. I also don't go for the outmost velocity. I've seen lots of ballistics testing and most bullets rip themselves apart over 1200fps. Once you hit 1250 plus many also seem to over expand or expand too early and don't achieve enough penetration. I like to stay in the 1150-1190ish range. Which is also what most manufacturers do. I do a lot of comparing quality factory loads and trying to duplicate the results of them instead of improving upon them. I figure they got millions in research and people way smarter then me so they must know something I don't lol. I reload to make quality factory ammo cheaper. Not to play around and try and out do them with some secret recipe. (Also I don't believe in so called practice ammo as it seems like an stupid term to me lol. Why I can't stand tight-group and similar powders. Last thing I want is to be checking what ammo is in the gun hoping it's a full loaded defensive capable round should I even need it. ) Ok lot of random babbling there lol.. time to go.