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Posted: 5/22/2016 1:18:14 PM EDT
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Ran into a bunch of True Blue for a GREAT price, so I got some. I have heard folks are having good results with it for loading 9mm rounds. Would anyone like to share their
experiences/recipies? Bullet weights I use mostly are 124 and 115, both jacketed and plated, and now coated. THANKS!!!!! |
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Ran into a bunch of True Blue for a GREAT price, so I got some. I have heard folks are having good results with it for loading 9mm rounds. Would anyone like to share their experiences/recipies? Bullet weights I use mostly are 124 and 115, both jacketed and plated, and now coated. THANKS!!!!! I followed Dryflash and run True Blue (and also silhouette) with 124 g plated (xtreme's). I used the load data on Ramshots web site for plated (berry) bullets. Love True Blue! |
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Greenhead - are you finding that your best loads with TB are toward the upper end ? I know Dryflash likes TB, and has said so here, but I don't know if his loads
are mild or stout. Maybe he will offer advice on what has worked well for his loads in his pistols. I'm not so much concerned with recoil, just with what is the most repeatable. For a soft steel load, I like 3.1 Clays pushing a 115. Thanks for your reply! |
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Quoted: Greenhead - are you finding that your best loads with TB are toward the upper end ? I know Dryflash likes TB, and has said so here, but I don't know if his loads are mild or stout. Maybe he will offer advice on what has worked well for his loads in his pistols. I'm not so much concerned with recoil, just with what is the most repeatable. For a soft steel load, I like 3.1 Clays pushing a 115. Thanks for your reply! For a medium and full power True Blue is my favorite powder in 9mm. I got my data from Ramshot on line and Lyman 49. They were both spot on. You will love how True Blue measures (exact) as it is actually a ball powder, as in small little spheres of powder. Spill some on a smooth bench top and it will roll off the sides of the bench. Not sure what you mean by repeatable?  |
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Greenhead - are you finding that your best loads with TB are toward the upper end ? I know Dryflash likes TB, and has said so here, but I don't know if his loads are mild or stout. Maybe he will offer advice on what has worked well for his loads in his pistols. I'm not so much concerned with recoil, just with what is the most repeatable. For a soft steel load, I like 3.1 Clays pushing a 115. Thanks for your reply! I tested loads and determined what was best in two semi auto pistols that get the most use around here, and yes, I did end up inside the upper half of the load data recommended on Ramshot's site chasing accuracy. Could have probably kept going, but once I found the load that cycled the tools and produced good accuracy I stopped. True Blue reloads with plated (and silhouette reloads too for that matter) all smoked store bought fmj's for accuracy regardless of the manufacturer. As mentioned, this stuff meters like water (Dillon 550 here). Lastly, the other think I like about True Blue (and silhouette) in 9 is a case wont hold a double charge and seat a bullet - heaven forbid. You'll like it |
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Second vote for Silhouette, probably the most overlooked awesome powder.
Use nothing but Silhouette for 45ACP, and recently developed 9mm +P/124gr XTP with it. I'll have to try True Blue, keep hearing good things about it. Got to finish this 4# of Silhouette first. |
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Quoted: Second vote for Silhouette, probably the most overlooked awesome powder. Use nothing but Silhouette for 45ACP, and recently developed 9mm +P/124gr XTP with it. I'll have to try True Blue, keep hearing good things about it. Got to finish this 4# of Silhouette first. Having tried both, I much prefer True Blue. Silhouette is great if you want low flash loads. For me not as accurate as True Blue. True Blue is great in 45 ACP also. |
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Thanks all for the info !! Dryflash, the word "repeatable" probably wasn't the best. What I was thinking was best consistant powder throws and smallest ES. I load on a
650, and I'm thinking it might be beneficial to get one of the x-small powder bars to meter this powder with. I'm going to start some load work-ups tomorrow, and I will post my results as soon as I can. More comments are most welcome! Thanks guys! |
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Quoted: Thanks all for the info !! Dryflash, the word "repeatable" probably wasn't the best. What I was thinking was best consistant powder throws and smallest ES. I load on a 650, and I'm thinking it might be beneficial to get one of the x-small powder bars to meter this powder with. I'm going to start some load work-ups tomorrow, and I will post my results as soon as I can. More comments are most welcome! Thanks guys! With good technique either of these powders will measure exact with a quality PM like the Dillon. |
Insidetheten ..... I suppose you can get the xtra small powder measure if you really want to, but frankly, True Blue meters so well with the standard Dillon small measure bar (what I use on the 550) I see no reason to spend the money unless it's just burning a hole in your pocket  . Seriously ... True Blue measures dead nuts on every time using a good technique with the Dillon measure/standard small bar, you will see. hope this helps.
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You will love how True Blue measures (exact) as it is actually a ball powder, as in small little spheres of powder. Spill some on a smooth bench top and it will roll off the sides of the bench. I had thought powders like H110 and Lil' Gun were easy to meter. True Blue is so small-grained that it almost flows like water. That equates to VERY consistent metering in any powder measure. I just did a batch of test loads for .40 S&W with True Blue and weighed every charge AFTER my powder measure threw it. The weights were boringly consistent. |
Love me some True Blue.
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