New load for me!!

[gadabout]

Hello all Just got done loading 180g Montana Gold JHP with 8.3g Power Pistol.  Alliant has 180g fmj at 9.3  but no listing for jhp Ha, I use 6.3 for 9mm so I thought I could make it easy for me to remember. Amy thoughts on how this load will shoot?? Just curious.    Craig

[DM1906]

That's a modest, low pressure load. Expect about 1100-1150 FPS from less than 5" barrel.

[gadabout]

Thanks/ I have shot a bunch lower 7 to 7.5ish but wanted hotter,   Craig

[Benchrst]

1.255 out of a 5", I'm gonna guess 1,108.

[The_Shadow]

180 gr MG over 8.3 is going to be in 1150 fps range...

[gadabout]

Thanks all, it's what I needed to know and really what I thought as I just wasn't looking for max but wanted something a little stronger than what I had been shooting.  I will of coarse report back as I may shoot tomorrow.  Craig.

[gadabout]

Ok just got back from the range and here we go.  The 8.3 shot great with a noticable sharp crisp and stranger than average for me feel. Very nice though I will do a lot more with this round. My other rounds were noticeable musher in feel. Shot a bunch of 9mm and they were not close to the 10mm of course but I can shoot them all say where as the 10mm just a little. ha ha!!  Craig

[The_Shadow]

Sounds great Craig!   

[gadabout]

Shot more 10mm today trying to use up old rounds but they all shot great, no complaints at all. Craig

[gadabout]

Well minor brain damage led to me "hiding" 400 rounds  in a closet that I just found and they turned out to be 10mm and 357 mag. What's really weird is the 10mm is 8.2 grains like the 8.3 I just loaded. Also I have 200 rounds with 2400 powder I don't remember anything about. Labeling says I loaded these in 2010 a full two years before my accident. Just moving them around I guess and not having proper storage. I was wondering where all my brass got to and now I know.