Reloading Class/Thread

[Dlish]

Since its not too far away, have you spoken to anyone at Kings? They occasionally do reloading classes and I have overheard him giving advice and talking people through reloading questions.

[Walleye Hunter]

Since its not too far away, have you spoken to anyone at Kings? They occasionally do reloading classes and I have overheard him giving advice and talking people through reloading questions.

I know of them, thanks for the tip, they frequent the Oaks show and I'll hunt them down.

[Walleye Hunter]

OK, back to my misplaced reloading thread. I've got a Dillon 550, took a class at King's and am getting close to reloading my first round(s) and have a few more questions. I have a lb of Hodgson P-38 powder. The bullets I'm starting with are 115 FMJ. The Hodgon website has loading specs for Speer 115 JHP, would the specs be the same between them? I have the powder dispenser dialed in at their 'minimum' for the round, is that good or should I go up some? They also have a minimum OAL, which is shorter than the Winchester White Box that I have handy. What should I use as a number for OAL? At King's I was told to insert a mock up round into the barrel of the intended pistol for use and shorten until it doesn't get stuck in there. This sounds a little tedious but I can do it if that's what needs to be done.

[rkrcpa]

OK, back to my misplaced reloading thread. I've got a Dillon 550, took a class at King's and am getting close to reloading my first round(s) and have a few more questions. I have a lb of Hodgson P-38 powder. The bullets I'm starting with are 115 FMJ. The Hodgon website has loading specs for Speer 115 JHP, would the specs be the same between them? I have the powder dispenser dialed in at their 'minimum' for the round, is that good or should I go up some? They also have a minimum OAL, which is shorter than the Winchester White Box that I have handy. What should I use as a number for OAL? At King's I was told to insert a mock up round into the barrel of the intended pistol for use and shorten until it doesn't get stuck in there. This sounds a little tedious but I can do it if that's what needs to be done.

Does the bullet manufacturer provide loading data? That would be the best place to start. Absent that, use info for the bullet that best matches the profile of the bullet you have. If you are starting at the minimum charge you should have plenty of room for error.

As far as sneaking up on the OAL, that's not as tedious as you may think. Just keeping bumping the bullet until it chambers properly. Shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes. A quick search shows OAL in the neighborhood of 1.125".

Go slow, work up and you should be fine.

[ExFlyinguy]

OK, back to my misplaced reloading thread. I've got a Dillon 550, took a class at King's and am getting close to reloading my first round(s) and have a few more questions. I have a lb of Hodgson P-38 powder. The bullets I'm starting with are 115 FMJ. The Hodgon website has loading specs for Speer 115 JHP, would the specs be the same between them? I have the powder dispenser dialed in at their 'minimum' for the round, is that good or should I go up some? They also have a minimum OAL, which is shorter than the Winchester White Box that I have handy. What should I use as a number for OAL? At King's I was told to insert a mock up round into the barrel of the intended pistol for use and shorten until it doesn't get stuck in there. This sounds a little tedious but I can do it if that's what needs to be done.

Who makes your 115fmjs? SORRY I missed that "Speer" mention

I don't have load data for your powder, but my Lyman manual says that it mirrors Win 231. *My HORNADY load manual- looking at a Hornady 115FMJ over Win231 looks like max load would be 4.7gn and a C.O.L of 1.100" *This is for Hornady bullets

I think my brother has a Speer manual I'll text him and see if he's home. *Disregard I was wrong yet again

[Walleye Hunter]

Who makes your 115fmjs? SORRY I missed that "Speer" mention

I don't have load data for your powder, but my Lyman manual says that it mirrors Win 231. *My HORNADY load manual- looking at a Hornady 115FMJ over Win231 looks like max load would be 4.7gn and a C.O.L of 1.100" *This is for Hornady bullets

I think my brother has a Speer manual I'll text him and see if he's home. *Disregard I was wrong yet again

No, I don't know who made these bullets, I bought them a long time ago. The Hogdson website only gives specs for the Speer JHP. And supposedly the Hogdson is Winchester 231 with a different label on the bottle and $2/lb cheaper.

[ExFlyinguy]

No, I don't know who made these bullets, I bought them a long time ago. The Hogdson website only gives specs for the Speer JHP. And supposedly the Hogdson is Winchester 231 with a different label on the bottle and $2/lb cheaper.

Ohhhhh- my reading comprehension is terrible today.

FWIW I found Speer data online, but no reference to HP38 or Win231. https://www.speer-ammo.com/downloads...__115_rev1.pdf

[Walleye Hunter]

Ohhhhh- my reading comprehension is terrible today.

FWIW I found Speer data online, but no reference to HP38 or Win231. https://www.speer-ammo.com/downloads...__115_rev1.pdf

Actually, the Win231 is listed there with a min/max of 4.4/4.9 but the Hodgdon site gives a 4.7/5.1 with the same OAL of 1.125 on the Speer JHP. So it sounds like starting with a 4.7 should be safe, now I just need chronograph.

[DukeConnor]

4-4.5 grains of hp38 will cycle your pistol and be pleasant to shoot.
hp38/w231 is all i use to load non magnum handguns.

I use 4 grains for 115 and 124 grain bullets.

just do it and shoot it. it really isn't that complicated.

[abner13]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/9mm-Luger-P...sAAOxy4kpQ~pwD


Data from most bullet and powder makers all in one book. Data is somewhat dated , not all the latest powders are in it. But it'll still give the answers you seek.