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Picked up a G20 for a woods gun, so time to start loading 10mm for the first time. I have been loading for 30yrs, 1k's of 40SW and 10'Ks 9mm loaded. Just never any 10mm.
Plan is to load my own Penetrator rounds for woods (bear) rounds like the commercial Underwood brand rounds. I have a 1k of nickel plated Star-line brass, 150 Lehigh Defense 140g Extreme Penetrator Bullets, 900 rounds of Hornady 180g XTP rounds all in bound. Why spend $1.8 per round when I can load them for $0.70! The 180's are for target/general use plans. Really only going to use the 10mm for a woods gun.
Using existing 40SW dies, have two sets so will set up a new die plate for the 10mm. Dillon 1050. (I knew I would need that extra plate I have had!)
Anyone loading 10mm any issue or things to watch out with this round?
Did not realize it was large pistol primer! Sheesh only caliber I load for that uses that. One more thing to stock. At least I have a dedicated large primer machine so I dont have to swap primer systems.
Anyone load their own Lehigh Penetrator rounds? Underwood claims 1500FPS with the 140g bullet.
Max load from Lehigh puts them at 1300 FPS. Lehigh Defense Load Data Library
If Underwood can safely get 1500, that's the target for me. Plan is to do the usual work and walk the load up to the 1500 goal watching for signs of over pressure. Anyone else having success for this load? I am guessing I am going to put 40-50 into the backstop at the range to get the load dialed in.
Plan is to load my own Penetrator rounds for woods (bear) rounds like the commercial Underwood brand rounds. I have a 1k of nickel plated Star-line brass, 150 Lehigh Defense 140g Extreme Penetrator Bullets, 900 rounds of Hornady 180g XTP rounds all in bound. Why spend $1.8 per round when I can load them for $0.70! The 180's are for target/general use plans. Really only going to use the 10mm for a woods gun.
Using existing 40SW dies, have two sets so will set up a new die plate for the 10mm. Dillon 1050. (I knew I would need that extra plate I have had!)
Anyone loading 10mm any issue or things to watch out with this round?
Did not realize it was large pistol primer! Sheesh only caliber I load for that uses that. One more thing to stock. At least I have a dedicated large primer machine so I dont have to swap primer systems.
Anyone load their own Lehigh Penetrator rounds? Underwood claims 1500FPS with the 140g bullet.
Max load from Lehigh puts them at 1300 FPS. Lehigh Defense Load Data Library
If Underwood can safely get 1500, that's the target for me. Plan is to do the usual work and walk the load up to the 1500 goal watching for signs of over pressure. Anyone else having success for this load? I am guessing I am going to put 40-50 into the backstop at the range to get the load dialed in.