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Just looking in some of my books for Blue Dot info. Notice a couple are for 125g not 124g but you get the idea.I usually don't load 9mm. They have been cheap enough not to worry about. But with things the way they are now - I set out today to try out my first handloads for my G19.
The recoil was the most I ever felt in a 9mm.
Blue Dot 7.9 grains
Berry's 124 grain FMJ
I got this recipe straight from Alliant.
Just a heads up - This is a Hot Load!
Lyman 47th edition
125gr JSP/rn 6.1g - 8.0g for 895 fps - 1190 fps 1.12 oal
Lee 2nd edition
124gr XTP/JHP 7.0g - 7.9g for 1103 - 1120 fps 1.12 min oal
Lee info included with dies.
125gr FMJ 7.9g - 8.2g for 1190 fps 1.150 min oal
Speer 12 and 15 editions
124gr TMJ/RN 7.1g - 7.9 for 1121 - 1238 fps 1.135 coal
Hornady 11th edition
124g FMJ/RN 4.8g - 6.6g for 900 - 1100 1.15 col
4.8g = 900 fps
5.2g = 950 fps
5.7g = 1000 fps
6.1g = 1050 fps
6.6g = 1100 fps
I use 115gr plated Xtremes for my loads and still only use 7.8gr.
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