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Question for compact handgun shooters - 5/14/2008 1:20:39 AM    SPRINGER Katrina Fund Contributor Posts: 37030 Joined: 1/13/2005 Status: offline By some of the posts lately, I see an increasing trend towards compact handguns and I was wondering about something. Do you use the same weight bullet/load in your compact as you would in your standard size handgun or do you go to a smaller grain bullet/load? For example, I have a Colt New Agent and I have shot 185 gr. 200 gr and 230 gr. loads. Recoil doesn't bother me that much but I found that the 230 gr. loads are more accurate when I am doing point shooting. In my standard size Colt, I also use the 230's. Thanks _____________________________ Post #: 1

RE: Question for compact handgun shooters - 5/14/2008 10:21:24 AM    David III Posts: 30 Joined: 5/8/2008 Status: offline I shoot the same cartridge in either big or little (my Defender to my Government) - same for Glocks and even revolvers, whether 2" barrel or 6 1/2" - I haven't ever found any need to change the load. (in reply to SPRINGER) Post #: 2

RE: Question for compact handgun shooters - 5/14/2008 11:21:09 AM    Night Crawler Posts: 964 Joined: 1/4/2007 From: Tennessee Status: offline     Well, the lighter grain bullets will expand more than the heavier ones fired from a shorter barrel. I use 185-grain Winchester Silver Tips in my 3.25-inch barrel compact .45ACP.   I know some folks that load their compact .45ACP’s with 165-grain personal defense ammo. (in reply to David III) Post #: 3

RE: Question for compact handgun shooters - 5/14/2008 1:09:39 PM    stich Posts: 120 Joined: 3/19/2007 Status: offline Same ammo here also. But for target I use Winchester 230 grain as they are cheaper. For CCW I use Hornaday TAP +p for the .45 with 165 grain _____________________________ 2007 Ultra Classic.........with no issues!!! (in reply to Night Crawler) Post #: 4

RE: Question for compact handgun shooters - 5/15/2008 8:18:54 PM    billnourse Posts: 5558 Joined: 12/22/2004 From: Bloomfield, NM Status: offline I use the same load no matter the size of the gun..  I use Speer Gold Dots, Federal Hydra-Shocks, or Cor-Bon for business, and my re-loads with laser cast lead bullets for target pratice a plinking. Bill (in reply to SPRINGER) Post #: 5

RE: Question for compact handgun shooters - 5/23/2008 7:43:14 AM    btefft Posts: 2866 Joined: 3/4/2007 Status: offline I, too, use the same loads/bullets.  I tend to load in the mid ranges (to reduce recoil) and I've bee using Berry's plated bullets.  They shoot well and are less expensive than regular jacketed bullets. It is my understanding, and now my experience, that a heavier grained bullet, say in .380 (.355..356-Berry's), will be more accurate than a lighter grained bullet of the same diameter, simply because it is longer and thus is more stable once it is out of the barrel, headed downrange. I definitely experienced the "longer bullet" phenomenon with a 90 gr .380 versus a 115 gr .380, when fired from my Ruger LCP.  It seems to me that maybe SPRINGER (very first post), had the same experience with his 185, 200 and 230 gr bullets. I've recently received three boxes of 9mm (.356, not .355) bullets from Berry's (115 gr, 124 gr and 147 gr) and am going to load then all in the mid-range and see if the "longer bullet" phenomenon is there.  If it is, the 147 gr should be the most accurate, while using even less powder.  Seems to me like a win-win situation. I'll test them in my Glock 27, with the Lone Wolf coversion 9mm barrel and in my Kel-Tec PF9.  We'll see. Hack < Message edited by btefft -- 5/23/2008 7:56:08 AM > _____________________________ '06 Road King Classic w/ Sidecar. Patriot Guard Rider, CMA Member Retired Science Teacher (taught for 30 yrs). They call me "Hack" because of the sidecar, not the amputated leg. Proud Former Paratrooper - 2/505, 3rd Brigade, 82d Airborne Division (in reply to billnourse) Post #: 6

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