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Posted: 1/24/2015 2:41:19 PM EDT
| The only pistol powder that I've been able to find is BE-86. I have no experience with it. Has anyone tried it for loading 9mm and 45acp? |
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Really good stuff. Burn rate close to unique/powerpistol. Flash suppressed so you dont get the power pistol fire ball. And it meters extremely well on progressive presses. You can start with the online data as a good basline. Have not heard of anyone not liking this powder.
http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/powderlist.aspx?page=/reloaders/powderlist.aspx&type=1&powderid=38&cartridge=23 http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/powderlist.aspx?type=1&powderid=38&cartridge=35 |
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Quoted: If I could find any of this powder (BE86) I would be willing to try it in my 10mm loads. Alliant's handloading data shows BE-86 to give slightly higher velocities than Power Pistol, e.g. 165grn bullets: Power Pistol - 1,314fps, BE-86 - 1,327fps using Federal LP primers. However, I've found I get higher velocities with Power Pistol at max charge weights when I use LPM primers and McNett of Double Tap recommends them for all full power 10mm loads too. That said, I don't know how BE-86 compares with LPM primers, in longer barrels, or how it does pushing the hot loads. For example, my hot 165grn Power Pistol loads shot in my 6" custom Glock have chrono'd at 1,589fps average on an 84° day at my 6,100fp high range, some 262fps faster than their published loads with BE-86 out of a presumably shorter barrel and with LP primers. Using LPM primers, my loads, and out of my custom Glock, could I get that much of an increase with BE-86? Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe more. |
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A local shop here had some so I picked up a couple lbs to try out. I have yet to use it tho. I think I paid 28 bucks per lbs. Alliant's MSRP is $17.99 I saw my first lb. of BE-86 at a gun show. Vendor was asking $40. Yeah, right. 
For the right price I'd try it. |
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