This is my first post to the forum, and I thought I would share the results of my first pistol reloading for my PPQ M1 (the only handgun I own so far). I also sent this to Missouri Bullet for posting on their website.
I did my first reloading of 9mm Luger with the 125gr, 0.356 Hi-Tek (#HT-356125CN).
All were fired from a Walther PPQ M1 with a 5” barrel.
Powder: CFE Pistol
Primer: CCI 500
No Trimming
Reloaded Blazer brass, 1X fired
Case overall length of ~1.070” (varied a few thousands with certain rounds)
Zero malfunctions. Loads between 5.0-5.2gr seemed to have the best accuracy
Charge AvgVelocity ES Energy (ft/lbs)
4.4gr 1047 ft/s 10 ft/s 304
4.6gr 1091 ft/s 28 ft/s 330
4.8gr 1123 ft/s 33 ft/s 349
5.0gr 1186 ft/s 64 ft/s 390
5.2gr 1206 ft/s 22 ft/s 404
This bullet needs to be seated pretty deep for the cartridge to pass a headspace gauge test. The first few rounds I loaded would not pass the gauge test at anything greater than about 1.080” COL. Once I seated the bullet deeper, all rounds passed.
I did my first reloading of 9mm Luger with the 125gr, 0.356 Hi-Tek (#HT-356125CN).
All were fired from a Walther PPQ M1 with a 5” barrel.
Powder: CFE Pistol
Primer: CCI 500
No Trimming
Reloaded Blazer brass, 1X fired
Case overall length of ~1.070” (varied a few thousands with certain rounds)
Zero malfunctions. Loads between 5.0-5.2gr seemed to have the best accuracy
Charge AvgVelocity ES Energy (ft/lbs)
4.4gr 1047 ft/s 10 ft/s 304
4.6gr 1091 ft/s 28 ft/s 330
4.8gr 1123 ft/s 33 ft/s 349
5.0gr 1186 ft/s 64 ft/s 390
5.2gr 1206 ft/s 22 ft/s 404
This bullet needs to be seated pretty deep for the cartridge to pass a headspace gauge test. The first few rounds I loaded would not pass the gauge test at anything greater than about 1.080” COL. Once I seated the bullet deeper, all rounds passed.