800x load for 115gr plated 9mm

[Craig T]

Looking for a good load using 800x powder and 115gr plated 9mm bullets. Used for general plinking

 

[sloughfoot]

Use a powder charge that gives you 1150 fps. The powder charge to do that will be in your friendly load manual.

 

[Craig T]

There is no load data in my manual for 800x. Reason for me asking

 

[sloughfoot]

Lots of manuals out there. One of mine says 6.5 grain of IMR 800X for 1150 FPS.

 

[noylj]

One "assumes" it is for 9x19?
Going to Cartridge Loads - Hodgdon Reloading Data Center - data.hodgdon.com
and using lead data, as usual for plated bullets, shows 4.5-5.3gn at 1.100" COL.
Hornady has NO load data for 800X and Gold Dots.
Start low and work up.

 

[CQB]

Not my preferred powder for 9X19, but, I had some to use up so...

CMJ 115gr. Plated round nose
Win. SP Primer
1.1" COL
5 gr. IMR 800x (Lyman #55 measure averaged 4.9-5.1gr.) I definitely spot check weight more often with flake powder this big.
1075 ft/s average. 4" barrel