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S&W: Power Pistol Powder
Disclaimer: All of the following loadings
were taken either from gun powder reloading manuals or other reloading manuals that
may vary in powder charges greatly. Various components combined, make all the
difference in the world. I am not responsible for your actions. Always refer to
official reloading manuals when reloading. As usual, I must say that this
information is what works for me. Use your own common sense. You are
responsible for your own actions!
I used a Springfield Armory XD Tactical
Pistol with a standard 5" standard barrel.
In the following chart, I used an old version
of 180 grain West Coast Plated flat point bullets;
Powder: Power Pistol by Alliant
|
Grains |
High Vel. |
Low Vel. |
Extr. Sprd. |
Avg. Vel. |
Std. Dev. |
Avg. Power Factor & Energy |
|
*5.4 |
904 |
857 |
46 |
888 |
14 |
160/315 |
|
**5.7 |
955 |
932 |
23 |
942 |
7 |
170/355 |
|
6.0 |
987 |
963 |
24 |
974 |
8 |
175/379 |
|
6.3 |
1031 |
981 |
50 |
1000 |
13 |
180/400 |
|
6.6 |
1066 |
1020 |
46 |
1050 |
13 |
189/361 |
|
6.9 |
1092 |
1062 |
30 |
1082 |
9 |
195/468 |
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PMC
Factory 165
gr. |
977 |
917 |
60 |
943 |
23 |
170/326 |
*Very mellow IPSC minor power load with a 5” barrel
(125 or greater)
**Mellow IPSC Major Power Load with a 5” barrel (165 or
greater)
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