Ok, here are my first 9mm and 380acp reloads. I am using Lee breech lock equipment.
For the 9mm loads I am comparing 2 bullets. #1-Berry's 124g HP #2 Hornady 115g HP/XTP
Load Data for 9mm:
Berry's 124g HP
Alliant Red Dot - 4.3g, cci primer, 1.142" OAL.
Hornady 115g HP/XTP
Alliant Red Dot - 4.3g, cci primer, 1.120" OAL
9mm bullet pictures.
9mm at 30 feet. both bullets shot well but I had one flier from the Berry 124g... could have been me, maybe, naahhh it was the bullet.
9mm at 50 feet. both bullets shot well but I still seem to have that one flier out of 5 shots. I think maybe its me.
Ok, so I needed to work this out with a clip full of the Hornady 115g HP/XTP's. They do shoot very nice and I will stick with this load combination. At 50 feet I kept all the shots in the paint. Also, I was using a Ruger P95. I did not have any FTF/FTE with any of these loads.
For the 380acp loads I am comparing 2 bullets. #1-Berry's 100g RN #2 Hornady 90g HP/XTP. and 2 powders Alliant Red Dot and Hodgdon Titegroup.
Load Data for 380acp:
Berry's 100g RN
Alliant Red Dot - 2.7g, cci primer, .975" OAL.
Hodgdon Titegroup - 2.7g, cci primer, .975" OAL.
Hornady 90g HP/XTP
Alliant Red Dot - 3.0g, cci primer, .965" OAL.
Hodgdon Titegroup - 2.9g, cci primer, .965" OAL.
380acp bullet pictures.
Using a Bersa Thunder 380 at 30 feet here is a comparison of the Hornady 90g HP/XTP's. Left side is Titegroup and Right side is Red Dot.
At 50 feet it is a little harder to keep all the shots in the paint. Still, both loades using the Hornady 90g HP/XTP's performed well.
The Berry 100g RN also performed well at 30 feet, here are the results of Titegroup on the left and Red Dot on the right.
Over all I think all these loads shot well and I did not have any FTF/FTE with both the 380acp and the 9mm.
I wish I had a Chrony to give some more data to the expert loaders, but I'm just getting started reloading. So far, for me what counts is that I produce a reliable load that goes down range accurately. And so far I am getting what I would consider very good results.
If any one has any advise for the new loader like me, I would be glad to hear it.
For the 9mm loads I am comparing 2 bullets. #1-Berry's 124g HP #2 Hornady 115g HP/XTP
Load Data for 9mm:
Berry's 124g HP
Alliant Red Dot - 4.3g, cci primer, 1.142" OAL.
Hornady 115g HP/XTP
Alliant Red Dot - 4.3g, cci primer, 1.120" OAL
9mm bullet pictures.
9mm at 30 feet. both bullets shot well but I had one flier from the Berry 124g... could have been me, maybe, naahhh it was the bullet.
9mm at 50 feet. both bullets shot well but I still seem to have that one flier out of 5 shots. I think maybe its me.
Ok, so I needed to work this out with a clip full of the Hornady 115g HP/XTP's. They do shoot very nice and I will stick with this load combination. At 50 feet I kept all the shots in the paint. Also, I was using a Ruger P95. I did not have any FTF/FTE with any of these loads.
For the 380acp loads I am comparing 2 bullets. #1-Berry's 100g RN #2 Hornady 90g HP/XTP. and 2 powders Alliant Red Dot and Hodgdon Titegroup.
Load Data for 380acp:
Berry's 100g RN
Alliant Red Dot - 2.7g, cci primer, .975" OAL.
Hodgdon Titegroup - 2.7g, cci primer, .975" OAL.
Hornady 90g HP/XTP
Alliant Red Dot - 3.0g, cci primer, .965" OAL.
Hodgdon Titegroup - 2.9g, cci primer, .965" OAL.
380acp bullet pictures.
Using a Bersa Thunder 380 at 30 feet here is a comparison of the Hornady 90g HP/XTP's. Left side is Titegroup and Right side is Red Dot.
At 50 feet it is a little harder to keep all the shots in the paint. Still, both loades using the Hornady 90g HP/XTP's performed well.
The Berry 100g RN also performed well at 30 feet, here are the results of Titegroup on the left and Red Dot on the right.
Over all I think all these loads shot well and I did not have any FTF/FTE with both the 380acp and the 9mm.
I wish I had a Chrony to give some more data to the expert loaders, but I'm just getting started reloading. So far, for me what counts is that I produce a reliable load that goes down range accurately. And so far I am getting what I would consider very good results.
If any one has any advise for the new loader like me, I would be glad to hear it.
When I start again, I am going to have to steal that 100gr Red Dot load, seems pretty darn accurate! 
