Hi, Dave here. I'm in western North Carolina and have had my P3AT since Jan 10. Great little gun that i enjoy shooting. I also like to reload and am looking for a light range load that is enjoyable and that my wife may like to fire. I have been loading with the Lee 102 gr 1r boolit in front of 2.6 grains of Bullseye. Loaded 10 rounds of each of the following, all with the 102 and BE:
2.2 Be nice recoil and looks to be most accurate--better than the 2.6gr
2.0 BE Nice recoil-less accurate
1.8 BE easy recoil less accurate
1.5 BE easy recoil 8 out of 10 FTE!!
For me it looks like the sweet spot is going to be around 2.2 gr BE. I'll be doing more testing.
Note: this test was all about recoil and function, now I start on accuracy
Hope this helps. YMMV
(EDIT) The current load (Sept-10) is 2.3 of BE. This gives solid performance not only in my 3AT but also in my wife's Walther PK380. Several hundred rounds with no problems
Dave
2.2 Be nice recoil and looks to be most accurate--better than the 2.6gr
2.0 BE Nice recoil-less accurate
1.8 BE easy recoil less accurate
1.5 BE easy recoil 8 out of 10 FTE!!
For me it looks like the sweet spot is going to be around 2.2 gr BE. I'll be doing more testing.
Note: this test was all about recoil and function, now I start on accuracy
Hope this helps. YMMV
(EDIT) The current load (Sept-10) is 2.3 of BE. This gives solid performance not only in my 3AT but also in my wife's Walther PK380. Several hundred rounds with no problems
Dave