So I've been running my 9mm stash down a little bit lately and since I've got a press setup again I decided to load up some more. The only powder I had on hand is Accurate No.5, and I grabbed some 115 gr Rainier HP from Cabelas (which were surprisingly reasonably priced. I actually found load data for this exact combination of 4.8-5.7 gr at 1.1" COL. Since I was planning on shooting these in my XDS I started at 5.1 gr since it has a fairly strong recoil spring. Loaded up a few and went out to my friends house to test them out. Out of 14 rounds fired, most wouldn't even cycle the slide, a few managed to stovepipe without fully ejecting. Granted, this is a fairly new gun with less than 100 rounds though it and it might've helped to lightly oil it more.
What I should've done is brought my P-07 with too since that will shoot just about anything to function test that. So my question is this: do subcompacts really require that much hotter ammo (this is the first one I've loaded for) or is the data I've found unusually light? I'm leaning towards the first option right now since the load data seems to be on par with data for similar bullets in my other manuals. I just wanted to get some opinions from more experienced reloaders.
What I should've done is brought my P-07 with too since that will shoot just about anything to function test that. So my question is this: do subcompacts really require that much hotter ammo (this is the first one I've loaded for) or is the data I've found unusually light? I'm leaning towards the first option right now since the load data seems to be on par with data for similar bullets in my other manuals. I just wanted to get some opinions from more experienced reloaders.