Need some input on a good bullet for a 9MM luger. Any info would be helpful. Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
Need some input on a good bullet for a 9MM luger. Any info would be helpful. Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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I use an NOE 130 gr HP 4 cavity BB aluminum mold. Its an RG4, has both HP and solid pins. That with 4.0 gr of HP38 and Winchester spark plugs works well in my Sig 2022.
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In the 9x21 i use bullet 35 147 A from Accurate molds that was made on my desigh .I asked for 357 grooves and I get 357,5 bullets from the specified ww alloy .I use Xlox lube thinned with nitro paint thinner ,no sizing . Bullet are quenched from the 5 cavity mold . In the Rapid shootin Italian matches I usually have no misses , but employ a lot of time , compared to young good shooters .
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Pat, I used to use RCBS mould #09-124. The 124gr truncated cone bullet. It was accurate in my Browning hipower, and I can not remember a malfunction. If you want to try it I'll send you the blocks. Just PM me. Brodie
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I've tried many cast bullets in various 9mms since I bought my first such pistol in the late '80s. The most accurate bullet I've found (at this point, anyway) is cast from the obsolete Lyman #358212, a round nose .38 Special design. It weighs around 150 grains in wheelweight alloy and is sized to .358".
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150 grains bullets, at subsonic speed are easier to load for function and accuracy .124 bullets need around 1200 fps to function the action ( and more pressure).
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Pat: The biggest problem I find with my 9mm's is that when doing the plunk test my guns seem to need a shorter COL than the books list. As we all know, the 9s are pretty small capacity and high pressure enough as listed. I have a few of the more common 9 moulds and could send you a sampling if you'd like. As to wow well they shoot, it would be hard for me to say as I'm not a very good shot with a pistol. lol PM me if you'd like a few to try in your gun. Gp Oh yah, they most likely will have that plastic stuff sprayed on them!
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I like 124gr. truncated cone style in the 9mm. Also check your barrel dimensions. Older pistols are all over the place from .354"-.358"
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I have had good luck with Magma's 38-130-RNFP in my Master Caster. A versatile bullet that gets used in several applications ranging from Uberti 1866 replicas, Richard-Mason conversions, S&W Mod.15, Rossi 1892 remakes loaded in both 38 spl. and .357 brass, Colt OM,Ruger 9m/m cylider for a Black Hawk, (wonderfully accurate), S&W 9m/m semi autos, Ruger semi auto 9, Glock 9's, and a Beretta 92. Drops at .359: from the mould at a rate of about 550 per hour. Size to .357” for the 9's the Colts, .358” for the S&W revolvers, and shot as cast in the rest.
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Thanks everyone! I think I'm headed in the right direction now.
Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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