[ARCHIVED THREAD] - .356 bullets

Posted: 7/10/2008 11:22:45 AM EDT

Well one are .356 bullets good for 9mm?

Two who has the cheapest bullets in 124 or 147 grain in plated for reloading?

Now that I have alot of Pistol Powder to start reloading for my wife's 38 I figure out that I might as well practice wiith a weight of ammo that is at or close to my Carry Load.

Posted: 7/10/2008 6:31:40 PM EDT

[#1]

Did you type in the right numbers?

9mm uses .355 bullets.

38 Special uses .357 dia jacketed bullets, .358 lead bullets.

Posted: 7/10/2008 7:35:17 PM EDT

[#2]

Generally for a lead bullet.....

9mm = .356"
.38Special/.357 mag. = .358"

For jacketed stuff go .001" less.

Course, it's best to measure your barrel and buy bullets to suit. But, that's usually more for the "special" crowd.

Aloha, Mark

Posted: 7/10/2008 8:26:06 PM EDT

[#3]

Technically – at least for jacketed bullets - I believe 9MM bullets are .355, while .38 Super bullets are .356.

That said, I been using Hornady Action Pistol .356’s in my 9MM with no issues.

And I’d certainly think softer .356 plated bullets would be no issue at all.

Posted: 7/10/2008 8:45:13 PM EDT

[#4]

Speer 9mm bullets mike .356"

Hornady mile .355"

Nosler, .354"

Posted: 7/11/2008 1:03:39 AM EDT

[#5]

Dang this can get Confussing.

I was thinking plated bullets or HAP bullets.

I have Remmington 9mm JHPs I got for 8.50 at a store around here. Funny thing is the ones in front were 15.00 a bag.

For plated bullets do you suggest using lead or jacket bullet loads?

Posted: 7/11/2008 2:19:45 AM EDT

[#6]

Precision moly coated bullets are .356"

Hornady jacketed are .355

Treat plated bullets as lead bullets. If they were jacketed they'd be called jacketed bullets.

Posted: 7/11/2008 7:17:22 AM EDT

[#7]

Also remember that just because it says .355" does not mean the bullet mikes .355"

Posted: 7/11/2008 12:33:20 PM EDT

[#8]

I have just been reloading rifle so that is why I have been asking a ton of questions on pistol.

Thanks.

Posted: 7/11/2008 3:05:05 PM EDT

[#9]

.356 Jacketed bullets work fine in all of my 9mm's and the HAP .356 bullets are some of the most accurate I have ever used. I size my cast bullets to .356 now, I used to size them to .355, but after extensive tests in my pistols and my 9mm AR I found that .356 was much more accurate. YMMV.

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