Posted: 9/26/2009 9:02:42 AM EDT
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I am wanting to cast some heavy 9mm bullets. I can't get a mold that gets the bullets as heavy as I want for a 9mm but I can get one in a .357.
I am looking at this mold. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=563717 This are tumble lube bullet, I have shot several of them in 9mm 124 gr and love them but I would like just a bit heavier bullet for shooting action steel matches. |
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I don't know that much about bullet casting, but it seems reasonable that you could cast .357 bullets and then run them through a .355 sizing die. Don't know for sure that sizing them would even be necessary. There is a fair chance that they are going to cast .356 and if that is the case I don't think that will be an issue. I just didn't know if anyone else had tried anything like this before. |
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Well, it might work. The 158 like that is design to seat deeper than a 9mm slug. You will have to seat it deep enough but still be not too long to fit in a mag and feed. The other thing is running them through a .355 sizer might be a little tough.
Have you thought about 9mm 147s? |
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Well, it might work. The 158 like that is design to seat deeper than a 9mm slug. You will have to seat it deep enough but still be not too long to fit in a mag and feed. The other thing is running them through a .355 sizer might be a little tough. Have you thought about 9mm 147s? Yeah, that is what I want but Lee does not make 6 cavity molds for them. |