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bannor
08-04-2014, 02:23 AM
I had one, decades ago, but alas, several Lee's that I tried back then had mold halves that did not align properly when the mold was closed, and this was one of them. Cast out of non-lead solder, this mold should drop a bullet weighing less than 60 grs. :-) Once it's hollowbased and hollowpointed in the lathe, it should work out as weighing close to 45 grs. Which is about right for a pocket 9mm to get over 2200 fps with, given a barrel that's rechambered to take the longer, stronger 356TSW case.

NavyVet1959
08-04-2014, 04:10 AM
Someone needs to update the Wiki page on that caliber...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.356_TSW