Sized some 9mm Boolits to .357 from .359/.360. Am I okay

[Leadmelter]

I am using a new Accurate molds 140 and 147Gr boolits. Came out about the right weight but .359/.360.
Cut them down to .357 with minimal distortion.
Leadmelter
MI

[WebMonkey]

Xtra OK.
:)

[rintinglen]

You can size them a heck of a lot more than that, though if you get too carried away you start to have issues with your grooves getting wiped away. I have made hundreds of 358-429's into .350 boollits for low powered .348 winchesters. I fill the lube grove first and size to .358 and then run them through a .355 sizer, then the .350. Though I could probably dispense with the .355, if I didn't use it for this purpose, I'd never use it.

[Ed_Shot]

How do they shoot? My consistently most accurate 9MM/38/357 boolit is a Lyman/Ideal 358242 (120 gr) that drops at .362.

[mdi]

All you gotta do is fit the bullets to the barrel. If your barrel slugs out at .355" or .356", then .357 should work well...

[Shiloh]

In my experience, is a rare 9mm barrel that slugs .355. I have asked cast boolit shooter over the years. .356+ is common.
I run mine at .358 and would LOVE a mold that dropped at .359-.360.

Shiloh

[farmerjim]

My lee 358-125 RF drops .360 and I size it .357 for my 9's and .359 for my 38's. Works fine.

[Shiloh]

My lee 358-125 RF drops .360 and I size it .357 for my 9's and .359 for my 38's. Works fine.

Yep.
I worked up a load. That boolit sits deeper in the 9mm case than the 125 gr. 9mm boolit. Work up carefully.

Shiloh