100 gr for both 380 and 9mm

[anthont1]

I am new to casting looking at getting first mold. Originally i have been thinking of separate molds 124 gr for 9mm and 90 ish for 380 auto but have had it suggested to me that as my funds are limited start with a 100 gr for both and then upgrade to separate ones later. I am wondering if this would be a resonable idea with 2 tuarus slim 9mm and 1 tuarus tcp. I exspect to be reloading about 3000 of the 9mm over the winter and only about 500 of the 380. Before i can get the 380 going I still have to get a set of dies but will be getting them soon.

[jcren]

Try the Lee 6-cavity tl356-95 rf. I load it for a couple 380's and some guys here use it for 9mm as well. I pc mine and size .358 and they wind up weighing 98grains. Little bullet makes a pound of lead stretch and the big flat nose cuts clean circles and hits yard critters hard!

[anthont1]

did you have any issues with the lighter loads? If you dont mind sharing what powder/load did you use with the 98 gr and what brand powder coat do you use? I was hoping to pc mine after i got the casting down.

[spfd1903]

The Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook, fourth edition, has loads for the Lee 356-100-RN in the 9mm section. I have used the data in their book and found an accurate load. Recently acquired an LBT 359-100, which is a flat nose. Loaded several hundred for the .380 Auto, and am trying loads for the 9 mm currently.

[OS OK]

Trying to cast for both with a 90 or 100 grain mold will be fine for the .380 but you will be 'minimizing' the power capabilities of the 9mm.
Cast for the 9 first using a much heavier cast up to and including 147 grains, be patient, save and get a .380 mold of 90 grains down the road.

[NoZombies]

I load 110 grain bullets in both .380 and 9mm for plinking and range time.

Based on the guns you're shooting them through, and the volume, I assume you're using them for range time and informal shooting, not any kind of competition, and I'm assuming you would be using some other load (factory?) for SD use. Is that correct?

If so, then using a 100-110 grain bullet in both is a viable option. If you're planning to shoot competitively or use the loads for self defense, then I would consider getting different molds.

[w5pv]

I use 102gr lrn over 2.6 grains of titegroup in both the 380 and 9mm either will take a coon or dog sized varmit down with ease.I have shot both with good results.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

100gr boolits for both calibers is doable and safe...seems like the perfect thing for someone on a tight budget.

[anthont1]

I load 110 grain bullets in both .380 and 9mm for plinking and range time.

Based on the guns you're shooting them through, and the volume, I assume you're using them for range time and informal shooting, not any kind of competition, and I'm assuming you would be using some other load (factory?) for SD use. Is that correct?

If so, then using a 100-110 grain bullet in both is a viable option. If you're planning to shoot competitively or use the loads for self defense, then I would consider getting different molds.
I am new to guns and am just trying to get practice time at range. For sd i have hydra shock. At the moment i do not feel i have enough experience to look at making reliable sd yet and even then if i ever had to use it would not want to explain to a jury reloading choices. My biggest worry is will the lite/heavy bullet handle to different for me to reliably use my hydra shock should the need ever arise?

[Outpost75]

With some 9mm pistols you may have trouble getting enough recoil impulse to reliably function without over-driving the 100-grain cast bullet and causing leading problems and poor accuracy. I have had excellent results loading the Accurate 35-120H bullet in both the 9mm and .380 ACP. Use 2.5 grains of Bullseye in the .380 and 4 grains in the 9mm.

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[GWM]

I would agree with Outpost. I've had difficulties with light boolits in 9mm and heavier ones are easier to make work.

[jcren]

The Lee 95 rf pc'd with smoke4320's clear of gloss black over 4.2 of autocomp in my bersa 380 chrono'd right at 900 fps and will drop a big armodillo right there. I don't load for 9, but fired one of my 380 in a friend's Taurus millinum 9 to prove a point, and it cycled and loaded the 9 in the mag. Autocomp is a great high glass volume, realitivly low pressure powder to get good, safe velocity in small cartridges.

[rintinglen]

You will probably find as others have mentioned that a "one-size-fits-all" approach won't be too successful.
I could not get my 9mm's to function with 95 grain 356-242 boolits unless I loaded them to the point that I was getting severe leading and then they shot a long way from point of aim. I would recommend buying a mold specifically for the 9mm and one for the 380. If you must go with one for all, I would go with a Lee 358-102 1r, but I think you really would be better served with two molds--the lee tl356-95 rf for the 380 and the Lee 356-120 tc for the 9mm.

[Outpost75]

No issues firing the heavier 120-grain LFN bullets in the .380 ACP either. Accurate, reliable feeding.

I run them in my Ruger LCP, Beretta M1934 and SIG P230.