singleshotbuff
03-27-2006, 11:56 PM
Gentlemen,
As I posted previously, I have been having problems getting my Springfield XD 9mm tactical to shoot cast boolits. It shoots FMJ ammo absolutely incredibley, and 108gr cast RN very good. Unfortunately, the 108s will not function through the mag due to O.A.L. issues. I tried what I thought should be a good bullet for it, a .356" 124gr LRN, and they went through the paper sideways. :confused: I am not sure if this just a boolit that this gun doesn't like or if there is another reason for the tumbling, so I'm trying different stuff.
Some members of this board were gracious enough to send me some boolits to try (THANKS GUYS) and as I prepared to try them tonight, I did a little measuring and found a couple of surprises.
First I slugged my bore and it measures .354". Would .002 oversize boolits tumble? I doubt it. Besides the 108s that shoot fine are sized .357" (more on that number in a second).
Second, as i sized some of the new boolits in my Lyman 45, using a Lyman .356 sizer, I decided to check a couple. They all measure .357". Tolerances I guess??
Anyway, since the 108s shot ok at .003 oversize, I'm hoping theses new boolits do ok.
Just a little surprised, and still not sure if they'll work. Any thoughts on using boolits .003" oversized?
If they do shoot ok at .357", as the 108s do, why do you think a .356 boolit would tumble?
Sorry to ramble, just thinking out loud here, and looking for some sage advice from the experts here as to how to procede in making this beast shoot. I love this gun, and IT WILL shoot cast, one way or another.
SSB
As I posted previously, I have been having problems getting my Springfield XD 9mm tactical to shoot cast boolits. It shoots FMJ ammo absolutely incredibley, and 108gr cast RN very good. Unfortunately, the 108s will not function through the mag due to O.A.L. issues. I tried what I thought should be a good bullet for it, a .356" 124gr LRN, and they went through the paper sideways. :confused: I am not sure if this just a boolit that this gun doesn't like or if there is another reason for the tumbling, so I'm trying different stuff.
Some members of this board were gracious enough to send me some boolits to try (THANKS GUYS) and as I prepared to try them tonight, I did a little measuring and found a couple of surprises.
First I slugged my bore and it measures .354". Would .002 oversize boolits tumble? I doubt it. Besides the 108s that shoot fine are sized .357" (more on that number in a second).
Second, as i sized some of the new boolits in my Lyman 45, using a Lyman .356 sizer, I decided to check a couple. They all measure .357". Tolerances I guess??
Anyway, since the 108s shot ok at .003 oversize, I'm hoping theses new boolits do ok.
Just a little surprised, and still not sure if they'll work. Any thoughts on using boolits .003" oversized?
If they do shoot ok at .357", as the 108s do, why do you think a .356 boolit would tumble?
Sorry to ramble, just thinking out loud here, and looking for some sage advice from the experts here as to how to procede in making this beast shoot. I love this gun, and IT WILL shoot cast, one way or another.
SSB