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Thread: Which mold for 380 and 9mm?

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    Boolit Grand Master FergusonTO35's Avatar
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    I use the Lee 356-120-TC and 358-125-RF in 9mm. I really like the 356-102-2R in .380. All are sized to .357, lubed with Randy Rat's Tac-X, and shoot great in all my pistols which includes Glock, Kimber, and Browning. I have pushed the .380's pretty hard in my Glock 42 and have nothing but praise for them.
    Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.

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    It is way too heavy for 380, but the lee 356-125-2R is my favorite for my 9mm guns. I have also used a 120? tc shaped mold I had borrowed from my grandpa at one time. I think it was a Lyman mold from the 70's. Drops bullets almost identical to the lee 120 in your first post. They shot great too.


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    Quote Originally Posted by KCSO View Post
    I think anything over 105 grains is a might too heavy for the 380 and I like at least 120 in a cast for the 9mm. You really need two moulds.
    I agree. I cast Lyman’s 92 grain rn and with 231 reaches close to 1000 fps in 380. I cast the tublelube Lee 125 for 9mm. The heavier 9mm bullet can run slower and than the lighter bullets so maybe less leading.

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    My .380 is a Walther PPK/S. I tried 115 grain cast in it and wasn't impressed. I prefer cast weights of 100 grains and under. 115 grns to 140 grns in my High Power work just fine.
    Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff.

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    I ended up getting the Lee 120TC in a 6 cavity mold. I'll give it a try in the 380 and see what it does. If it doesn't work, I'll just have to order the lighter 95RF.
    I was getting ready to cast a bunch, but I'm critically low on ingots
    It's time to break out the big smelter and process a few buckets of wheel weights. It just needs to stop raining first.

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