best 9mm mold for 1911

[tazman]

Superb group!
That boolit looks like the NOE 135 RF I have except in hollow point. The hollow point mold I have for it throws at 125 grains +/- with range scrap.
I haven't worked with that boolit much in that configuration.
That powder charge seems a bit excessive. That powder is much faster than most that use that charge weight. I would expect pressures to be in the +P+ range. Have you done any work with slower powders such as Longshot or CFE Pistol?
Have you chronographed the load?

[wc870]

Well I put that MH 359-135 that Andyc sent the link too in my cart at MP. Well I did my usual research thing because I wasn't sure if I wanted a bevel base, decided this morning to order it and...... yep snooze ya loose. someone snagged it. I think I'm going to call NOE and MP today to see about upcoming availability.

[wc870]

Forrestr, thats some good shooting there, exactly what Im after just without powder coating (maybe someday)

[Forrest r]

Superb group!
That boolit looks like the NOE 135 RF I have except in hollow point. The hollow point mold I have for it throws at 125 grains +/- with range scrap.
I haven't worked with that boolit much in that configuration.
That powder charge seems a bit excessive. That powder is much faster than most that use that charge weight. I would expect pressures to be in the +P+ range. Have you done any work with slower powders such as Longshot or CFE Pistol?
Have you chronographed the load?

Thank you, ya that is my bullseye load.

Per hornady 4th edition page 547 (any of their 124gr bullets/lrn,fmj-rn,fmj-fp) they used a 4" bbl'd S&W model 39 for their testing
WW WST:
4.8gr ='s 1025fps
5.0gr ='s 1050fps
5.2gr ='s 1075fps
5.4gr ='s 1100fps

I'm getting 1100fps in my RO 1911 with that 5.0gr load of WST.

[hermans]

Here's a 135 available from Miha over at MP Molds: https://www.mp-molds.com/product/mp-...e-multichoice/

I have the same one, plus a few others, but this one is by far my favorite. Very accurate, will feed in any pistol and hit those steel plates like a hammer!

[tazman]

Thank you, ya that is my bullseye load.

Per hornady 4th edition page 547 (any of their 124gr bullets/lrn,fmj-rn,fmj-fp) they used a 4" bbl'd S&W model 39 for their testing
WW WST:
4.8gr ='s 1025fps
5.0gr ='s 1050fps
5.2gr ='s 1075fps
5.4gr ='s 1100fps

I'm getting 1100fps in my RO 1911 with that 5.0gr load of WST.

Thank you for that info. I will check my Hornady books and see what they have to say. I didn't know they had data for WST in 9mm.
If I was getting accuracy like that with a load, I would not change it. That is as good as it gets.

[AndyC]

Well I put that MH 359-135 that Andyc sent the link too in my cart at MP. Well I did my usual research thing because I wasn't sure if I wanted a bevel base, decided this morning to order it and...... yep snooze ya loose. someone snagged it. I think I'm going to call NOE and MP today to see about upcoming availability.

Oh well - I tried

[oldhenry]

Here's a 135 available from Miha over at MP Molds: https://www.mp-molds.com/product/mp-...e-multichoice/

I have a MP359-130 (8 cav. solid version) which is a slightly lighter version. It's my best 9mm mold.

[Burnt Fingers]

9mm 1911 feeding problems are almost always magazine related.

CDNN used to carry a Zenith brand mag, those work 100% in my RIA 9mm. They are basically identical to the Wilson mags.

[fredj338]

I had that issue with an RIA 9MM 1911 pistol. It would not feed the top round no matter the nose design or who made it. It even did it with factory round nose. Nose dive jam.
My solution was to use Wilson Combat magazines that have the small feed ramp built into the front. It works perfectly with those.

My Springfield Range Officer works with anything without problems unless the OAL is too short.The Lee 95 grain RF and the Lee 105 SWC are too short and fail more often than not. Lee 120 TC and other similar designs work really well as well as most other RF designs that have longer noses.

Wilsons were iffy in my Springfield. I tried them all & am running Tripps. It will feed most bullet styles, but I stick with the RN or RNFP, just incase.

[oldhenry]

Well I put that MH 359-135 that Andyc sent the link too in my cart at MP. Well I did my usual research thing because I wasn't sure if I wanted a bevel base, decided this morning to order it and...... yep snooze ya loose. someone snagged it. I think I'm going to call NOE and MP today to see about upcoming availability.

Arsenal has a 130 gr. that looks identical to the MP359-135: it's not a BB. In addition to being accurate, it's has the same shape & seating length as the Speer Gold Dot 124 gr. JHP that is my carry load. I have 4 of their 5 cav. alum. molds & like them.

[HP9MM]

I like the Lyman 356402. It shots well in my Colt Combat Commander, a Browning Hi Power, a S&W 39-2 and a Sig 210-A Target. Never had a feed problem. That mold was designed about 1919 to be like the original German 9MM military bullet. I've cast about 10,000 of them without any issues.

[RedHawk357Mag]

About that nose dive...had same issue with Wilson Combat mags. I had originally thought it was COAL issue. Turns out the magazine was the problem. Shimmed the polymer insert and so far no more nose dives. This was the thread with pictures.

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[Lumberman31]

ok with all the reading and researching and hopefully that I slugged the barrel correctly I ordered a 358-130 4 cavity mold from Arsenal for my 9mm casting. This will go along with the Lee .490 round ball for my Hawken. I can not start casting until spring so the lead time is no concern. I would rather pay a mold maker rather than fleabag prices to a reseller.