Grump
07-28-2015, 07:37 PM
What are the results/experiences with heavier lead pills in 9mm?
I have use of an H&G 73 mould that's supposed to be a 145-gr SWC but my last batch weighs closer to 150. They seem to shoot well enough in .38 Special loads--three or four different loads hover around 3-inch groups at 50 yards.
Trying them out in 9mm in lower-velocity loads (780-830 fps depending), which turns out to be fine since my last pistol powder on the shelf is pretty fast. Not sure that 296 counts as pistol powder since I use more in .30 Carbine than .357 Mag lately, but I digress.
Shooting in a SIG P226 and no, I haven't slugged the barrel yet but using TAC#1 lube these boolits seem to be grouping a little better sized to .358 than .356 or .357. One more round of tests and I hope to have it nailed down whether this gun, boolit and load can do better than 6 inch groups at 50. The pistol has had some accuracy tweaks but with jaxteded still seems limited to 4 inch groups at 50. I would love to match the jacketed group sizes with my own cast boolits like I have with .45 and .38 Spl.
So how have you guys done with this weight boolit in 9mm?
Thanks!
I have use of an H&G 73 mould that's supposed to be a 145-gr SWC but my last batch weighs closer to 150. They seem to shoot well enough in .38 Special loads--three or four different loads hover around 3-inch groups at 50 yards.
Trying them out in 9mm in lower-velocity loads (780-830 fps depending), which turns out to be fine since my last pistol powder on the shelf is pretty fast. Not sure that 296 counts as pistol powder since I use more in .30 Carbine than .357 Mag lately, but I digress.
Shooting in a SIG P226 and no, I haven't slugged the barrel yet but using TAC#1 lube these boolits seem to be grouping a little better sized to .358 than .356 or .357. One more round of tests and I hope to have it nailed down whether this gun, boolit and load can do better than 6 inch groups at 50. The pistol has had some accuracy tweaks but with jaxteded still seems limited to 4 inch groups at 50. I would love to match the jacketed group sizes with my own cast boolits like I have with .45 and .38 Spl.
So how have you guys done with this weight boolit in 9mm?
Thanks!