Recommendations for a 147 Gr 9mm mould

[Huskerguy]

I picked up a Ruger carbine in 9mm and love the thing. I loaded some 124 gainers from a NOE mold and they shoot great, just a but too fast for our indoor range. The range master suggests I shoot 147 gainers. I have some extreme 147 Gr HPs I got free and they shoot well.

So what are some of you using for a mold in that general weight?

[Hick]

I have a Lee 150 grain round nose that works will in 9mm. I'm not sure what diamaters are available. Mine actually is a 0.358, but I size them down to 0.356

[358429]

I was looking at this earlier maybe I want to buy it. I've never held a 6 cavity brass mold before. https://www.mp-molds.com/product/357-147-flat-round-nose-flat-base-6cavity-mold-no-lube-groove/



The nose profile looks like the 124 grainhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211107/deca889706425ac6888ef93b4c501e40.jpg miha hollow points. Those blue 124 grain bullets are charged with Winchester auto comp.

What kinda speeds are you getting with 124 grain bullets? Have you tried powder charge reduction or different powders?

I think the brass mold in the link could feed my 9 mm pistol and my 357 magnum rifle.

[jason367]

what is the velocity limit of the range?

[sigep1764]

what is the velocity limit of the range?

Yeah, this. What if somebody was shooting 357 man from a 4 inch barrel? Ive never heard of a velocity limit. Caliber and weight limit, like 50BMG at 850 grains at the 25 yard indoor range I belong to.

[Kraschenbirn]

If you'd rather go the "cheapo' route, I've been using the Lee 358-150-1R, sized to .356, for subsonic and plinker loads in my 9mms for several years. Boolit casts 148 gr. from my alloy and functions flawlessly in all my guns. Loaded with HP38/WW231 or 700X, velocity and accuracy from my Sig approximate 'mid-range' .38 Spl. performance. Also load this same boolit, sized .358 and loaded to +P level, for practice ammo in a 3" SP101 and a 4 1/4" Match Champion.

Bill

[Huskerguy]

Good questions. I have been a member of this indoor range for at least 10 years. I don't shoot large calibers and nothing really fast.

We had a range clean up day and I told a person I was confused about the signs. One says "NO 17, 22 Mag, 357 or 44 mag". Another says we must be under a power factor of 275 which is never a problem for me even with my 357 loads. The formula is bullet weight x speed ÷ 1,000. The range safety person showed up and we got to talking about our latest firearms and I mentioned my Ruger carbine. I was told I need to shoot 147 grain bullets in it to stay under 1200 FPS before I even told him I had chronographed these. I had checked these and had an average from 10 at 1203 with one flier at 1238. My load is 3.8 grains of titegroup. Using the power factor formula it is well below the 275 factor but just a tad fast for the range I now find out.

I use W231 in all of my 9mm, just have a bunch of TG and it shoots very well in the carbine. I could drop back .1 and it would probably work.

But then, I could have some fun with a new mold as well! Oh, and I am a rule follower, well, most of the time. ��

[jason367]

yeah...1200 fps limits you.