Best weight for 9mm cast

[xxclaro]

I need to get a mold for my Tok 213 9mm,but don't know which weight I should get. I want a tumble lube design,as I don't have a lubrisizer. I've heard that some of the shorter bullets may strip or not hold enough lube,so would it be better to go with the 147gr range?

[MikeSSS]

Don't know the actual answer but 105 gr SWC's take more powder than 120 TC's in order to get enough momentum impulse to cycle the 9mm's I've used. 147's would use even less powder.

For lube I just use Liquid Alox on the non tumble lube bullets. Swabbing the bore with CLP helps prevent lead from sticking to the steel bore.

Let us know what you try and the results.

[GabbyM]

I never did like heavy bullets in the 9mm. 122 grain truncated cone flat points are my fave.
Several people here have had great results with the Lee 105 grain swc. I've not tried it.

[Daves1]

I use the Lee 120 gr. trucated and they work very well. with the 6 cavity you can produce lots of boolits too.