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Looking for a heavy 9mm boolit
Hello everyone, we are thinking with a friend to start shooting a heavy boolit in ipsc
It is increasingly difficult to get gunpowder, and more expensive.
So we thought about making our gun perform, using heavier boolits.
We live in Argentina, so I don't have much variety.
I was thinking about the new lee 147 grain tc, or the classic 147 grain round nose design from MP
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I have a tanfoglio stock II and my friend a cz shadow, at least I have achieved more precision with an rcbs TC mold than with the 135 grain rnfp mp, that is why I am tempted by the TC mold, even if it has a different meplat angle
Has anyone tried any of these? I think the MP molds are better quality than the Lee ones.
thoughts?
163 gr lswc in 9mm Luger.
Brass wall thickness is important, when the base of the bullet goes deeper into the case. A bulge can keep rounds from chambering. Bullet diameter, if to big, adds to the problem.
My test with Blazer brass was ok. USA brass jammed.
See post #75 https://www.thehighroad.org/index.ph....925253/page-3
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.ph...nded.5251/full
Nov 29, 2023
See post #75 at link.
Tested today-
9mm Luger in Taurus G3C.
Bullet- 163 gr lswc, Saeco #382, .3568" sized diameter. Length .707"
Loaded COL 1.026" Head to Shoulder .778"
Load data found for HS-6. Start 3.0 grs to 3.7 grs for 160 gr coated bullet. Fed 200 Mag Primer used. Worked up to 3.7 grs, shot 5 rounds, standing, 2 hands, 7 yards.
Ok with Blazer range brass. Jammed with 1 USA brass that measured .001" to large in the case body. Right at the bullets base.
A known problem with some brass, bullet combinations.
Not a loading i normally would use, just a test
Heavy bullets tend to use slower powder & more of it, if higher velocity is needed.
The Hodgdon website has data for a 160 gr coated bullet. To compare powders.