Both my LC9 and Sig p228 are leading.
I bought some 125 gr cast bullets from Mid Atlantic Bullets. These are 18 BHN with a yellow hard lub.
I am using Universal clays and using data from my Lee die set. 3.8 to 4.3 grains. I even tried up to 4.8.
All loads are producing a lot of leading. I don’t know how to judge leading but I can shoot 50 to 100 round and run a brush through the barrel and get quite a few slivers of lead. When I run a cloth through the barrel it makes the lead shiny so I can see the deposits running down the rifling.
To get the rest out, I filled the barrel with 50% peroxide and 50% vinegar and let it sit ten minute. It gets it all of the lead out and leave a clean barrel. Sometimes I can see slivers of lead hanging down from the rifling after shooting. These are supposed to be .356 diameter bullets but are .358
I sluged my Sig barrel and it measures from .358 to .350. I am using a digital caliper to measure these.
The 45s I ordered from a different company are exactly .452 as advertised.
Based on what I have read my bullets are too small. Is this normal for a 9mm to have a larger bore? The slug is out of round. Why does the bore size vary? Is this normal?
Any tips or suggestions? I have some .358 diameter 158 grain for my 357 Smith and it is not having a leading issue with 6 grains of powder. There is one or two small streaks in the barrel.