Lee 356-120-TC Ogive is into the rifling. COL seems to Short @ 1.030"

[gotone]

The ogive is in contact with the lands, when COL is 1.030" So bullet is seated deeper than i like, but seems ok loading 700X- 3.2 grs in 9MM Luger.

Bullets drop from the mold at .358" using WW & a bit of Linotype.

Question- do the lands contact the ogive when you use this Lee 356-120-TC mold?

The as cast diameter would be smaller, if no antimony was use, just Lead & Tin.

Will size to .356" when Lyman H&I dies become available again. But this will not help with the ogive diameter.

V wawhv

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[gpidaho]

243winxb: I'd send the barrel to Doug guy and have it throated. A lot of pistols these days just aren't built to shoot cast bullets. I had a Ruger 45ACP that would choke on cast bullets no matter the size. Doug throated it and polished the ramp and now it feeds cast at the proper C.O.L without a hitch. Gp

[charlie b]

I agree. My HK has no throat either. Hates cast bullets. If I was going to keep it I'd send the barrel to Doug to get throated.

[243winxb]

Both Taurus G3c 9s are running perfectly, as they came from the facfory. Thank you for the help everyone.

[Taterhead]

I load for a couple of guns that require the same bullet (Lee 356-120-TC) to be seated to 1.03". No biggie at that length. I just had my chronie handy and worked up loads until I had the desired velocity.

Glad that you're getting it worked out.

[John Guedry]

I logged in this morning to talk about this same thing. I have this same mold and gun combination. Mold drops.0 .357 I'm thinking of running them thru my .358 die just to lube them (no reduction in size). What do you folks think?

[toallmy]

I logged in this morning to talk about this same thing. I have this same mold and gun combination. Mold drops.0 .357 I'm thinking of running them thru my .358 die just to lube them (no reduction in size). What do you folks think?

That's what I do to my lee tc boolits .

[gpidaho]

The Lee 356-120-TC is one of my favorite 9mm bullets. All of my nines like them powder coated and sized .356 or .357. Gp

[John Guedry]

Thanks to all. Although I started reloading and casting about 25 yrs ago I had no experience whatever with 9mm.