Thanks to some patience, I've finally got my hands on a Lee 148gn Six cavity Wadcutter mold thanks to Midway USA! While I'm excited to give it a whirl once I get the chance to cast them, an incredibly dumb question has arisen in my mind.
I've got a Hi-Point C9 with very few Boolits in my inventory. The other mold I have remaining is my Lee 105gn SWC mold that's perfectly adaptable to both .38 and 9mm. So, I had noticed that the heaviest 9mm loads I've seen were around 148gn, which is right on point for the grain weight of my new wadcutter mold.
Is it possible to load 148gn .38 Special Wadcutters into 9mm Luger brass? SAAMI specs for Boolit length are quite strict. Not to mention, the .38 wadcutter is almost as long as the 9mm brass, and the whole gamut is supposed to be headspacing on the case mouth in comparison to its .38 Special cousin. I honestly thing the biggest nail in the coffin would be the fact that magazines for 9mm are tapered towards the front, which may make even loading them into a magazine impossible as well.
Honestly I'm not going to try it on a whim, as I know this is a very strange gamble. I'd just like to know if anyone's tried it, and if they were successful in doing so.