for those of you that use the 9mm lee 120 tc; what dia. are you getting out of the mold with 10-12 bhn alloy??
for those of you that use the 9mm lee 120 tc; what dia. are you getting out of the mold with 10-12 bhn alloy??
I’m getting about .358 and I size it to .358. I use it in 9mm and it works great for me.
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.357+ out of my lee 6 cavity with a 50/50 alloy .
I get .358 from a 2 cavity. I run it in 9mm and 38s.
mine runs .357+ and does not size in a .358 sizer. I bought an NOE clone to give me bigger boolits.
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I get .358 and size to .357 for use in several different 9mm handguns.
thanks guys. i bought a sig 210 (my first 9mm) and i want to start with a big dia. bullet.
It's pretty easily polished out to enlarge the diameter if needed , or powder coating . I size to .357 but they actually come out of the sizing die at .3575 most of the time . Want to try some ?
I've got a Lee 358-105 SWC coming and I'm hoping for .359" to use in my CZ 75 and also my K-38 Smith. Would then run unsized in the Smith and .358 in the CZ.
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I must be lucky, mine cast out at .360~.3605" I size to .358" and use in my 9mm Luger loads. IMHO it is the ideal cast bullet in that caliber; I've tried many. I never did well with the Lyman 356402, probably because they cast too small...I sold the mold years ago.
My 6 cavity drops them at 359 - 360 with COWWs + 2% tin. A bit smaller with a softer alloy [ternary with balanced amounts of antimony and tin] at .358 - .359.
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Mine is right at .357
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
Lee double cavity mould , drops almost .358 ...measures .3575 .
Size .357 and use in 9mm
Run through .358 sizer and use in 38 special / 357 magnum
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