Picking your brains...9mm

[Christel]

Any of you know what the heaviest 9mm (.355) bullets available are in cast, semi-jacketed and jacketed?

[Chuck]

http://www.thebulletworks.net/category-s/20.htm.

http://billybullets.com/Bullets.aspx

http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/inde ... 71559.html

Maybe these can point you in some direction?

[mag41uk]

Off hand I would say 147gn but if using cast any weight is theoretically feasible.

Tony

[saddler]

Gilly Howe is the chap for longer range 9mm info

The more modern carbine rounds used to be based around a 147gr bullet.

I seem to remember reading that some people used 158gr re-sized .357 bullets, and others tried 180gr

The old WW2 British revolver round was based on a short .38 case & a 200gr bullet. May be worth reading up on those ballistics for some ideas as the cases are similar-ish (with regard to internal capacity)

[dromia]

Most 9mm cast boolits drop at .358" so you would be looking at nigh on 300gns depending on your throat size, you can go bigger if your rifle will take it by getting a bespoke mould. Obviously with cast you can size down if you want a true .355".

NOE heaviest .358" is 280 gn.

http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=35

[Sim G]

180gn TC have are being used by some competitors in IPSC in the US, in order to make "major" with a really soft shooting caliber combination.