Can you Identify this Cast Bullet?

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Fordude

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Greetings everyone!

I am new to the group and this is my first post. I live in the Bay Area, CA and just getting into bullet casting.

I picked up some used supplies on CL. In one of my buys, I received a bag of ~500 cast bullets. It appears they may work for 9MM, but I want to verify first.

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I have several molds that came with this purchase, but none match what I have here.

Hoping someone can help ID these.

Thanks in advance!

-Fordude
 
Are they hollow point or flat nose? I have seen both and am curious as well. I had a bunch of the flat nose and shot them in both 38spl and 9mm without issue. Just don’t run the pressures up real high on 9mm or you could possibly have an issue with lead fouling.

I just did a few quick searches for what I thought they might be and came up empty handed. The bullet is a very common design but it has some differences from everything I found. The profile looks like Missouri but those are 158s and only have 1 lube groove. Oregon trail has 2 lube grooves but their profile is different as it tapers out all the way to the edge as opposed to the step yours show.
 
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WestKentucky said:
Are they hollow point or flat nose? I have seen both and am curious as well. I had a bunch of the flat nose and shot them in both 38spl and 9mm without issue. Just don’t run the pressures up real high on 9mm or you could possibly have an issue with lead fouling.
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They are flat nose.
 
I dont reload 9mm but that does look like a boolit for a .357.
You don't know how hard they are so you don't know how fast you need to push them, unless you like removing lead from you bore. Unknown origin. I'd pass but that's me.
 
jimboecv said:
I dont reload 9mm but that does look like a boolit for a .357.
You don't know how hard they are so you don't know how fast you need to push them, unless you like removing lead from you bore. Unknown origin. I'd pass but that's me.
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I reload both .357 and 9mm. I guess I have 2 possible options.

1. low powder charge
2. Throw them back in the pot and start over

Thanks!
 
Can't help with a name/manufacturer, but is appears to be designed for 9mm, but I would be suspect about feeding issues with that fat, flat nose. Two lube grooves, no crimp groove, 125 gr. and .360" diameter, yep looks like 9mm Parabellum. I'd size, lube and load a few and check them for feeding. I have shot a lot of 125 gr. RNFP cast bullets in my 9mm pistols and that weight works quite well.
 
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Looks very similar to the Lee 105 grain that I use in 9mm all the time.

The flat at the tip is a bit wider than the Lee 105. Feeding would be my only concern about using them in 9mm. If they feed, great. If not, I'd just use them in 38 Special.
 
This is going to be for my Ruger P89. I just slugged the barrel at 0.356" (Muzzle end).

Would you recommend resizing these to 0.357" ?
 
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Make sure they are lubed. If I acquired them I would run them through a lube/sizer and crimp over top band in 357 or 38 SP cases, or possibly lube the bottom groove only and crimp into the top groove..
 
BBarn said:
Make sure they are lubed. If I acquired them I would run them through a lube/sizer and crimp over top band in 357 or 38 SP cases, or possibly lube the bottom groove only and crimp into the top groove..
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Thanks!
I just purchased a tube of Lyman Alox Bullet Lube since I don't have a heater for my resizer. I ordered up a 357 die from Midway. Hopefully all will be here by Friday for some testing!

 
Size to .357 and shoot in 9mm and 38 Spl/357!

With proper lube they will not likely lead your barrel if you start with a squeaky clean barrel!

Leading is more a product of undersized bullets than hardness or velocity within reason!

I cast BHN 10-12 range lead in a NOE .358 RPFP SIzed to .357. I use a fairly soft lube and shoot these at 850-1050 fps. I clean my barrels with a rolled up [aper towel!

Smiles,
 
I run .358 in my SIG 938, STI, and Beretta 1951. Rule of thumb for lead bullets is fat is good.
Load some bullets without primers or powder and test them in your chamber for fit and try cycling them from the magazine.
 
If I had a box of those I would powder coat them and run them through a lee swaging die. Dealing with lube sucks and is to messy for me.
 
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