Bullet weight

[Tommy Cole]

Ive been useing 124-125 gr bullets in 9mm and 357 sig for a few years with no real problems but ive talked go a couple of folks that say their 147-148 grains can shoot good and cycle with less recoil, this doesnt make sense to me. If its true , could someone try to explain or tell me where to look?
I have bullseye, bluedot, aa#9 and herco.
Thanks tommy cole

Ps i should have started with, this is for light loads for practice only.

 

[jwrowland77]

Bigger bullet, which means less room in case for powder, which means less powder to get same pressure. Less powder, less recoil.

 

[fallout mike]

I have a large variety of bullets that I load for 9mm practice loads. I can't really tell a difference with them bc they aren't loaded very hot. Full powered SD loads using 124gr golden sabres and 147gr Winchester silvertips you can tell a slight difference. This is mainly through a 1911 so the weight of the gun may be coming into play. But for me, there isn't enough of a difference to choose one over the other based on the recoil.

 

[Tommy Cole]

Thanks jw but thats too simple , couldnt you complicate it a grain or 2

 

[jwrowland77]

Lol. Nah, I'm not all technical and all that. Plain and simple straight to the point. Lol

 

[Potatohead]

Ha, you guys crack me up.

147s are horrible in my sr9. Ive only tried factory though. 158s even worse. Hadnt tried reloads because Im afraid to buy a box with a bunch of em.

 

[NeuseRvrRat]

147 gr cast shoot great out of my P226. 3.5 gr of W231 gives a relatively soft push and is enough to lock the slide back on an empty mag.

I've also shot Zero's 147 gr JHP with good results.