MutinousDoug
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I tried to hijack the P-938 reload thread but got nowhere so I'm asking here about lead bullet practice reloads for the 9mm in general.
Some years ago I reloaded for my Dad's old Model 39 with 115-124gr lead truncated cone bullets with good results. (That gun is a jewel, however.) I tumbled those like I do all purchased (gun show 9mm, 38 spl, .45ACP) lead bullets in Lee liquid alox at reasonable velocities for minimal leading and adequate accuracy for Bullseye club league.
First, are lead bullets safe in the Sig p-938? 2nd, Can they be made to shoot well?
I have a Bersa Thunder 380 whose throat is so long that lead bullets leave a mess of lead behind that my Colt Mustang digests without a burp; I think the Bersa chamber or leade allows gas cutting at ignition before the bullet reaches the rifling.
Missouri Bullet Co polymer coated bullets shoot with much less leading in the Bersa than naked lead but not without some attention to the barrel throat after each session.
Does anybody other than me bother loading lead 9mmPB or Kurtz?
Thanks
Some years ago I reloaded for my Dad's old Model 39 with 115-124gr lead truncated cone bullets with good results. (That gun is a jewel, however.) I tumbled those like I do all purchased (gun show 9mm, 38 spl, .45ACP) lead bullets in Lee liquid alox at reasonable velocities for minimal leading and adequate accuracy for Bullseye club league.
First, are lead bullets safe in the Sig p-938? 2nd, Can they be made to shoot well?
I have a Bersa Thunder 380 whose throat is so long that lead bullets leave a mess of lead behind that my Colt Mustang digests without a burp; I think the Bersa chamber or leade allows gas cutting at ignition before the bullet reaches the rifling.
Missouri Bullet Co polymer coated bullets shoot with much less leading in the Bersa than naked lead but not without some attention to the barrel throat after each session.
Does anybody other than me bother loading lead 9mmPB or Kurtz?
Thanks
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