Rmr smiley 147gr .357 magnum

[GeoDudeFlorida]

This is what it says at the link.



As worded, the lawyer in me can't say whether this means the bullets are sized .357, or are for the .357 Mag, or both. But again, they are safe to shoot in 9MM as are other .355/.356./&.357 size bullets.

But again, maybe Jake will clear it up.

Here are a couple of good posts on barrel specs for 9MM, .38 Super, .38 Spl, .357 Mag

RIA 1911 in 38 super...pros or cons?

For some reason, I have been seriously thinking about getting a Rock Island 1911 chambered in 38 super...and I really don't know why, but the thought of a 1911 in 38 super has been intriguing to me, though. I have owned tons of guns, but I have never owned anything in 38 super, even though I...

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Hoping these .356 bullets work in 9mm during shortage

I purchased some .356 diameter 9mm bullets from luckygunner today after reading .356 will work similar to .355 bullets in most guns. I read a few posts the last few days before ordering but was curious if anyone had any experience with these particular .356 121 gr JHP's in a auto 9mm/glock...

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It used to be fairly common to use the same cast bullets in .38Super and .38Special. I’m not as sure about 9x19 but I have a few old manuals that list the same mold for a variety of .35’s. Me personally I consider it very smart business. Good use of resources.

 

[longdayjake]

This is what it says at the link.



As worded, the lawyer in me can't say whether this means the bullets are sized .357, or are for the .357 Mag, or both. But again, they are safe to shoot in 9MM as are other .355/.356./&.357 size bullets.

But again, maybe Jake will clear it up.

Here are a couple of good posts on barrel specs for 9MM, .38 Super, .38 Spl, .357 Mag

RIA 1911 in 38 super...pros or cons?

For some reason, I have been seriously thinking about getting a Rock Island 1911 chambered in 38 super...and I really don't know why, but the thought of a 1911 in 38 super has been intriguing to me, though. I have owned tons of guns, but I have never owned anything in 38 super, even though I...

www.thehighroad.org

Hoping these .356 bullets work in 9mm during shortage

I purchased some .356 diameter 9mm bullets from luckygunner today after reading .356 will work similar to .355 bullets in most guns. I read a few posts the last few days before ordering but was curious if anyone had any experience with these particular .356 121 gr JHP's in a auto 9mm/glock...

www.thehighroad.org

They can be used for .38/.357 without any major issue. That said, they are exactly the same as our 9mm bullets except they've been sized to .357" instead of our usual .3555"

Also, you are correct that .357 bullets will work in 9mm just fine but I'm not supposed to say that because someone will be dumb and try doing a +P++++++ load and call it 9mm magnum. Then they will blame me for saying that .357 bullets can be used in 9mm. Anyway, we made some .357 bullets because we had a ton of guys that wanted us to make a .357 bullet but we didn't want to make different lead than our 124 grain FMJ. So that's why we went with 124 instead of 125. Believe it or not, I've actually seen companies that make 124 grain bullets and list them as 125s. I've even seen cast bullets sold as 125s that weighed like 122 grains. One grain of bullet weight won't make any difference when it comes to powder data.

 

[Walkalong]

I’ll bet there are more .356/.357 9MM barrels out there than .355.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I’ll bet there are more .356/.357 9MM barrels out there than .355.

I'll bet you're right, which makes complete sense when "oversized" coated bullets shoot more accurately in those barrels. My most accurate 9mm barrel is one for my M&P9 by Apex Tactical Specialties. It is their Apex Grade barrel which addressed the early unlocking issues of the 1.0 models. As a side benefit they are optimally rifled for the length of 147gr bullets. The shoot the RMR Heavy Match Winners like a laser...enough more accurate to make me switch from my preferred 124gr MW.

I'm planning on loading my RMR Smiley bullets for my S&W 929 9mm revolver...on which S&W chose to make with their .357 barrel

 

[Walkalong]

I'm planning on loading my RMR Smiley bullets for my S&W 929 9mm revolver...on which S&W chose to make with their .357 barrel

Sweet! Would love one of those. And makes perfect sense to try those bullets

 

[longdayjake]

I’ll bet there are more .356/.357 9MM barrels out there than .355.

Well, having spoken to a few barrel makers I can tell you that specs for a .357 barrel are supposedly tighter than that for a 9mm. So technically the .357 barrels should produce more pressure than a 9mm barrel when using .357 bullets. But most barrel makers use a 9mm barrel for .357 too. That's why the .350 legend lists .355 or .357 bullets and they are both accurate.

 

[Big-bore-bob]

Thanks for the info everyone, I learned a lot from this thread. I think ill stick with my plan to order some of the smileys for my plinking load experiment. I have a taper crimp die for .357 but I'm going to stay away from heavy loads, I'll use xtp's for those. Sounds like hp38 and be86 should be good powders for this application. I'll start low, work up slow. Happy shooting everyone!