Deus Machina
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Got a couple conflicting load specs recently. Just want to make sure other people have tried these before I break myself of my life-long habit of keeping all my fingers organized.
9mm, 125gr Lee cast LRN, non tumble-lube. As-cast at .356". These must be loaded to 1.148" OAL or less, to fit all my pistols.
Shot from 3.5" to 4" barrels.
Red Dot 4.3gr - 1.148" OAL.
Clays 3.1gr - 1.125" OAL
.38 Special 158gr Lee tumble-lube cast SWC. As cast at .358".
Shot from a lightweight 2.5" barrel.
Red Dot 3.0gr - 1.485" OAL; 2nd groove
Clays 2.9gr - 1.435" OAL; top groove.
No one has said anything about the Clays yet, but the Red Dot load came from Lee's 2nd Ed, and someone claimed that 9mm would be overpressure at stated min OAL 1.15" and 4.3gr load, while my book states max load is 4.5gr.
As for the .38 special, I'd like to seat the Red Dot load to the top groove, if the shorter length wouldn't harm it.
9mm, 125gr Lee cast LRN, non tumble-lube. As-cast at .356". These must be loaded to 1.148" OAL or less, to fit all my pistols.
Shot from 3.5" to 4" barrels.
Red Dot 4.3gr - 1.148" OAL.
Clays 3.1gr - 1.125" OAL
.38 Special 158gr Lee tumble-lube cast SWC. As cast at .358".
Shot from a lightweight 2.5" barrel.
Red Dot 3.0gr - 1.485" OAL; 2nd groove
Clays 2.9gr - 1.435" OAL; top groove.
No one has said anything about the Clays yet, but the Red Dot load came from Lee's 2nd Ed, and someone claimed that 9mm would be overpressure at stated min OAL 1.15" and 4.3gr load, while my book states max load is 4.5gr.
As for the .38 special, I'd like to seat the Red Dot load to the top groove, if the shorter length wouldn't harm it.
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